Leather seat condition after power lumbar repair.
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Leather seat condition after power lumbar repair.
The power lumbar thing in my drivers seat broke, so I'm taking it in for repair under warranty. I believe they have to remove the seat cover to fix it. I've read somewhere that it's difficult to get the seat to look good again after removing the cover - the leather cover looks bumpy, uneven. etc. I'm a little worried they'll screw it up. Anyone had any experience with this?
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RE: Leather seat condition after power lumbar repair.
hey man my advice is not to worry about it until you get it back. It will be what they give you, and if it isn't right then you worry about getting them to fix it. Give the dealership the benefit of the doubt, then when they screw up go after them. just my opinion and good luck with the repair!
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RE: Leather seat condition after power lumbar repair.
I used to do upholstery on British classic cars.
If a seat cover is already hurt, then, chances are it'll get hurt more taking it off.
In your case, not an issue... If the person that does the job knows what he or she's doing, the seat will look just fine.
If a seat cover is already hurt, then, chances are it'll get hurt more taking it off.
In your case, not an issue... If the person that does the job knows what he or she's doing, the seat will look just fine.
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RE: Leather seat condition after power lumbar repair.
I worked for an automotive seating company as an engineering intern. I reupholstered the Ford Edge seats many a time. It definitely depends on how many times the tech repairing your seat has done this type of work. Unfortunately, a good tech is just a luck of the draw. I don't know how upholstery was designed in the past, but todays seats covers are made from dozens of pieces, use many materials, and have a handful of different fasteners. I saw assembly line workers fumble with it the first few times they trimmed out a seat.
If things don't quite look right, you can try pushing the leather and squeezing the foam until things do look better, but that's about it. Otherwise you would need to remove the cover and retrim it yourself with patience.
If things don't quite look right, you can try pushing the leather and squeezing the foam until things do look better, but that's about it. Otherwise you would need to remove the cover and retrim it yourself with patience.
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RE: Leather seat condition after power lumbar repair.
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I worked for an automotive seating company as an engineering intern. I reupholstered the Ford Edge seats many a time. It definitely depends on how many times the tech repairing your seat has done this type of work. Unfortunately, a good tech is just a luck of the draw. I don't know how upholstery was designed in the past, but todays seats covers are made from dozens of pieces, use many materials, and have a handful of different fasteners. I saw assembly line workers fumble with it the first few times they trimmed out a seat.
If things don't quite look right, you can try pushing the leather and squeezing the foam until things do look better, but that's about it. Otherwise you would need to remove the cover and retrim it yourself with patience.
I worked for an automotive seating company as an engineering intern. I reupholstered the Ford Edge seats many a time. It definitely depends on how many times the tech repairing your seat has done this type of work. Unfortunately, a good tech is just a luck of the draw. I don't know how upholstery was designed in the past, but todays seats covers are made from dozens of pieces, use many materials, and have a handful of different fasteners. I saw assembly line workers fumble with it the first few times they trimmed out a seat.
If things don't quite look right, you can try pushing the leather and squeezing the foam until things do look better, but that's about it. Otherwise you would need to remove the cover and retrim it yourself with patience.
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