hey_obie Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 I have developed a quick way to deal with those ugly bumps in the leather seats. The bumps are caused by a strip of plastic (about 3/4 inch wide and the width of the seat. Over time, the plastic has had problems expanding and as a result, has become very wavey which is what the bumps are all about. So the solution is simply to take the plastic out. Then soften the leather up and over time, the leather evens itself out and the bumps significantly disappear over time. What I discovered is that the seam where the bumps are is NOT a seam that holds the leather together. The seam strictly holds the plastic to the leather seat. So you can remove the stitching and there is no damage done to the seat. So you need to get seam ripper and remove the stitching to free the plastic. The plastic does not go all the way to the edge of the seat which is very helpful to make the plastic removal easy. Once you have the seam out, you need to get the plastic out. I probably could remove the plastic without removing the seat, but I wouldn't recommend trying it on the first seat. So remove the seat. What you need to do is cut a slit in the foam seat bottom and get your fingers on the plastic strip (you can actually just poke your finger through the foam - that way you are guaranteed you won't cut the leather). If you have done a good job of removing the stitching, you should be able to pull that plastic out and you are done. Put the seat back and soften the leather with Lexol or your preference. As time goes on, the leather pulls the majority of the bumps out. It won't be perfect, but it looks a million times better and the bumps are not staring back at you. Obie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komeuppance Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Bump... bringing this back, good tip!! Gonna have to try it... -Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostdquest89 Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Bumping the bump thread....... Epic-osity! Robert for presidentChad- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
averse Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 I'd think carefully about it. That plastic strip was there for a reason, and I suspect it has something to do with supporting the weight of the person in the seat. Once you take that plastic strip out I wouldn't be surprise if the stitching fails quickly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natallica Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff408/n8tallica1/100_2887.jpg -N8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeintheconquest Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Cool. So that's what those are caused by! Good stuff man. Nice pic N8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayro Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 i wouldnt recomend doing it unless you put a new plastic strip or something similar. i took mine out of both seats and the leather ripped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technology Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 This is great! My seats are in dire need of repair. This is one of the issues, but only on the passenger side, luckily. Although who knows after 14 months of sitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komeuppance Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Have to replace that plastic... uh oh spaghetti-o's... -Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Every1zgot1 Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Did this seat fix this past weekend.....looks a million times better. Cleaned leather and put on 3-4 coats of Griot's leather care and let seats bake in sun all day....works great. Thanks for the suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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