Refurbish/Repair Recaro foam bolsters?

[izackary]

Has anyone ever successfully replaced foam sections of the Recaros, namely the left-hand driver-side seat bolster that is the quickest to wear out? I was watching a guy on YouTube who replaces sections of foam but have no idea on how to look up a positive item replacement for the FiST seats.

 

[izackary]

Nobody?

 

[ShakenCoffee]

Nobody?

I would guess that the majority of Fiesta ST owner's, on the forum, seats are in fair to good condition, just based on how (relatively) new the car is still, along with the enthusiasm and appreciation most of us have for the car. For owners that have very abused seats, I'd imagine a lot of them are not too inclined to make it look new again. I am not calling you out, as you are a newer owner like me. More so, I am referencing people that bought the car, as it was cheap and fun, then trashed it, which I have unfortunately seen lots of when I was searching to buy one. It could also simply just be that the owner entered the car in a poor way every time, which caused damage to the seat.

If I were you, I would try contacting a reputable automotive upholstery shop and see what they recommend. I've done a little bit of upholstery on other cars, and I've got it to work, but it has never been perfect. Personally, I've decided that anything to do with the seats that affects comfort, is something I would rather outsource. I spend too much time in the seat of my cars to deal with something that is uncomfortable, or not doing its job on the race track or back roads.

 

[XanRules]

Yeah, I'd probably reach out to an upholstery shop. My side bolster is starting to get a little bit iffy and I've thought about this, just haven't bothered to do it yet.

 

[izackary]

Thanks guys. For reference my car is approaching 150k and I just bought it this past August. Also the leather is in very decent shape; just the foam in that lower left bolster has been flat.

 

[LostInTransit]

The objective here is to remove the seat cover and then rip out the old bolstering.. using the same type of foam firmness padding, one would use an electric turkey knife to cut and shape the padding. This will also mean having to set glue in place allow to cure before cutting.

 

[izackary]

The objective here is to remove the seat cover and then rip out the old bolstering.. using the same type of foam firmness padding, one would use an electric turkey knife to cut and shape the padding. This will also mean having to set glue in place allow to cure before cutting.

If it’s not possible to find a replacement Recaro part (eBay seems have replacement pieces), then yes. My hope was to see if anyone ever matched such a part up.