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I think I paid £85 +vat for the foam insert and 1.5 hours labour at my local VAG specialist (CAMSPEC in Crawley, West Sussex). Also my car already had the "modified" seat bolster, which still failed under the previous owner. The car had done something like 90k when I bought it.

@FatblokeVRS Sorry for the delay in responding, but I've found the Dealer TPI that relates to this issue. Hope it helps! TPI_2024859-2.PDF

Any decent garage should be able to do this for you, look for a VAG specialist if you can. They need to order a new bolster foam as the old one will have collapsed away from the side air bag. Its a bit of a fiddly job from what I hear, but fine for anyone used to replacing seat parts. Hope that helps!

@Pazza Mine's done 99k, so fair mileage for a 62 plate. But the car is pretty mint. The outside is really clean with nothing more than a few small stone chips and inside the only seat with any wear is the driver's seat. I don't think the others have been sat in! The only issues are the driver's seat bolster & lumbar, which I hope to get fixed and the dash air vents where the rubber finish has crinkled.

Thanks for all the info guys. I've just bought a 62 plate vRS that has this issue. Good to know it's not just me being fussy that the driver's seat isn't comfortable! I've asked my local VAG specialist (CAMSPEC) to look into fixing it for me.

Thanks Pazza! Does yours suffer from the colapsed bolster on the driver's seat? I see from looking in the Forums that it is quite common on the vRS... I've asked my local garage CAMSPEC about trying to sort it out as its giving me backache.

Just wanted to say "Hi" to you all! I'm new to owning a Skoda and new to owner's forums, so be gentle with me... Having owned a 2004 A4 Avant Sport TDi for 7 years, I finally moved on and bought a 62 plate Octavia vRS Blackline. Only been driving it less than 2 weeks, but love it already. More horses and more MPG than the A4 and a bigger boot, couldn't ask for more. Cheers!