Posted: 8/20/2002 9:09:10 PM EDT
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On Monday during work I left the window cracked a couple inches in my car I took to work. It was a mint '98 Mustang. This morning, I noticed something in the rear seat. A butt of a ciggerette! Apparently some FUCKING ASSHOLE flipped one in my window, and it landed on my back seat. It was still lit, and burnt a nice hole in the back seat. About 1/2" x 1/2". I took it to an appholstry(sp? spell check never works here) shop to see what they could do about it. Well, the guy there was able to sow ever the hole, but you can still obviously see the burnt fibers in the seat. Plus, I have an obvious 2 inch line from where it was sowed(sp? again..) mark from where he closed it. Anybody have any ideas how to get it looking like new again?? Will I have to replace the seat, the material on it, or what? Any ideas of cost? I wont be leaving my window cracked anymore :( |
| I'd guess it's time to contact an upholstery shop and ask if they do that kind of work or can refer you, then pull out the seat and have it reupholstered-I'd think they could put a new cover over the old seat and foam. You can do with with motorcycle seats so I'd guess you can do it with a car seat. |
| Dosen't that just bite? I've got a 2000 Trans am in perfect condition. Whenever I go to a store, I park as far away from everyone else as I possibly can, only to come out of the store to find some jerk has parked right next to me with a thousand other spaces around. EVERY TIME. I'm beginning to think my car has some magical powers that draws others to it. Although I did come out of a store once to find a guy in a cherry gto backing in next to me. He told me he knew he was safe parking next to my car. |
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Quoted: Dosen't that just bite? I've got a 2000 Trans am in perfect condition. Whenever I go to a store, I park as far away from everyone else as I possibly can, only to come out of the store to find some jerk has parked right next to me with a thousand other spaces around. EVERY TIME. I'm beginning to think my car has some magical powers that draws others to it. Although I did come out of a store once to find a guy in a cherry gto backing in next to me. He told me he knew he was safe parking next to my car. Me too! whats up with that? You should be able to find someone who can do a GOOD job fixing it, as opposed to buying a new seat, or having the entire seat reapoulstered.. Sounds like the guy did a crappy job, I had a cig burn in one of my leather seats, and I took it to a guy here in town, and he fixed it for $30, you cant even tell it was there.. just check around.. |
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I REALLY hate the idiots that ding doors. Like it's really too damn hard to control your door when you open it. I too park on the far end of the lot but still have three nice dings in my five year old car. Drive a beater but at least respect the guy who drives a new one. |
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[b]****OH YOU ARE GOING TO HATE ME****[/b] We had this guy working with us. We nicknamed him "Frank Burns" because he acted and laughed and backstabbed just like Maj Frank Burns from M*A*S*H. Anywhoo... this guy left his window open about 2-3 inches. We filled his car with those styrofoam peanuts and it was a pain in the ass because it was windy. But MAN when he opened that door...WHOOOOSH they went flying INTO his car and I mean he was cleaning that crap out for weeks. |
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Quoted: I would check with the local junk yards. medcop This is the best advice so far. If the local yards don't have one that matches (pun intended!) an upholstery shop may be able to replace just the panel in the seat that got burned. Otherwise, a whole new cover may be needed. |
| Typical smoker...I especially like it when you go to a parking lot and see piles of butts on the ground...Too stupid and lazy to go to the nearest trash can..Or throwing them out the car window..If it's such a disgusting habit and they can't stand to use their ashtray, maybe they should evaluate their habit...Those filters only stick around for about 1,000 years....My mom had just bought a new car several years ago, on the first day she owned it, a lady in the back seat not only burned a hole in the seat, but also in the roof liner..How considerate...I'm certain I'll be flamed by numerous persons on this site regarding my opinions on SOME smokers...I understand the addiction of people who started 40 years ago, but can someone explain to me why someone would START smoking today with all we know about the dangers???!!!I'm sorry you must deal with the result of this morons thoughtlessness. Now I'm going to sit back and take cover.... |
