Ripped seat bottom
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Ripped seat bottom
A few of us have suffered from this issue:
Dealer quoted me almost $900 to swap the seat cover, no thanks. I got a seat cover replacement from Richmond Auto Upholstery for $200 and installed it myself. The fit and finish are amazingly good! I'm still waiting for the cover to "relax" and take a little more shape which will happen over time.
Dealer quoted me almost $900 to swap the seat cover, no thanks. I got a seat cover replacement from Richmond Auto Upholstery for $200 and installed it myself. The fit and finish are amazingly good! I'm still waiting for the cover to "relax" and take a little more shape which will happen over time.
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I bought two from a guy on ebay (usautonation) for $145 each. My driver's side was split like yours, the passenger side looked like someone had something sharp in their back pocket. It was kind kind of a pain to get them on but they look great. Like yours I am waiting for them to settle in.
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Looks great, and real leather, too! How does the tone and texture match the vinyl seat back?
I bookmarked their site, thanks.
I bookmarked their site, thanks.
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One thing to consider, the new seat cover has backing foam attached to the leather. The heating element will not be as efficient as OEM seat.
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It matches perfectly actually. I'm lucky to have light beige seats so fading and weathering is minimal on that color. The leather texture also matches.
One thing to consider, the new seat cover has backing foam attached to the leather. The heating element will not be as efficient as OEM seat.
One thing to consider, the new seat cover has backing foam attached to the leather. The heating element will not be as efficient as OEM seat.
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Good job, it looks like new
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I can't find anywhere the terms and conditions of the initial 1 year CPO warranty that start right after the factory 4 year warranty. My understanding it is different that the CPO "Extended" 1 and 2 additional warranties. where can they be found?
Also; are seat cover cracks and splits considered wearables and in that case they are not covered for2018 CPO models? Thanks
Also; are seat cover cracks and splits considered wearables and in that case they are not covered for2018 CPO models? Thanks
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2014 E350, 1964 220s, 192014 E350 & 1964 220s
My 2014 front seats started to rip at the pleats. I took the car to a local upholsterer that did many antique and costume car seats.
He told me that he has done many of these years Mercedes seats. The problem is that the pleats are too tight and when you sit it
stresses the pleats and eventually rips at the stitching .
His solution was to give me larger pleats so the material gives more and no stress...
Problem solved! He charged me $300.00 per seat. It's been 5 years now and seats still look like new.
He replaced the bottoms only, He takes the old one apart, gets the same exact material, replicates old one, adds what he needs,
stitches it together copying the original perfectly...
He told me that he has done many of these years Mercedes seats. The problem is that the pleats are too tight and when you sit it
stresses the pleats and eventually rips at the stitching .
His solution was to give me larger pleats so the material gives more and no stress...
Problem solved! He charged me $300.00 per seat. It's been 5 years now and seats still look like new.
He replaced the bottoms only, He takes the old one apart, gets the same exact material, replicates old one, adds what he needs,
stitches it together copying the original perfectly...
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A few of us have suffered from this issue:
Dealer quoted me almost $900 to swap the seat cover, no thanks. I got a seat cover replacement from Richmond Auto Upholstery for $200 and installed it myself. The fit and finish are amazingly good! I'm still waiting for the cover to "relax" and take a little more shape which will happen over time.
Dealer quoted me almost $900 to swap the seat cover, no thanks. I got a seat cover replacement from Richmond Auto Upholstery for $200 and installed it myself. The fit and finish are amazingly good! I'm still waiting for the cover to "relax" and take a little more shape which will happen over time.
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^^^ just a quick humor....... back to regular programming: Same thing happened to my driver's seat. I got the dealer to cover most of the repair out of goodwill. However, I bookmarked the website in case my passenger side goes south at some point.
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I like your sweater. Does it come in a V-neck?
https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/cf492b0...4-09f5f35d7190
I got the same thing going on here myself.
https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/cf492b0...4-09f5f35d7190
I got the same thing going on here myself.
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I like your sweater. Does it come in a V-neck?
https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/cf492b0...4-09f5f35d7190
I got the same thing going on here myself.
https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/cf492b0...4-09f5f35d7190
I got the same thing going on here myself.
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2005 Mercedes Benz C55 AMG..1967 Lotus Europa..1987 Lotus Turbo Esprit HCI..2020 Mercedes Benz E350
Guys......
I, too, replaced my wife's E350 driver seat bottom with a USAutonation cover a few months ago and it fit very well. To accelerate the after-installation fit, I used my heat gun on low temp on the areas needed. It looks OEM perfect!
Rob
I, too, replaced my wife's E350 driver seat bottom with a USAutonation cover a few months ago and it fit very well. To accelerate the after-installation fit, I used my heat gun on low temp on the areas needed. It looks OEM perfect!
Rob
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I'm seeing quite a range of prices for these seat covers.
$240 manufacturer's replacement (that may rip the same way)
$229 genuine leather Richmond Auto Upholstery (looks like their prices went up 15% in the past six months)
$143 vinyl / $175 leather - aftermarket replacement ex: usautoseatnation (ebay)
~$50 ebay aftermarket - a few dozen ebay sellers (when filtered to U.S. sellers)
I got the $143 version based on the good ebay feedback. Those $50 ones look like aftermarket dropship crap. I'll share my results here.
$240 manufacturer's replacement (that may rip the same way)
$229 genuine leather Richmond Auto Upholstery (looks like their prices went up 15% in the past six months)
$143 vinyl / $175 leather - aftermarket replacement ex: usautoseatnation (ebay)
~$50 ebay aftermarket - a few dozen ebay sellers (when filtered to U.S. sellers)
I got the $143 version based on the good ebay feedback. Those $50 ones look like aftermarket dropship crap. I'll share my results here.
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I'm seeing quite a range of prices for these seat covers.
$240 manufacturer's replacement (that may rip the same way)
$229 genuine leather Richmond Auto Upholstery (looks like their prices went up 15% in the past six months)
$143 vinyl / $175 leather - aftermarket replacement ex: usautoseatnation (ebay)
~$50 ebay aftermarket - a few dozen ebay sellers (when filtered to U.S. sellers)
I got the $143 version based on the good ebay feedback. Those $50 ones look like aftermarket dropship crap. I'll share my results here.
$240 manufacturer's replacement (that may rip the same way)
$229 genuine leather Richmond Auto Upholstery (looks like their prices went up 15% in the past six months)
$143 vinyl / $175 leather - aftermarket replacement ex: usautoseatnation (ebay)
~$50 ebay aftermarket - a few dozen ebay sellers (when filtered to U.S. sellers)
I got the $143 version based on the good ebay feedback. Those $50 ones look like aftermarket dropship crap. I'll share my results here.
1. The seat has no provision for the "pockets" for the seat heaters. there is no way with any technology that I have available to put the "old cover" pockets to the new seat cover.
2. The leather graining of the "chi-tex" is very poor compared to OEM. It was like flat sheet vinyl with some marks on it. It would not match the grain of the other seat, and it wouldn't even match the back of it's own seat.
OTOH, I was and am pleased with the $150-200$ US made cover I used for the driver side.
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The color didn't match that well - and that's saying a lot when it comes from someone as colorblind as I am.
The seat attachment is different. It works with the blue clips but does not work wth the large white clips.
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