Advice on seat repair

[Leafsrule531]

I recently did an interior swap to a nice set of red seats from dove grey originally. Unfortunately the set I sourced came with a damaged driver seat as shown in the pictures. Any advice on how to fix this in the most cost effective way ? I’m somewhat decent with tools so could work on them but wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this and how to fix it. Thanks!

[tcp]

It's not clear to me what is actually broken with the seat back in your pics. That white clip should slide into a bracket through the hole in the leather. It's obvious when it is engaged correctly.

If you need to replace any of the seat back clips, you can purchase a set via part number 52108240495. If you just need to secure the bottom of the seat back with the christmas tree style push pins, then you need 2 x 52201964201.

[Leafsrule531]

Maybe I’m doing something wrong but when I try to slide the white clip into the bracket, it slides right out. Maybe I’m not sliding it in correctly but I hear it clip then it pops right out ? Clips don’t seem damaged

[tcp]

The side clips are just to keep the side "wings" from getting pulled off the seat. If you can't pull the side of the seat back away from the seat, then they are in place. The seat back needs the two "christmas" tree pins at the bottom to keep everything in place, I think.

[maw1124]

This leather is notorious for shrinkage. Once it starts shrinking you're in trouble. From now, you just have to find a good interior shop and have them replace that panel with factory leather. Or the whole seat. Or both front seats so they match. Unfortunately for Imola the options have dried up (pun).

Last time I checked these folks had it... https://gahh.com/interiors/seats/160...0aAtmeEALw_wcB

But for the rest of us, just soak your leather obsessively with Leatherique to make sure it doesn't shrink in the first place.

GL

Cheers,

maw

[WestBankM4]

This leather is notorious for shrinkage. Once it starts shrinking you're in trouble.

But for the rest of us, just soak your leather obsessively with Leatherique to make sure it doesn't shrink in the first place.

GL

Cheers,

maw

+1 for Leatherique Rejuvenator and Pristine Clean.

I just left the black rear interior I have in a plastic bag slathered in the Rejuvenator during one of the hot days this past week. Leather so soft feels like there may be Kobe beef underneath.

[maw1124]

💯

Funny, all my Benz guys in the Bay Area were doing the same the last couple of weeks.

Waste no crisis...

maw