Fabric Seat Repair

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Hi everyone,

Somehow a 'pull' has appeared in my new 1 series on the base part of the seat facing up.

Am I right in thinking that most BMW dealerships will have an interior repair person/company they use?

Should I find a car seat repair company or a general upholsterer?

Looks like threads need tucking back in to the seat and I've tried but not making things better.

Can anyone advise or even recommend a company in London/Surrey area?

Apparently the prick a new base foam and cover insert with fitting is approx £500. Don't know if it's work replacing fo this small thing - it's just really frustrating as I only bought the car a month ago today! Typical.

Thanks in advance

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Tried using a needle and it didn't work. Don't want to make it worse either. Perhaps I should speak with a car interior repair company.

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Thanks for all the responses. All useful and a couple, very funny...

Sadly enough, I found one of these hobby craft places near us today and my wife and I popped in - I purchased a range of different sized sewing/hemming needles so I can try and poke the threads back in the best I can.



Thank you

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rockin said:

Hmmm - Rav4

Whatever you do, don't just cut it off - it'll fray. I wouldn't go for the soldering iron suggestion either. No point making it worse because then you're really stuffed.

What do you suggest?

As mentioned, I'll have a go with the sewing needles I bought and failing that I guess I'll try a repairer/upholsterer or contact a local BMW dealership who I imagine have interior guys who can sort this sort of thing.

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justinio said:

One of those 'Bobble off' things from JML will tidy that up.

Haha yes but the basis to those little machines are electric razors. No different to cutting the excess away where someone else has pointed out may cause fraying.

Think I'm just going to try and feed the threads back in with needles.

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I've had a bit of luck. A local BMW dealership took a look and have had approval for it to be covered under warranty work, which is great!

Whilst obviously I'm aware of the luck here, does anyone know if they'll need to remove the whole seat from the car?

As it's a new car to me I feel very nervy about the seat coming out and being put back in.

The interior is mint so I'd hate to see something else getting damaged in the process.

Don't suppose anyone knows if it's an easy job?

Thanks in advance

Edited by R.G on Tuesday 21st March 18:29

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I appreciate that this will be comical to some (most) but I'm not technically minded so I have no clue about this.

Can someone advise?

Edited by R.G on Tuesday 21st March 20:09

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Hi everyone,

Is there someone that could advise on this subject? Looks like seat removal seems pretty straight forward from what I've seen on the web. Just wondering how easy it will be for a technician to remove existing seat cover and replace with new?

My car will be going to the main dealer so to have it done under warranty and because it's my new car I'm just a little concerned.

Thanks

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Well it's like this, I contacted my local BMW dealership and sent the photo. They came back the following day and said their warranty dept have given the go-ahead.

If it's being offered under warranty, I figured what's the point in carrying out a repair?

Or am I wrong, and missing something here?!?

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The Crack Fox said:

They'll take the seats out, seatbelts, carpets, runners, pedals and lower dashboard. The airbags will be discharged (safely). The fabric will be unstitched. The boys in the workshop will all take turns to fart on the foam base. Some may even wipe their loveplums on the seatbelts. The miniscule snag in the fabric will be removed with a pair of scissors. Takes about 5 seconds. The whole lot will be shoved back together by the trainee, airbags re-fitted and almost certainly wired in correctly, a moist yellow sponge rubbed all over the paint as a courtesy 'valet' and a cup of too-strong coffee offered to you on collection by the receptionist who looks quite hot when viewed through the showroom window but will actually remind you of an elderly aunt when you get closer than 10 feet. Following this, and when noticing that your interior now looks quite shonky, you'll come on here asking for advice, be laughed at a bit, then send a firmly worded email to the dealer principle who will fob you off with a cut n paste special template head office issue for precisely this kind of scenario. You'll then vow NEVER to buy another (whatever it is) again, retire to live in Chapel St Leonards, take up ping pong, and eventually die a premature death from athlete's foot brought on by wearing a pair of Dunlop Green Flash you picked up in the bargain bin at Sports Direct.






ETA - They'll snip it with scissors while you wait. That's it.

Edited by The Crack Fox on Tuesday 28th March 21:00

I like you. I think your forum name is bang-on

P.S - they are replacing the seat cover, not reparing.

Edited by R.G on Tuesday 28th March 21:56

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Biker's Nemesis said:

Its a piece of piss, take no notice of this lot.

Thanks.

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Centurion07 said:

Wow. Just wow.

Why?! Because I'm letting them do the work, or because they have offered to cover on warranty??

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Muddle238 said:

I must ask, is this fabric-upholstered 1-series going in a museum?

Yes, it is.