Reupholstry charges

[fefyfo]

i had my driver seat side bolster done for $250. Synthetic leather. The shop quoted me $550 for the whole seat.

[Brucelee]

I should have asked this before, but what is it that makes you want to recover, rips tears etc.?

i am very surprise to hear that seats on a 2000 boxster are that bad that they need recovering, my 97 seats were in very good condition when i sold the car on, saw some very poor half leather/material on a 2002 alright but i would never use partially leather/material seats personally, if you get a boxster the minimum extras would be leather seats and 17" wheels, the seats on my 2000 S are in very good condition and just need looking after every so often with a good leather conditioning leather product

[fefyfo]

the side bolster were cracking so stupid me, I bought the leather repair kit. Almost impossible to match the leather on anything other than "BLACK." They did a super job. Correct me if Im wrong but i doubt most boxster seats are full leather. Im thinking the side bolster were synthetic b/c of the wear it gets from coming in and out.

[RandallNeighbour]

Originally Posted by Brucelee

I should have asked this before, but what is it that makes you want to recover, rips tears etc.?

The driver's outside bolster piece is completely worn through. Someone must have vomited on the passenger seat before I bought the car because the leather is as stiff as cardboard. On both seats, on the top of the headrest on both the front and back of the seats, it looks like someone poured a little acid on the leather or something because it's also as hard as cardboard and has a distinct line where the fluid stopped.

[Now before any of you leatherique fanatics start telling me all this can be eliminated, don't bother posting it... I paid $80 for leatherique products (the whole line up) and treated the seats thoroughly and it did nothing to soften the leather]

Both seats need recovering. Period. I'm just trying to figure out how much I should save up to do this and how much any of you paid to have a seat recovered and what you chose... good synthetic or real leather.

BTW, rims are also on the list!

[Brucelee]

That sounds bad.

I was going to suggest a good leather shop might be able to help you short of replacement. However, this sounds out of the question.

Let us know how this turns out.

How about some before and after pix?

[RandallNeighbour]

You know what, I will indeed take before and after pix for the forum.

I've also toyed with good used seats. They can be had for about $1000, and for a couple hundred more, I could get heated seats. Not needed most of the time in Houston, but it would extend top-down driving a number of weeks into winter.