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Quoted: On Monday during work I left the window cracked a couple inches in my car I took to work. It was a mint '98 Mustang. This morning, I noticed something in the rear seat. A butt of a ciggerette! Apparently some FUCKING ASSHOLE flipped one in my window, and it landed on my back seat. It was still lit, and burnt a nice hole in the back seat. About 1/2" x 1/2". I took it to an appholstry(sp? spell check never works here) shop to see what they could do about it. Well, the guy there was able to sow ever the hole, but you can still obviously see the burnt fibers in the seat. Plus, I have an obvious 2 inch line from where it was sowed(sp? again..) mark from where he closed it. Anybody have any ideas how to get it looking like new again?? Will I have to replace the seat, the material on it, or what? Any ideas of cost? I wont be leaving my window cracked anymore :( Rent a Mustang from your local Budget or Hertz, then trade seats! |
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I have seen a lot of these upholstery guys in action, and in fact my Uncle and Cousin own a shop in Canton, OH that does this type of thing. One quick trick that the guys that travel around to car lots use, is to take a very sharp razor blade, and scrape a few fibers from here and there ([i]carpeting included[/i]), and then weave and glue them into the area needing repaired... This will obviously only work with fabric seats, but when done properly, looks perfect! |
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Quoted: Dosen't that just bite? I've got a 2000 Trans am in perfect condition. Whenever I go to a store, I park as far away from everyone else as I possibly can, only to come out of the store to find some jerk has parked right next to me with a thousand other spaces around. EVERY TIME. I'm beginning to think my car has some magical powers that draws others to it. Although I did come out of a store once to find a guy in a cherry gto backing in next to me. He told me he knew he was safe parking next to my car. no. they do it to piss you off. vette drivers that park in the middle of 2 parking spots annoy me. So I park right next to them as if it was a normal parking spot. |
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Quoted: Typical smoker...I especially like it when you go to a parking lot and see piles of butts on the ground...Too stupid and lazy to go to the nearest trash can..Or throwing them out the car window..If it's such a disgusting habit and they can't stand to use their ashtray, maybe they should evaluate their habit...Those filters only stick around for about 1,000 years....My mom had just bought a new car several years ago, on the first day she owned it, a lady in the back seat not only burned a hole in the seat, but also in the roof liner..How considerate...I'm certain I'll be flamed by numerous persons on this site regarding my opinions on SOME smokers...I understand the addiction of people who started 40 years ago, but can someone explain to me why someone would START smoking today with all we know about the dangers???!!!I'm sorry you must deal with the result of this morons thoughtlessness. Now I'm going to sit back and take cover.... I agree 100%. If you want to smoke, that's your business and I don't have a problem with it, but please try and be considerate with your butts. Not to sound like an enviowacko, but cigarette butts do take like 10 lifetimes to decompose. Use the ashtrays and trashcans. Nothing pisses me off more than people carelessly tosses their butts out the window and on to the ground. |
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Quoted: Typical smoker...I especially like it when you go to a parking lot and see piles of butts on the ground...Too stupid and lazy to go to the nearest trash can..Or throwing them out the car window..If it's such a disgusting habit and they can't stand to use their ashtray, maybe they should evaluate their habit...Those filters only stick around for about 1,000 years....My mom had just bought a new car several years ago, on the first day she owned it, a lady in the back seat not only burned a hole in the seat, but also in the roof liner..How considerate...I'm certain I'll be flamed by numerous persons on this site regarding my opinions on SOME smokers...I understand the addiction of people who started 40 years ago, but can someone explain to me why someone would START smoking today with all we know about the dangers???!!!I'm sorry you must deal with the result of this morons thoughtlessness. Now I'm going to sit back and take cover.... Yes, we should ban smoking for people who were not smokers before 1965. Then we would have preban and postban smokers. That will do the trick because there is no reason someone would want to smoke. While we're at it, we can ban beer, too. I'm sick and tired of all the cans and boxes that get thrown on my county road by beer drinkers. Besides, there's no reason for people to drink beer knowing about the liver damage and all. |
