Front seat re dye
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2011 E350
Front seat re dye
As I have previously stated the seat heaters are inoperative......yes my bad for not checking them on the initial delivery it was 70 degrees that day.
I got the new seat heater pads based on the form traffic and fairly common denominator of the pads either being damaged, either cuts in the wire or the heating grids themselves.
One quick question before I go all in on the new heating pads. The part catalog mentions a heated seat control module $50 ish on eBay. 1. where its the controller located, on the seat frame itself, in the center console or behind the forward center stack.? 2. Could this be a last ditch effort to get heating pads working again before I have to start pulling the seat and covers?
Related to this topic but independent question.
I have a local upholstery shop that can do the following items.
1. Remove seat covers,
2. Install the new seat heating pads.
3. Re Dye/restore the seat covers to look more like off the factory in 2011. I know about re dyeing but last time I got involved was almost 30 years ago when we re dyed the pilots ready room chairs on our Aircraft Carrier.
4. Re Dye the back seat covers and associated leather trim pieces.
Quote was a tough North of $750 including tax, DFW Metro area does this price sound reasonable, hopefully some fellow metroplex owners can chime in. Estimate about two-three days. timing is not critical again it can be a off season project and be ready for next winter. In a couple of months I will be breaking out the Explorer with the heated and A/C Ventilated seats.
I got the new seat heater pads based on the form traffic and fairly common denominator of the pads either being damaged, either cuts in the wire or the heating grids themselves.
One quick question before I go all in on the new heating pads. The part catalog mentions a heated seat control module $50 ish on eBay. 1. where its the controller located, on the seat frame itself, in the center console or behind the forward center stack.? 2. Could this be a last ditch effort to get heating pads working again before I have to start pulling the seat and covers?
Related to this topic but independent question.
I have a local upholstery shop that can do the following items.
1. Remove seat covers,
2. Install the new seat heating pads.
3. Re Dye/restore the seat covers to look more like off the factory in 2011. I know about re dyeing but last time I got involved was almost 30 years ago when we re dyed the pilots ready room chairs on our Aircraft Carrier.
4. Re Dye the back seat covers and associated leather trim pieces.
Quote was a tough North of $750 including tax, DFW Metro area does this price sound reasonable, hopefully some fellow metroplex owners can chime in. Estimate about two-three days. timing is not critical again it can be a off season project and be ready for next winter. In a couple of months I will be breaking out the Explorer with the heated and A/C Ventilated seats.
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The new leather is actually painted, at least it was on my cars.
I used Magic Mender with excelent results. I mean after 2 years of use I had to reapply the stuff, but when done, it looks new.
I used Magic Mender with excelent results. I mean after 2 years of use I had to reapply the stuff, but when done, it looks new.
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Just my opinion, but I would not let them dye anything. Not to mention that the seams in some of these seats are suspect to begin with. The seams may not like any chemicals. I realize we're talking about leather, but in my experience, the leather is far more delicate than any MB-Tex.
