C5 2008 Onwards Front Seat Repairs Is It Possible ?

[ssjos01]

I have had a C5 136 HDi Tourer for about 2-3 years. It was 3 years old when I got it and apart from the usual front window problems it has been pretty reliable. I do a lot of stop start town work which involves getting in and out of the car a lot. The front drivers seat back wing panel nearest the door has decided to collapse with the constant movement, which is very poor, as the material is OK. The fabric has come loose from the foam just in this place.

 

I have contacted a couple of trimmers to get this repaired, but have been told that it is not possible to seperate the cover from the foam as it is injection moulded, a new seat back is required. Citroen want £644 for this!

 

This is not good! Does anybody out there know what I can do about this or know of somebody who can repair this?

 

SSJOS01

[paul.h]

Welcome to the forum.

 

As you have said, from the parts diagrams the seat back is supplied as one piece with the cloth cover. citroencarparts.net lists it at about £510 but you may be better trying to get a seat from a breakers.

 

You could consider injecting something like an expanding foam in to the seat if the cloth is separated from the foam, but it may need a small cut for the nozzle which could then be stitched up. However, I have never tried this and an internet search suggests it could make a mess, come through the cover and possibly react with the existing materials. One idea though was to push in the fluffy material used in things like soft toys. If the cloth can be stitched after cutting it, then you could put in pieces of foam and foam glue to pack it out.

[ssjos01]

Hi Paul,

 

Thanks for the reply and welcome.I have looked at the breaker/ebay route but the only thing I could see yesterday on ebay looked to have the same issue on believe it or not a drivers seat, Any reccomended breakers that people user that maybe do not come up on just "Citroen spares' or 'Citroen breakers' type searches?

 

Regards

 

SSJOS01