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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

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;

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

a1winchester wrote: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.

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

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

pandp38 wrote: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.

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

Drawl21 wrote: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.