Repadded my seats

unluky · 08-05-2014, 11:22 PM

I have always thought the seats in this car were crap. I know the car is 10 years old and the seats have taken some sitting in, but my 300 is 24 years old and has almost twice the miles and the seats in it are super comfortable and can be comfortable for many hours of driving. The Z4 gets rough after about an hour to me.

So I yanked them and had a guy open them up and reinforce them and add another layer of denser padding. So far I think it helped a lot.

I also took the time to scrub the seats all up and protect them while I had them out. If you think your seats are spotless - take them out and get them in the sunlight!

I also took the time to clean all the carpeting up under the seats - which were surprising very clean. I did have a few spots from the seat grease , so I got some of this to try on them.

http://www.amazon.com/BlueMagic-900-...carpet+cleaner

All I can say is WOW - this stuff works great! Just spray it on and wait a few seconds and hit with a clean dry cloth and it came out like magic. Very impressed with this and plan to go through my SUV with it this weekend.

So far I think the new padding will help a ton. He also added some layers of vinyl in there between the springs and stuff to help keep them from "feeling" through. Cost was $180 - seems to be well worth it so far.

FYI if anyone else is wondering about giving it a try.

chickdr · 08-06-2014, 01:33 PM

The product Spot Shot is also excellent for stains/grease on carpets. $5 at most grocery and big box stores.

Huz-Z · 08-06-2014, 04:47 PM

Wow- very cool. I like the idea of keeping the car looking new as well as running good.

08-05-2014, 11:22 PM	#1
unluky Major 7525 Rep 1,247 Posts Drives: 04 z4 3.0 Sport & 15 X5 35i XD Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Sedalia, MO iTrader: (0) Garage List 2015 BMW X5 XDrive 35i [0.50] 2004 BMW Z4 3.0 Spo ... [0.00]	Repadded my seats I have always thought the seats in this car were crap. I know the car is 10 years old and the seats have taken some sitting in, but my 300 is 24 years old and has almost twice the miles and the seats in it are super comfortable and can be comfortable for many hours of driving. The Z4 gets rough after about an hour to me. So I yanked them and had a guy open them up and reinforce them and add another layer of denser padding. So far I think it helped a lot. I also took the time to scrub the seats all up and protect them while I had them out. If you think your seats are spotless - take them out and get them in the sunlight! I also took the time to clean all the carpeting up under the seats - which were surprising very clean. I did have a few spots from the seat grease , so I got some of this to try on them. http://www.amazon.com/BlueMagic-900-...carpet+cleaner All I can say is WOW - this stuff works great! Just spray it on and wait a few seconds and hit with a clean dry cloth and it came out like magic. Very impressed with this and plan to go through my SUV with it this weekend. So far I think the new padding will help a ton. He also added some layers of vinyl in there between the springs and stuff to help keep them from "feeling" through. Cost was $180 - seems to be well worth it so far. FYI if anyone else is wondering about giving it a try. __________________ 2015 X5 XDrive 35i - 2004 Z4 3.0 Sport
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08-06-2014, 01:33 PM	#2
chickdr Lieutenant Colonel 140 Rep 1,990 Posts Drives: 2006 M Roadster Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buford, GA iTrader: (0)	The product Spot Shot is also excellent for stains/grease on carpets. $5 at most grocery and big box stores.
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08-06-2014, 04:47 PM	#3
Huz-Z Brigadier General 851 Rep 4,057 Posts Drives: Z4 3.0si, 328 XDrive, X5 35i Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Wow- very cool. I like the idea of keeping the car looking new as well as running good.
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