Bolster Fixed. Why did I wait so long??!??!

[jorbon]

Finally ordered the correct alcantara and took my car to the upholstery shop (Jesus Upholstery Shop in Albany, CA in the East Bay).

In a few hours, Jesus cut out both worn/holy (pun intended) outboard driver's side bolsters and sewed the new alcantara back in.

I haven't cleaned the rest of the seat/interior yet so the photo isn't how it'll look by the end of the day tomorrow, but the bolsters look perfect. If you've been living with that nasty hole in your driver's seat bolster, it can be fixed beautifully.

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[mko9]

Where did you order the alcantera from? What was the cost?

[ZHPizza]

Did he do it with the seat in the car? The material itself is expensive, but I understand that the bulk of the cost is in labor with removing the seat/cover.

[danewilson77]

That looks great. In for more details.

[ELCID86]

I had mine done. Used a rear seat bolster I purchased from a member here. I saved @$25 by removing the seat from the car.

[Vas]

Looks good

[az3579]

He did a great job. :thumbsup

[derbo]

Finally ordered the correct alcantara and took my car to the upholstery shop (Jesus Upholstery Shop in Albany, CA in the East Bay).

In a few hours, Jesus cut out both worn/holy (pun intended) outboard driver's side bolsters and sewed the new alcantara back in.

I haven't cleaned the rest of the seat/interior yet so the photo isn't how it'll look by the end of the day tomorrow, but the bolsters look perfect. If you've been living with that nasty hole in your driver's seat bolster, it can be fixed beautifully.

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Holy crap, I live down the street from there. How much did it end up costing you? I ended up buying rear driver bolster fabric from Dane and getting Alex's Upholstery in Walnut Creek to get it done. It ended up $245 for the installation + $75 for the used fabric.

[ryankokesh]

Wow, that looks really good. I really need to find a place that'll do it...

[Go Horns!]

Nice!!!!

[jorbon]

He did a nice job, yes. just under 100 for a full yard of the material and 275 for the masterwork. He took the seat out and put it back in. I've got a good bit of fabric left over, but I figure I'll save that for next time.

Here are the 2 US suppliers that the manufacturer identifies on their web site. Lindsey and Hall was great, got me the fabric overnight.

Lindsey+Hall
940 NORTH DURFEE AVENUE, UNIT B
SOUTH EL MONTE, CA 91733
t. 626 575 5100
ron@lindseyhall.com

Gulf Fabrics, Inc.
3709 N. ARMENIA AVENUE
TAMPA, FL 33607-1303
t. 1-800-237-6677
t. 813-875-2707
f. 813-348-9540
GulfFab1@aol.com
www.gulffabrics.com

[John in VA]

Do you recall the stock # / item # / color of the Alcantara?

[jorbon]

Do you recall the stock # / item # / color of the Alcantara?

Yeah, sorry, should have included color code. It is 9002.

[derbo]

He did a nice job, yes. just under 100 for a full yard of the material and 275 for the masterwork. He took the seat out and put it back in. I've got a good bit of fabric left over, but I figure I'll save that for next time.

Here are the 2 US suppliers that the manufacturer identifies on their web site. Lindsey and Hall was great, got me the fabric overnight.

Lindsey+Hall
940 NORTH DURFEE AVENUE, UNIT B
SOUTH EL MONTE, CA 91733
t. 626 575 5100
ron@lindseyhall.com

Gulf Fabrics, Inc.
3709 N. ARMENIA AVENUE
TAMPA, FL 33607-1303
t. 1-800-237-6677
t. 813-875-2707
f. 813-348-9540
GulfFab1@aol.com
www.gulffabrics.com

That's not bad at all! I delivered the seat unmounted (I had my Recaro installed at the time) to Alex's Upholstery. He said the rear driver side bolster was JUST enough fabric.

Did you order the fabric yourself?

[jonnyd330]

That came out awesome

[jorbon]

That's not bad at all! I delivered the seat unmounted (I had my Recaro installed at the time) to Alex's Upholstery. He said the rear driver side bolster was JUST enough fabric.

Did you order the fabric yourself?

Yes - a yard for just under $100 from the CA-based supplier on the post above.

Very happy about the result.

[@connorweiss]

This is a 3+ year bump, but is this place still around? I’m in South Bay looking to get a similar hole fixed.

[John in VA]

This is a 3+ year bump, but is this place still around? I’m in South Bay looking to get a similar hole fixed.
A search brings up:
Jesus Auto Upholstery
Auto upholsterer in El Cerrito, California
Address: 3501 Carlson Blvd, El Cerrito, CA 94530
Phone: (510) 705-1535