Driver's seat,new cover or new seat?

[Drawl21]

Hi all,recently purchased a 1987 LHD Doka,the drivers seat cushion is knackered,is it possible to buy a new seat base cover?,its the light grey basket weave vinyl type,does anyone know where i could get one from?,or should i be looking for a second hand seat,want to try and keep it as original as possible,the other seats are all good,filthy,but ok,Thanks Dave

[CovKid]

The basket weave pattern has been around since the bug days so bound to be still available. Have a nose: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=beetl ... tzT_C7Y%3D" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Drawl21]

Cheers CovKid,i'll take a good look through them in a bit,the first few iv'e clicked on seem to be in the States,thanks Dave

[a1winchester]

Is it just the cover that's cream crackered?
I was talking to an upholsterer recently about my front seats.
While they can replace the foam in the rear seats / bed, they can't replace the front, as it's injection moulded. However, he reckons they can do a repair job to the foam. It's going in on the 20th, so I will be interested in seeing the results.

[garyd]

The front seat squab foams are available from Bernd Jaeger - about £50.

[silverbullet]

Nice one Gary, that is well worth knowing! The SA desperately needs a new drivers seat cushion (but they are much flatter than the GL seat, more like the C-spec vinyl seat in that regard.

[Drawl21]

Yeah the foam's not great,a1winchester would be nice to hear how they turn out,thanks Gary gonna check out Bernd Jaeger,thought it might have been easy-ish to find a half decent 2nd hand one as most seem to be swapping out for captains or leather,Cheers Dave

[silverbullet]

Took a bit of finding on mobile...
http://www.vw-t3-bus-shop.de/sitzpolste ... -251881375" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Drawl21]

I looked last night and couldn't find it,thanks silverbullet,cheers Dave

[a1winchester]

Is it just the cover that's cream crackered?
I was talking to an upholsterer recently about my front seats.
While they can replace the foam in the rear seats / bed, they can't replace the front, as it's injection moulded. However, he reckons they can do a repair job to the foam. It's going in on the 20th, so I will be interested in seeing the results.

UPDATE - Regal Upholstry re-covered my front seats today, and replaced the 3 rear seat / bed cushions. It only took them 5 and a bit hours - very impressed.

[Sir Brixalot]

I'b be really interested. Can you say how much it cost?

[pandp38]

The upholstery in the photos looks fantastic..where are Regal Upholstery located ?
Thanks

[a1winchester]

The upholstery in the photos looks fantastic..where are Regal Upholstery located ?
Thanks

They are at Ilkeston, which is half way between Nottingham and Derby.

[Drawl21]

Hi,looks great,van does too,do you know if they can match original vw stuff up ?,thanks Dave

[a1winchester]

Hi,looks great,van does too,do you know if they can match original vw stuff up ?,thanks Dave

They have a big stock of materials in various colours and textures. They can also source others if the stock doesn't suit. I looked around for material similar to my original, but didn't find any.
Others may know of sources.