Mitigating leather disaster

[RDM]

The driver's lower bolster on my sport seats had a small hole when I bought the car. It's growing ever larger. There's no reupholstery in the budget any time soon.

I know someone has dealt with this before What did you do to hold it together?

I'm imagining attaching a leather patch quite a bit larger than the affected area, directly to the surviving leather with 3M upholstery glue. Is this the best route to go?

Thanks,

[Crachian]

Gaffer tape. You can probably get it in tan. It's not as expensive to fix that as you may think.

[G450X]

I'd suggest a cheap and easy route until you save up the coin for upholstery.

Another idea is to try to source a decent set of used seats. It would be easy if your interior was black - they pop up quite often. In that color it may take a while to find a set, or you could with black seats for a while until you have the money to restore the original seats.

[kyle242gt]

Have you tried a local upholstery shop? You might be surprised how cheap they work, especially if you tear the seat apart and remove the cover.

[bill's911]

To stop it from getting worse from entry and exit swap the drivers and passenger seat backs. Worked for me and only took 1/2 hour or so.

[Joe Bob]

Seat covers after gaffer's tape.