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thstone · 01-12-2011, 12:11 PM

You don't need to re-upholster your seats!

Just take the car to any competent upholstry shop and they will pull the cover off and re-do the seat foam padding. Then they will glue the existing seat cover back on and you're done. Should take about 4 hrs of labor and/or cost around $200.

This MIGHT be a DIY project but only if you know what you're doing and have easy access to the correct type of padding and know how to cut it and how to re-attach the seat covering so there aren't any wrinkles or buldges.

I had this same thing done at a local upholstry shop on my BMW X5 last month because the seat padding got old and had become "flatter" than original and it felt like I was a "low-rider" when I sat in the seat. Now its perfectly back to original.

01-12-2011, 12:11 PM	#11
thstone Certified Boxster Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 7,669	You don't need to re-upholster your seats! Just take the car to any competent upholstry shop and they will pull the cover off and re-do the seat foam padding. Then they will glue the existing seat cover back on and you're done. Should take about 4 hrs of labor and/or cost around $200. This MIGHT be a DIY project but only if you know what you're doing and have easy access to the correct type of padding and know how to cut it and how to re-attach the seat covering so there aren't any wrinkles or buldges. I had this same thing done at a local upholstry shop on my BMW X5 last month because the seat padding got old and had become "flatter" than original and it felt like I was a "low-rider" when I sat in the seat. Now its perfectly back to original. __________________ 1999 996 C2 - sold - bought back - sold for more 1997 Spec Boxster BSR #254 1979 911 SC POC Licensed DE/TT Instructor Last edited by thstone; 01-12-2011 at 12:17 PM.