As the title describes I wish to swap the worn drivers seat components for the unworn passenger ones, the side bolster has worn thin through being rubbed by my wallet pocket when getting in and out, I know the seat reclining mechanisms are handed and there may be  differences in the occupancy pressure pads also, is it an easy or feasible job to swap the squab and seat back upholstered parts from side to side? Has anyone done this? @ApertureS maybe?

 

I removed the covers from a MK1 Octavia seat in a breakers yard once and it was a big job but necessary to avoid paying for the whole seat I dont want to do that on my own vehicle it was pretty hard going on the seat foam and the hog rings were very challenging.

I would buy a second-hand drivers seat or a good cover to be honest.

Not an option in this country, and if it were they would want more than the vehicle cost.

I'm sure there are UK breakers who will post overseas (at a cost), but as suggested, you could also fit decent but reasonably priced seat covers, supplied in France.

Delivery of an item a heavy, large and vulnerable like a seat was already out of the question pre Brexit, much more so now, I realise how simple it would be in the UK and were I still travelling back and forth I would have done exactly as you suggest and not raised the topic but those days are behind me now.

 

I have had zero income since Covid so am not going to throw money at this, if I can swop the seat bolsters side to side it will last the remaining life of the vehicle, if in 10 years time the 2nd front seat wears through then with the car at that age and myself a decade older I probably wont car about using seat covers but for at present I absolutely despise the things.

 

Thanks for your input, if anybody has info regarding swopping the upholstered parts side to side please comment.

I hope you get some other answers.

Some years back I wore through the fabric (some sort of polyester material) on the side of the driver's seat on my then Peugeot. I went to an independent vehicle upholster and it was suprisingly affordable to have both the damaged seat and the passenger seat completely re-upholstered. Although the passenger seat wasn't showing sign of wear I wanted them to match but also took the opportunity to have the areas that had shown wear on the driver's seat finished with leather panels complementing the fabric. I know it wasn't a lot of money because at that time with a family and mortgage etc. I didn't have money to waste on a whim. Might be worth looking for somewhere local you can speak to? 

It'a different market place for that sort of thing here a la frog!