Bolster repair anyone had it done???

[myles]

Has anyone had there bolster repaired or re-trimmed... if so any before and after pics please

Mine has some slight wear to the inside and outside of the bolster - drivers seat...

Booked in to get it re-trimmed and all the leather treated to take the shine away..

Myles

[hlbeckley]

Mine was done at dealer, just on bolster will take after pics

[myles]

thanks ill post before and after pics once done.... it was the only negative bit about the car when i bought it two weeks ago...

Im just OCD when its comes to my cars so it has to be sorted ha..

[MikeFish]

Lets us know how you get on and of course tells us where you have it done.

[andre3k]

Are you sure it's a retrim & not a repair? Not heard of someone doing a retrim on a small area like a bolster before, cool

[Stoffle32]

I've seen some one done at a dealership bolster was replaced. Looked alright you only noticed if you knew what you where looking for...

[myles]

As you can see my drivers seat was in a worn state.. both lower and upper bolster were shot...

Seat has had upper and lower bolster re-trim and re padded... some slack taken out of the base... im happy with the end result.. had to bare in mind that it will take a while for the new leather to look a bit worn against the old....

before and after pics

[DAC]

That looks a lot better, they look to have done a good job
Who did the repair for you & now much did they charge you if you don't mind me asking

[myles]

yeah it looks so much better.. The only thing that let my car down when it was purchased tbh... i had it done at auto trim in Manchester £300..

[WillRS]

looks very good - is there anywhere "daaan saaaatthh" thats good ? Most of the *well reviewed* retrimmers seem to be up north

how long did that work take ?

[myles]

There are quite a few car interior specialist down south.. i dropped the car off sat 8am and had it back 2pm.....how bad is your wear... does it just need leather painting or re-trim

[Fatneck73]

I'm getting an M3 done soon...from a main dealer in Essex Will take some before and after Piccys and let you know.

[WillRS]

There are quite a few car interior specialist down south.. i dropped the car off sat 8am and had it back 2pm.....how bad is your wear... does it just need leather painting or re-trim

side bolster just needs painting (no actual damage just worn a bit)

thigh bolster is a bit shiny and a tiny bit of the stitching has worn away

bottom is a bit saggy (seat not mine!) and probably needs some slack taking out.

thats a very good turnaround 8am - 2pm ! I had days in mind (and having to send seat off somewhere)

[maizyboy]

Great work and great photos. Can we get details on who did the work and how much please? Mine are worn and the seat a bit saggy too.

[myles]

yeah sure.... Auto-trim in manchester did the work £300 .. upper and lower bolster re-trim, upper and lower bolster re-padded also...Some slack taken out of the base....


this is how bad the bolster was and needed the re-trim.. A quick leather paint would not have done the job....