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fastbuck



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2008 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Manual Santorini Black
Seat bolster repair

Has anyone had a successful repair on the vinyl seat bolster (see photo)?

Post #258072 24th Mar 2015 8:51 pm
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submarine



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Would like to know this - mine needs it too Thumbs Up

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cqr



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And me 👍

Post #258076 24th Mar 2015 9:15 pm
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dorsetfreelander



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Mine is the same but not leather, I think its down to the way you get out of a Freelander which is so high that your leg doesn't hit the ground to take your weight and you have to slide off the seat (and I am 6' 2"). Is this what side steps are all about I wonder? 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

Post #258086 24th Mar 2015 9:39 pm
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submarine



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Wales 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Santorini Black

I find that you hit your head on the way in and out then - and since there's nowhere to hold on to I get finger prints over my A pillar, and I can't be having that Evil or Very Mad

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gravon 42



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Had mine sorted by a trimmer. Cost me £80.00 but worth it. Thumbs Up 2013 Dynamic Santorini black
2011 XS Lago grey
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sometimes towing an Elldis AVANTE 574.

Post #258159 25th Mar 2015 4:17 pm
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fastbuck



Member Since: 16 Nov 2009
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At last - found a good trimmer here in Cornwall who can do it. Going in next week, £60 -£70.

Post #268692 4th Jul 2015 8:26 am
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dunkley201



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On my previous SE, I repaired it myself. Took ages, all by hand. At least I learnt what saddle stitch is! By the way, the side panel is not leather (even on a leather seat), it is "pleather " - vinyl really.

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Post #268729 4th Jul 2015 3:04 pm
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fastbuck



Member Since: 16 Nov 2009
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2008 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Manual Santorini Black

Yes, as I noted above the photo on my first post! I wonder whether the all-leather seats on the HSE really are...?

Post #268730 4th Jul 2015 3:07 pm
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Dartman the one



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The answer is in the description, leather faced, bum and back, leather should be all of the seat, but the back is usually excluded. Full leather could mean anything, but all leather is a definition, i.e all leather seats, no placcy my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
2012 HSE SD4 In Orkney Grey now gone, best car ever.

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taztastic



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My HSE lux has Windsor Leather, the side bolsters and back are pleather.
The best stuff I have ever had was Mercedes MB tex, fantastic leather substitute and fantastically hard wearing.

Post #268736 4th Jul 2015 4:02 pm
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crockett



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Hi Fastbuck,
Would be interested to know how you get on. Am also in Cornwall, with the same "problem" and a desire to get it fixed - Alpaca phleather with the side split. Good luck, hope it works!

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turboextreme



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My seat bolster has also split, I have been to a trimmer who can repair the bolster but he hasn't got the correct shade of vinyl as mine is a beige with a green sort of tint if you know what I mean. I think ford used the same material on the sides of the ford transit seats. Sorry I forgot to add that I have the leather seats upgrade on a xs specification.

Post #268764 4th Jul 2015 8:51 pm
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fastbuck



Member Since: 16 Nov 2009
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2008 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Manual Santorini Black

Mine is finally in for repair today. We had to match the material carefully as the "almond" colour has changed over the years and putting the original colour in would have looked completely wrong. Trouble was the upholsterer couldn't just buy a metre and had to buy a whole roll! I think it was about £60... If anyone needs any, I have loads! I looked at earlier instructions for removing the seat base, but the photos seemed to bear no resemblance to mine. I could only find 2 10mm bolts at the front, but since they were described as "easy access" I can only say that mine weren't! Let's hope the upholsterer is having more luck...

Post #272582 13th Aug 2015 10:54 am
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Landiroamer



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Dartman the one wrote:
The answer is in the description, leather faced, bum and back, leather should be all of the seat, but the back is usually excluded. Full leather could mean anything, but all leather is a definition, i.e all leather seats, no placcy


I shouldnt be called leather if its not leather though, leather is the word for animal skin, anything else so described you could sue them, now theres an idea? and folk use the word leather basically for any plastic stuff that looks sort of like it.

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