About 10cm of stitching on the side of a leather seat with side air bags has given way. Is there any way I can get hold of the special thread (that splits on impact to allow activation of air bags)? My car is 6 years old and I do not want the expense of removing the seat, having it sent to a specialist repairer, who may have to restitch most of the seam, even though the split is only about 10cm (this solution offered to me by my car dealer). If I leave the split as it is, it will probably just get bigger. I know that the stitching has to be able to split when the air bags are activated, but surely it should be strong enough to hold the seat together under normal conditions!
2007-10-02 01:00:11 · 2 answers · asked by Goldie 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Scary Drivers Side Airbag on a six year old car. Seat trim shop might not want to touch it. Most the time the bag will explode right thru the seat side panel. I would price a new seat back trim while you can still purchase one. Trim items are not kept by the manufactures for very long. AS an autotechnician replace the seat back trim. AS a car owner get a curved needle and some good thread and frankenstine stich seat top Thread from the Trim shop. The car is 6 years old fix one area and the back will blow out somewhere else.
2007-10-02 01:16:10 · answer #1 · answered by John Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Side air bags deploy from the door not the seat
2007-10-02 08:04:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