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I tried to find an existing thread for this but had no luck. I had some cleaning supplies in my trunk, had to stop quickly, they flew forward and damaged the backside or "shell" of my competition seats. The back is a very high gloss black plastic. Any recommendations for the cosmetic repair? Image to describe where the damage attached.
Really? How about some photos of the actual damage?
I’ll try and get some this evening. I figured if this had already happened to somebody they might have an easy solution without needing a picture like replacing the shell.
The rear surface of the seats (ours are standard GT but sound similar to yours) are a hard semi-gloss plastic that shows every little scratch, rub, or bump. Same thing with the rear wheel humps in the trunk.
In both cases, the fabric material in the C6 was much better. After 8 years/102k miles, our C6 still looked like new in those places. Our C7 looked abused after six months.
The rear surface of the seats (ours are standard GT but sound similar to yours) are a hard semi-gloss plastic that shows every little scratch, rub, or bump. Same thing with the rear wheel humps in the trunk.
In both cases, the fabric material in the C6 was much better. After 8 years/102k miles, our C6 still looked like new in those places. Our C7 looked abused after six months.
Yes. It seems they can become damaged very easily... I'm wondering if there's any way to repair them or prevent further damage.
I keep hoping one of the aftermarket companies will start making formed carpeting to stick on the wheel humps in the trunk, so it would be like a C6. So far, nothing.
A similar product, almost flat, might work for the rear of the seatbacks, but rearward seat travel is already limited in the C7 and I don't want to lose any more.
Is it damaged by scratches, dents? Or is it by the fluid actually reacting with the gloss plastic? Not to be funny but if it's by scratching it might be able to be buffed out. Having no experience doing that sort of thing, I might leave it to either a detailer, or even a body shop. Some "shade tree" car painters might give it a go, too, for less than a body shop.
If the plastic was chemically affected, I might think about getting someone, or yourself, to do the faux carbon fiber material that comes in either sheets or rolls. Not easy to do on what looks to be a compound-curved rear of the seatback but it can't be much different than applying "clear bra" to the front of the car. Plus, it'd be thin so as not to take up space. And for Jim, that might be a solution for the interior hatch/trunk-space wheel well projections, too.
Edit: In the underlined part above, Post #11 is the type of "covering" which I was referring to. He/his shop has done an excellent-looking job. And if the material is pretty thick as described, it could save the seatbacks from further damage.
I tried to find an existing thread for this but had no luck. I had some cleaning supplies in my trunk, had to stop quickly, they flew forward and damaged the backside or "shell" of my competition seats. The back is a very high gloss black plastic. Any recommendations for the cosmetic repair? Image to describe where the damage attached.
Thanks in advance!
I'm not aware of an economical way to repair the seat back. However, this creates an opportunity to replace the OEM covers with an after market carbon fiber cover. You'll just have to reach deep into the pocket book to pay for them. Maybe you can find someone who has replaced the OEM covers with after market covers, and still has the OEM covers. Just a thought.
I'm not aware of an economical way to repair the seat back. However, this creates an opportunity to replace the OEM covers with an after market carbon fiber cover. You'll just have to reach deep into the pocket book to pay for them. Maybe you can find someone who has replaced the OEM covers with after market covers, and still has the OEM covers. Just a thought.
Yeah, Steven Bell had done that and it looks amazing. However, I don't think that carbon fiber necessarily prevents future damage. I replaced my rear spoiler with a carbon fiber one, primarily because of scratches on the plain black plastic one and alas the scratches reappeared on the carbon fiber one.
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Competition seats damaged on backside
