[Nitemare]

The left side bolster on the driver seat is limp. Heh.

Anyway, those of you with SRTs or R&T seats know what I'm referring to. The side bolstering is pretty nice, but the protruding edge of mine on that side seems to be lacking cushion entirely? Kind of hard to see in the picture but look at how much slack there is in the leather. I can push straight into that part about an inch when it should be solid. Recommendations/thoughts? Dealer going to have to replace the whole seat?

 

[Playhard]

Is the support on the inside just as soft? On My RT they are pretty firm. So it might be defective and worth a trip to the dealer.

 

[Ddaddy]

Agreed. Dealer time.

 

[POWERMAN]

How did it turn out?

 

[Nitemare]

Took it in and got it back today. They took the seat cover off and said the cushion material was pinched into the seat bracket. Pulled the cushion material out and set it as it should be. It has slightly more "give" when pushing on it than the other side bolsters, but it's a lot better than it was. I'm hoping it expands over the next few days and feels and looks 100% right. It doesn't look or feel bad by any means, but it isn't exactly like the others right now... don't know if I should accept that or not.

Also got my trunk decklid aligned properly. The latch was adjusted all the way down but the left side was still too high causing the racetrack tail lamp to be misaligned. Apparently all they had to do was open the trunk and jimmy it around a bit, then adjust the latch to make sure it would shut in the new position.

 

[baller1015]

Took it in and got it back today. They took the seat cover off and said the cushion material was pinched into the seat bracket. Pulled the cushion material out and set it as it should be. It has slightly more "give" when pushing on it than the other side bolsters, but it's a lot better than it was. I'm hoping it expands over the next few days and feels and looks 100% right. It doesn't look or feel bad by any means, but it isn't exactly like the others right now... don't know if I should accept that or not.

Also got my trunk decklid aligned properly. The latch was adjusted all the way down but the left side was still too high causing the racetrack tail lamp to be misaligned. Apparently all they had to do was open the trunk and jimmy it around a bit, then adjust the latch to make sure it would shut in the new position.

Hopefully the seat situation ends up okay.... that sucks it's like that on a brand new car.

I've noticed my trunk seems to be off a bit. I'm taking mine in to the dealer on Friday so I'll have them look at it and adjust it.

 

[Playhard]

Glad they found the issue for you. Let the dealer know your going to give it a few weeks to expand. If after that its still kinda funny and not to your liking then then I would demand a new cushion.

 

[POWERMAN]

Thanks for letting us know!

 

[scatpackmopar]

if you are still not satisfied with it take it to an upholstery shop and have them steam it, the steam should make it return to it's original shape and firmness.

 

[POWERMAN]

the steam should make it return to it's original shape and firmness.

How does this work?

 

[scatpackmopar]

How does this work?

I was told by a very accomplished upholstery guy that the steam renews the cushion. Beyond that I only know what he told me. But, take my word for it that he knows his stuff. Here is a link to a car that the guy fit the interior of a 08 Charger SRT8 into a 69 Roadrunner. The seats needed a lot of cutting and sewing to fit especially the rear seats.

http://www.rkmotorscharlotte.com/sales/inventory/sold/1969-Plymouth-Road-Runner-SRT-8/134680#!/

 

[baller1015]

I was told by a very accomplished upholstery guy that the steam renews the cushion. Beyond that I only know what he told me. But, take my word for it that he knows his stuff. Here is a link to a car that the guy fit the interior of a 08 Charger SRT8 into a 69 Roadrunner. The seats needed a lot of cutting and sewing to fit especially the rear seats.

http://www.rkmotorscharlotte.com/sales/inventory/sold/1969-Plymouth-Road-Runner-SRT-8/134680#!/

That is awesome

 

[Ddaddy]

How does this work?

Same as heat, just faster. The wet steam has greater heat capacity and transfers the heat better. I used to do it all the time when doing custom interiors like this '56 Caddy I did back when I owned my Custom Auto Upholstery shop in the 80s...