Torn Seat
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From: Savage, Mn
Torn Seat
Drivers side back seat bolster has a small tair where the threads are. It's like a couple of stitches have pulled thru the leather. How can I fix this befor it becomes a bigger problem?
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From: Horncastle Lincolnshire, England
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You can buy a leather and vinyl repair kit at Walmart. it has a backing material that glues in behind the tear. There are small pots of color that will then disguise the hole.
I used it on a small split in the stitching on my seat base. Not perfect but cheaper than new seat covers.
I used it on a small split in the stitching on my seat base. Not perfect but cheaper than new seat covers.
Last edited by DeeGee; Nov 18, 2008 at 03:47 PM.
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I had the same problem. The metal cut a little slice right in the outside bottom seat corner. I pulled the seat. pulled the cover, stitched it and covered the stitched area with the leather repair kit mentioned above. You'd have to look really hard to ever see anything was done. I bought the patch kit with the little iron and that makes all the difference in the repair working and falling apart. The stuff in the pots cures after you heat it up.
