Repair "Leather" Car Seat

[Oink]

It turns out that the leather car seats in my Toyota Fortuner are not leather at all but some sort of reconstituted leather on a fabric backing.

After only 80,000 km a seat panel on the drivers seat is worn out exposing holes and the fabric underneath.

Apart from this the SUV is in good condition. Tried asking Toyota if it can be repaired. No chance, did not want to know!

Does anyone know of a car seat repair shop in Pattaya?

Thanks

Oink 

[giddyup]

There's a place at the top of Thepprasit road, on the right just before you turn into the Outlet Mall that does seat upholstery.

[Oink]

Thanks for that, I will have a look.

Oink

[prk888]

try the shop just north of Boonkanchana (?) traffic lights on Sukhumvit or on south side of Theppasit after soi 5 with SOFA sign outside

[Oink]

Could you explain in another way which traffic lights on Sukhumvit you are referring to as I have no idea what Boonkanchana is.

Thanks

[giddyup]

1 hour ago, Oink said:

Could you explain in another way which traffic lights on Sukhumvit you are referring to as I have no idea what Boonkanchana is.

Thanks

I think it's spelled Bun Kanchana.

[Oink]

Great! where is that?

Still don't know where it is!

 

[fredob43]

Toyota supply new matching seat covers at a price. Full seat is 30th bt fitted for a Sportivo so should be less if it's a standard one.

1 panel IE base or back is 15th a go. Tip use a good cream to keep in good condition. They should last years. Mine is 7+ years old now and not a mark thank Buddha.

If you contact Toyota head office they can sort it. Most Toyota garages don't know it can be done.

But as I have said it's at a price.

[giddyup]

1 hour ago, Oink said:

Great! where is that?

Still don't know where it is!

 

You'll have to Google it.

[MJCM]

13 hours ago, Oink said:

Great! where is that?

Still don't know where it is!

 

 

I think he means near here:

 

https://goo.gl/maps/yUAgm15QGrn

[marinediscoking]

I saw a car seat shop on Suk. last week I can't remember exactly where it is. It had 2 giant car seats on display in front of the shop. 

I would not recommend a sofa shop doing the work. The leather must be removed from the cusion and the damaged leather panel must be removed,  then a new panel sewn in painted to match the old. Putting it back into place will require a special ring gun that only shops who do car seats will have. 

Ask to see samples of completed work as quality varies.

 

You will find it if you drive between the naklua light and as far down to Makro past thep. I know it is a drive but you will see it, its in a single shop house.

[Oink]

4 hours ago, MJCM said:

 

I think he means near here:

 

https://goo.gl/maps/yUAgm15QGrn

Ahh now I get it! It is the name of a road. I thought it was a hardware store or something

 

[fredob43]

7 hours ago, marinediscoking said:

I saw a car seat shop on Suk. last week I can't remember exactly where it is. It had 2 giant car seats on display in front of the shop. 

I would not recommend a sofa shop doing the work. The leather must be removed from the cusion and the damaged leather panel must be removed,  then a new panel sewn in painted to match the old. Putting it back into place will require a special ring gun that only shops who do car seats will have. 

Ask to see samples of completed work as quality varies.

 

You will find it if you drive between the naklua light and as far down to Makro past thep. I know it is a drive but you will see it, its in a single shop house.

To recover a Fortuner seat is as simple a pie. 4 bolts release the seat, disconnect the electric, "plug" then take the seat out and apart couple of nut/screws.

 

The old seat cover has wire runners unclip those and the cover just lifts off. Pull out the wire runners and put in new seat cover reassemble.

Took a seat chap about 15 minutes. Even if you don't have the correct equipment some grips would do.

Might take a bit longer for first go but as said easy. I watched it done at my local Toyota garage.

 

Total time taken for complete recover job was under 40 min: they did do the whole seat though. The back part takes a bit of time as there's the head rest holes to reassemble, bit of cutting to do that + a bit of tugging..

 

This was on a Spivo bit more faffing about standard seat much more easy.

Where the OP will have trouble is getting a colour match and in leather most of the reseat cover peeps only use some form of plastic. 

 

 

 

[sandragriffiths]

Reply to Giddyup - We had our DMax from new and in particular ordered real leather seats.  Last year the drivers seat had worn and the stitching had gone just where you get into the cab.  We used the shop you have mentioned in Thepprasit Road.  The price was around 4,500 baht.  The workmanship was outstanding and we were delighted with the finish.  We had to leave the truck there (obviously) for the day.

[johng]

This shop ( yellow and red sign)

on theprasit been there a long time...looks tatty but they must be doing something right

I used them myself to re-cover my motorcycle seats.

 

https://www.google.com/maps/@12.907819,100.8832241,3a,19.1y,174.65h,86.68t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1slRL18tvySf8dqVe_3TFFLg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656