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One of the features of the $800 Saab is a driver's seat whose upholstery is in poor condition. The stitching has come out of the seatbottom cushion upholstery, meaning that there is a big flap of loose leather under my ass, shaped like a big tongue. Or something.

Yet another crappy photo on http://saablog.blog.com. Notice how the shadows and harsh sunlight combine to make the seat details difficult to see.

The upholstery generally stays in place, except if I get in and out of the car very much, which causes it to bunch up where the bottom cushion meets the seat-back. I finally went to an auto upholstery place today at lunch time, they estimated $130 to repair the seat. I've emailed another upholstery shop for an estimate. I really don't want to pay that much, but I want the seat fixed. Do any of you have skills for sewing leather? The holes are there, just the thread is gone.

I replaced the driver's seat bottom upholstery in my '95 900 after sitting in the car with a screwdriver sticking out of my back pocket (cloth, not leather, but the same idea). I removed the seat from the car, and removed the upholstery from the seat. It was all pretty straightforward. So I think I could get the seat out of the '92 without problem and even get the upholstery pieces off of the seat frame in one piece. The only question is whether I could sew the leather up decently enough.