I have cloth seats in my 2004 rangie and the drivers bolster is showing signs of wear.
Anyone any ideas where I could have this fixed, ideally here in the Northwest UK

Unless there is a particular reason you want to keep the cloth seats, replacing them with a set of second hand leather ones is probably a cheaper option.

If you really want to keep the cloth, then have you tried a main dealer for a new seat cover? They're fairly easy to fit.

I like the cloth seats so want to keep them. It is only the bolster thats worn so was hoping there was someone out there that could replace that.
I will contact Landrover for a price on a full cover, didn't think of that

I do n to think I have ever seen one with cloth seats. Any pics? 12 4.4 TDV8 Vogue
Nara Bronze / Arabica / Ivory / Piano

07 3.6 TDV8 Vogue
Buckingham Blue / Sand / Piano

Never seen those before - very retro!! 2005 L322 Vogue Gold gone
2006 L322 Vogue Black gone
2011 L322 Vogue Silver gone
2011 L322 Autobiography Black gone
2015 L405 Autobiography LWB Black gone
2019 L405 P400e Range Rover Autobiography LWB Eiger grey / black roof gone
2001 P38a 30th Anniversary Wimbledon Green gone
2019 L405 P525 Autobiography LWB British Racing Green

i expect they were the standard spec in basic SE specs, most cars in the UK seem to be Vogue and above with a spattering of HSE's, which would explain why cloth seats are rare. It's a bit like V8 jaguars with manual gearboxes, not many people bothered to spec them when ordering new.

I would think ex Police and Highways Agency etc were SE's, you don't even see many of those about.

For me i love leather seats, but cloth has a couple of advantages. It's not scratched easily by dogs and it's not sticky on hot days. But it's not as hard wearing/easy to repair (as you've found). Which is why a lot of old Rolls-Royces had leather front seats and cloth rears.

The car is a HSE and the seats were a special order I believe.
Another advantage is not cold when you first get in on a chilly morning.
Pretty hardwearing, as other than the drivers bolster they are perfect. Not bad for 11 years and 130,000 miles.

Was the previous owner a "Vegan" just a thought ?

Plod spec perhaps? Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

Thanks for the pic! Looks different for sure! 12 4.4 TDV8 Vogue
Nara Bronze / Arabica / Ivory / Piano

07 3.6 TDV8 Vogue
Buckingham Blue / Sand / Piano

alanm_3 wrote:

Plod spec perhaps?

I am guessing the cloth was an expensive option as leather was standard on the HSE

alanm_3 wrote:

Plod spec perhaps?