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MG MGA - Ripped Seat

Took my MGA to the service station that has done oil changes on it for years. They have a couple of guys who like to work on it and understand it. However, today I my luck didn't hold out. I knew I was in trouble when he couldn't open the door. They normally have me put it on the rack but that didn't suit him. He sat in the car with a folding knive in his back pocket and punched a hole in the back and then scratched the leather and added another hole in at the bottom of the scratch.
Can't be patched and Moss will only sale me an entire kit.
Does anybody have any suggestions? The garage has offered to pay, but I don't think they realize that a kit is well over $700 and to install it is another $700.
Mike Razor

My suggestion is to let their insurance company get it repaired. If your seats are original or original quality, they will have to make it right. Don't let them patch the hole.
Mike Parker

Any good upholsterer will be able to replace the damaged panel with a piece that matches perfectly
dominic clancy

I dunno about that. In installed new Moss leather covers in 1986, very nice parts.

11 years and 100,000 miles later I had a very good local upholsterer replace one worn backrest panel on driver side next to the door. They did a nice job mechanically, but not a good match on the material. They used "Highest quality Jaguar leather". Color was a good, as they may have dyed it to match, but the grain pattern was notably not a good match to the "original Connolly leather pattern.

In 2005 (another 8 years and 90,000 miles later) I installed another new set of Moss covers. The material then was a near perfect match to the ones from 1986. Love the consistency.
Barney Gaylord

This thread was discussed on 04/08/2010

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