Whats with this Seat bolster on this GTS for sale??

[Chinook47]

Well i am in the market for a GTS and came across this one but the seat bolster looks like it has some sort of growth on it. Anyone seen this before? I havent gotten a chance to see it in person yet.

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[LifeIsGood]

A little acne medication will take care of that...

 

[alpine7822]

Looks like someone didn't know how to enter/exit a Viper correctly...or had them recovered by the 10th grade home-ec class.

 

[dave6666]

Maybe a deformity from having something wedged in there? But like what?

Anyway, if the car has white hoods vents jump on it. They are very rare and highly desirable.

 

[Vipuronr]

Agree....looks like a bad re-upholster job or could be defective (not likely) padding/stitching issue. But, nobody would accept a new car like that and it would never be allowed to leave the factory looking like that.

I would also check carefully under that side of the car, as you never know!

 

[Chinook47]

It’s a low mileage car 7k miles, cant imagine them looking that bad from improper exiting already? Is there some kind of hard support in there such as a metal stiffener or something that came loose and is trying to escape?

I will have to give them a call and see what the deal is.

Dave: been looking for one with white vents but they are very
rare, possibly one of a kind?

 

[dave6666]

Dave: been looking for one with white vents but they are very rare, possibly one of a kind?

They could be just that rare. Maybe I have the only one ever built.

 

[LiquoRT/10]

Sometimes when exiting my car I use the bolster to push myself out.
Mine doesn't look like that but I can see how that might happen if you did it all the time. The leather would stretch.

 

[Chinook47]

They could be just that rare. Maybe I have the only one ever built.

Its probably better for everyone if it stays that way

J/K im jealous not matter what color your hood vents..

I sent them an email asking for better pictures and to tell me what was going on. Didnt feel like calling and dealing with a dealership while im at work here. I will let you know what i find out.

 

[ViperTony]

Nothing a little Preparation H can't solve.

 

[AZTVR]

It’s a low mileage car 7k miles, cant imagine them looking that bad from improper exiting already? Is there some kind of hard support in there such as a metal stiffener or something that came loose and is trying to escape?

There is no hard support there anywhere near the surface. If it has not been reworked, I can only imagine that the underlying foam has collapsed or has been pushed out of place like LiquoRT/10 suggested.

 

[Rollin4]

If you buy the car....head straight for the emergency room!!!!!!!!

 

[Lawrenzo]

I saw that on a 2001 GTS I was looking to buy. The original owner said that it simply collapsed over time

I would go with the pushed in theory when exiting the car as well.

 

[viper k]

vipuronr i agree will said

 

[luc]

When i first got my car, I used the bolster to make it easier to get out, end result being that I teared up the bolster in less than 1 year ( BTW the bolster is not made of leather but of vinyl)
I had the seat back replaced under warranty and since then i have been using the latch on the door jam instead of the bolster
luc 00GTS

Sometimes when exiting my car I use the bolster to push myself out.
Mine doesn't look like that but I can see how that might happen if you did it all the time. The leather would stretch.

 

[mjorgensen Woodhouse]

I have some take out GTS seats if you need something just call and I will see what we can work out.

 

[Chinook47]

Well thanks for all the replies, I called the guy (salesman at a dealership) and he had this very hard to understand Russian accent, I asked about the seat and all he could say was “its fine! Very nice car”. I asked him to email me some pictures of it up close and haven’t heard back yet, been a couple days. Guess i won’t be checking out that GTS.

 

[Tom F&L GoR]

Just watch the owner and see how they get in and out.

 

[Dom426h]

anyoneelse besides me think that it is just plain ridiculous passing up looking at a car for something minor like this?

whats next, the floor mats are scuffed up?, give me a break...


my seats dont look the greatest having 46Kmiles on em, but its the last of my worries considering i let anyone and everyone sit in my viper because i love my viper's fans. Its not like im gonna be an ass and yell at them for getting out the wrong way or anything. The only thing i say is to the girls to try not to scrape the sidesills with their heals, and im sure to help em in and out

Maybe i'll have the seats re-leathered sometime down the road, no big deal.

 

[Chinook47]

anyoneelse besides me think that it is just plain ridiculous passing up looking at a car for something minor like this?

whats next, the floor mats are scuffed up?, give me a break...


my seats dont look the greatest having 46Kmiles on em, but its the last of my worries considering i let anyone and everyone sit in my viper because i love my viper's fans. Its not like im gonna be an ass and yell at them for getting out the wrong way or anything. The only thing i say is to the girls to try not to scrape the sidesills with their heals, and im sure to help em in and out

Maybe i'll have the seats re-leathered sometime down the road, no big deal.

It's not the seat problem as to why i will pass up on it, its the salesman/dealership who was rude and didnt want to provide any of the information that i was asking about. Never recieved any high res photos of the car that i asked for and never returned my last phone call. Ohh well, theres more out there for sale and i would rather buy from someone who knows a little more about the car they are selling, hopefully a VCA member..

 

[viperB]

Hey chinook47,I have a 2001 sapphire blue with silver strips that i'll sell for $42,000 firm.It's my second viper and it only has 9,340 miles.It's in great condition.

 

[Chinook47]

Hey chinook47,I have a 2001 sapphire blue with silver strips that i'll sell for $42,000 firm.It's my second viper and it only has 9,340 miles.It's in great condition.

You have a PM

 

[Camfab]

anyoneelse besides me think that it is just plain ridiculous passing up looking at a car for something minor like this?

whats next, the floor mats are scuffed up?, give me a break...


my seats dont look the greatest having 46Kmiles on em, but its the last of my worries considering i let anyone and everyone sit in my viper because i love my viper's fans. Its not like im gonna be an ass and yell at them for getting out the wrong way or anything. The only thing i say is to the girls to try not to scrape the sidesills with their heals, and im sure to help em in and out

Maybe i'll have the seats re-leathered sometime down the road, no big deal.

I passed on a car because the seat had elongation marks in the vinyl where it was stitched. Everyone's description of a perfect car is different. I met guys here who won't drive their car because it's dirty, then wash it and won't drive it cause it's clean. Some guys want to buy a modded car, some like me would never touch a modded car, even though I'll end up modding it myself. It all depends on how the car crazy genes were embedded in you.

 

[Dom426h]

I met guys here who won't drive their car because it's dirty, then wash it and won't drive it cause it's clean.

Touché

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