Hi Folks
I have a 57 plate HSE and the leather drivers seat has begun to split along a crease. Has anyone else had this problem and what was your solution. LR say it is wear and tear but a new seat at 45K is a bit off. My local garage have said they have seen three in as many weeks. They have engaged an upholsterer to replace the side panel on one car and will me see the result
PS I am 15 stone but.....

Very common and covered by the three year warranty.

http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic7982.html

Normally just replace the base seat cover

Btw it's fake leather on the sides Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

npinks wrote:

Btw it's fake leather on the sides

Faux Leather

pleather  Freelander 2 TD4 Auto, SE, Narvik Black, Alpaca full leather, Rear Headrest Entertainment System, 6 CD, 18 HSE Wheels, Privicy tints

Mona Geeza wrote:

Faux Leather

maffs wrote:

Mona Geeza wrote:

Faux Leather

Forking 'ell ....and you pay all that money....how rude.

Just got quoted over £400 from LR Bedford for a new seat cover !!!! & that's buying it from parts and fitting it myself! . . a real as I'm only 3 weeks out of warranty.
Anyway done some thinking & came up with this. Both seat bases are identical so if you unbolt the damaged seat base (unclip the heated seat supply) & remove it you can take the seat cover off & repair on the inside with rubberized adhesive or one of the vinyl repair kits. Now so as not to put stress on the repaired section simply remove the other front seat base in the same way & swap them about. The repaired section is now on the inward facing side of the other seat & out of further harms way . . hey presto . . . just saved a fortune & only a couple of hours work! ++ a careful job of the repair should make it almost invisible.

Might be worth strengthening the section of seat cover on the undamaged base from the inside the with gaffatape or the like to extend its life, while you've got it out of the car..

Bearing in mind the problem, with thoughtful entry & exit (guess if like me you've been lifting ya bum over it carefully since discovering it!) this should last for at least another 3 years or more!

you do realise that the leather seat is just a cover that is stretched over the base, you don't need to replace the whole seat  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Believe me the price quoted was just for the seat cover & not the whole seat base !

Markiec, that is a brilliant idea! I wish I had thought of it. I have the same problem and am out of warranty. I know what I willl be doing this weekend ! - 2007(57) XS Auto, Rimini Red, Alpaca Leather.
- GCS Hawke - Sports, BRG, Vulcan 2.1 inj'. My toy - built it myself in 2001.

Mines the same, surely even an upholsterer won't charge much to repair it.

I've just had mine replaced this week under warranty. Car has 33k miles and there were no quibbles. Poke it, Poke it, make it do it again!!

Gone - 2008 Freel2 HSE Santorini Black
Hello - 2010 RRS TDV6 3.0 HSE Santorini Black

markiec wrote:

Just got quoted over £400 from LR Bedford for a new seat cover !!!! & that's buying it from parts and fitting it myself! . . a real as I'm only 3 weeks out of warranty.