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Thanks for the light Spectre, my zippo was low on fluid. As for the owners of nice cars getting miffed when they park waaaaaaaaay out away from everyone else only to return with some "yo-yo" parked next to them, well, you should take this as a compliment. Obviously someone thinks you're someone to be trusted not to ding their doors. When I'm wheeling around in my vintage iron I always look for the cleanest or nicest car I can and park next to them. As for the seat, if it were me I would either find another one in a salvage yard or just order an entire new skin for it. And I think it goes without saying that if I were to ever have this happen to me the offender wouldn't make it out of the lot without at least a good whuppin. |
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Heh... So I'm not the only one who's experienced the 'Muscle Car = A-hole magnet' effect... With my old Firebird, I actually caught some kid SITTING ON MY HOOD EATING LUNCH! And even wierder people (usually driving Hondas manage to find you on the road... I also parked way out wherever (except at work, due to security issues, and that's where I caught the hood-munching punk), and found that my car attracts people to park by me... The 93 Trans Am I just brought home will probably have a similar effect (although if I catch some kid using it for a park bench...), so... |
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You are really lucky that's all the asshole did . People have no respect for ANYTHING today. THANK YOU FUCKING LIBERALS WHO LET ANYTHING HAPPEN IF IT FEELS GOOD TO YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HOPE YOU ALL ROT IN HELL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [X][X][X][X][X][X][X][X][X][X][X][X][X][X][X][X][X][X][X][X] |
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Moron magnet here. I parked my new Yukon in the BFE section of Home Depot on a Saturday. It was crowded, but I was about 20 spaces farther from the store than then closest car. I was in and out in 5 minutes, and I walk towards my car, and it's GONE. Can't see it, nothing but a big, ratty, dented panel truck. I run over, and this fvckhead has parked RIGHT next to me, I mean he was on my side of the line. No other cars for 15 or so spaces. Unfortunatly, at that time I had a hacking fit, and would have choked except that I was able to cough out huge amounts of phlegm, over and over, on his window, door handle, mirror and windshield. I have a rule not to screw with other people's stuff, but he intentionally parked on top of me and my gesture, while disgusting, was temporary. |
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If you want it to look like new you have two options, replace the seat, or go to a cusom place and have the seat repaired. I had the driver's seat reupholstered in my 1987 Buick GN and had to go custom due to the age, you'd probably have better luck at the dealership. Remember it may be covered by insurance. |
| I don't think anyone could argue that having a beer will destroy your liver.Least of all me. I don't think that anyone would believe that any amount of smoke isn't harmful to your lungs. Lets not compare apples and oranges here. Also, lets hope that you don't think it's OK to drink beer in a moving vehicle and then toss the can out the window. Last time I checked it was perfectly legal to smoke in a car, all I'm saying is don't be a slob and toss the butt out the window. Please have some class and use the ashtray. You lose me on the pre ban post ban nonsense. And yes, I too am tired of cleaning the butts, beer cans, and Dairy Queen containers off my front lawn..... |
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Quoted: You guys should all just put signs on the windows reminding people that they shouldn't park next to you because your cars/trucks are so special. [<(] You all seem to bitch even if someone parks next to you but doesn't hit or dent your vehicle. No, it's a matter of common courtesy, which is in short supply these days. Those of us who take pride in our expensive vehicles KNOW the guys who park up close are going to hit us with their doors. So we go to the trouble of parking way out where nobody wants to park, so nobody will hit our cars. Then some fuckstick, self appointed "parking lot ninja" equalizer types make it a point to park RIGHT next to us. With the amount of more convenient parking avaiable closer to the store, one can only take from this that they are trying to make some kind of point, which is fine with me, as long as they wipe the lung butter off their hands. I'm not defending the jerks who park in the closest TWO spaces, taking them both up with their precious ride, I hate that, too. But the guys here are talking about parking in the farthest part of the lot and minding their own business. |