Seat cushion- OEM, Durofoam or eBay special?

[Plimbob]

Dub,

I did it about 3 years ago and 60k. I'm not a big dud, about 205. Yup, he built up the cushion because the edge toward the door was breaking down. At the time I couldn't find an aftermarket and I didn't want to spend the $$ for OE cushion.

I'll snap a picture and post it. It has held up pretty well.

 

[iamdub]

Dub,

I did it about 3 years ago and 60k. I'm not a big dud, about 205. Yup, he built up the cushion because the edge toward the door was breaking down. At the time I couldn't find an aftermarket and I didn't want to spend the $$ for OE cushion.

I'll snap a picture and post it. It has held up pretty well.

I'd like to see that. It'd be good documentation here to see how 60K on the eBay cover wears.

 

[Plimbob]

Dub, I get a picture posted tomorrow, sorry for the delay got tied on some things and forgot.
Tim

 

[The Raven]

I just steamed both front seat bottoms. If the foam isn’t coming apart or falling apart they will steam and stay just fine. I’ve been doing it for years. They puffed up so well, I steamed the leather a bit to get them back over the bolsters. Before it felt like I was kinda falling to the left when driving, now it’s just right.

Easiest approach by far - steaming "resets" the cushions. They will compress again just like any other new cushion will, but at least you won't have spent $100+ per cushion for new replacements. Granted, steaming doesn't fix tears or holes.

 

[Denaliz]

I got really lucky and found a deal on the GM/oem one on eBay. I would just make sure if going eBay you confirm via the listing and photos it’s gm and not aftermarket

 

[Geotrash]

Easiest approach by far - steaming "resets" the cushions. They will compress again just like any other new cushion will, but at least you won't have spent $100+ per cushion for new replacements. Granted, steaming doesn't fix tears or holes.

Does passing spicy burrito farts hot enough to singe hair qualify as steaming the seats?

 

[The Raven]

Does passing spicy burrito farts hot enough to singe hair qualify as steaming the seats?

If you've got enough to cover the entire cushion, then yes. Or if you have the accuracy to be able to target the problem spots, then you might be able to make that work too.

 

[Geotrash]

Significant disappointment here with the eBay foam cushion. It looks like it was already used. The outside (left) bolster is significantly lower than the inside bolster. See picture below. Contacting the seller - not happy at all. Don't waste your money with this clown, folks! Seller was autoparts-tom.

For 07-14 Chevy Silverado GMC Sierra 1500 2500HD Driver Bottom Seat Foam Cushion | eBay

Driver Bottom Seat Foam Cushion Fits 2007-2013 Silverado, Sierra, Tahoe, Suburban, Avalanche, Yukon. 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Chevy Silverado. 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 GMC Sierra.

www.ebay.com

 

[iamdub]

Significant disappointment here with the eBay foam cushion. It looks like it was already used. The outside (left) bolster is significantly lower than the inside bolster. See picture below. Contacting the seller - not happy at all.

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An identifying numbers on it? I'm wondering if someone sent the seller their used one as a "returned new one".

 

[Sparksalot]

Easiest approach by far - steaming "resets" the cushions. They will compress again just like any other new cushion will, but at least you won't have spent $100+ per cushion for new replacements. Granted, steaming doesn't fix tears or holes.

How are you steaming them?

 

[Geotrash]

An identifying numbers on it? I'm wondering if someone sent the seller their used one as a "returned new one".

No, not that I can see. My guess is that it's one made by them but was returned after being used for several months and the customer was pissed because it didn't hold up. Going to order from the Seat Shop instead.

 

[Plimbob]

Here are the pictures of the leather replacement bottom seat cover on my 07, I had it replaced about 60k ago. You,ll notice in the back where it is short and the non-leather gray material is showing (Pix 2). Like I said previously, the guy I had do it, built up the cushion some so it may have cause it to come up short in the back?

The leather has held up pretty.

 

[iamdub]

Here are the pictures of the leather replacement bottom seat cover on my 07, I had it replaced about 60k ago. You,ll notice in the back where it is short and the non-leather gray material is showing (Pix 2). Like I said previously, the guy I had do it, built up the cushion some so it may have cause it to come up short in the back?

The leather has held up pretty.

That's a lot of "short". Even though the cushion was built up, it should be squashed by the cover once it was wrapped. The cover doesn't stretch nearly as much as the cushion compresses and it wraps around and hooks to the seat pan. Or maybe it was REALLY tight and the cover stretched over time from the cushion pushing out on it?

Aside from that, I agree- the material looks to be holding up great. Thanks for the pics and input!

 

[91RS]

No, not that I can see. My guess is that it's one made by them but was returned after being used for several months and the customer was pissed because it didn't hold up. Going to order from the Seat Shop instead.

Is the OEM one discontinued? I don't have any experience with TSS cushions but I'm not crazy happy with the one seat cover I bought but the OEM is discontinued so unless I could make a passenger seat cover work on the driver seat, I'm stuck. And it cost twice what the OEM one would have cost.

 

[Geotrash]

Is the OEM one discontinued? I don't have any experience with TSS cushions but I'm not crazy happy with the one seat cover I bought but the OEM is discontinued so unless I could make a passenger seat cover work on the driver seat, I'm stuck. And it cost twice what the OEM one would have cost.

No, I think it's available but Rock Auto doesn't carry it, and after searching through the gmpartscenter website for 20 minutes and finding everything but that particular cushion in 20+ pages of matching search hits, and hearing people have good results with the seat shop cushion, I just went that way because of convenience.

 

[The Raven]

How are you steaming them?

There are several different ways...

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=steaming+seat+cushions

I just use a commercial steamer that I bought on ebay (cost me $35).

 

[Geotrash]

There are several different ways...

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=steaming+seat+cushions

I just use a commercial steamer that I bought on ebay (cost me $35).

Watching some of those videos really shows how effective the steaming technique is. Very cool. I will give this a try on the old cushion and keep it as a spare.

 

[pwtr02ss]

I have a new oem foam cushion and new oem seat cover sitting here waiting to be installed. If you guys need any specific pics, I can send them. @iamdub and @Geotrash both have my digits

As far as them being discontinued, I purchased two foams and two covers a couple months ago. This is for the non cooled seats (no perforation). I got them from malouf Chevrolet. One for the avalanche and one for casey's 08 Yukon

 

[Geotrash]

I have a new oem foam cushion and new oem seat cover sitting here waiting to be installed. If you guys need any specific pics, I can send them. @iamdub and @Geotrash both have my digits

As far as them being discontinued, I purchased two foams and two covers a couple months ago. This is for the non cooled seats (no perforation). I got them from malouf Chevrolet. One for the avalanche and one for casey's 08 Yukon

Thanks @pwtr02ss.

Got home to Richmond today and the new durofoam pad was waiting for me. It’s legit and unused Planning to do the job Sunday afternoon.

 

[iamdub]

I just now ordered a new leather bottom and center console cover from these guys:

2007-2014 Chevy Tahoe LTZ Genuine Leather Driver Bottom Replacement Cover Tan | eBay

Custom OEM-style replacement seat cover for 2007–2014 Chevy Tahoe LTZ front seats in Tan genuine leather. WHY CHOOSE US AUTO NATION? 25+ years making factory-match OEM-replacement seat covers in our own Houston, TX factory. We use only top-quality automotive materials. 700,000+ happy...

www.ebay.com

Supposedly doesn’t fit the ‘07 Yukon Denali but we’ll see! I’ll plan to do the work this coming weekend.

Did you ever post up your results and assessment of this cover? I wanna say you did but I can't remember.