Changing bottom seat cushion?

[hari-bhari]

Anyone have instructions on changing the bottom seat cushion for the drivers seat? Can’t seem to find anything online. I am hoping the entire seat doesn’t need to come out

 

[Willy’sEV]

A friend of mine had the seat bottom on drivers side replaced by the SC, a technician put an awl in the seat and punctured it.
According my friend it just pops out and is replace in seconds.

 

[hari-bhari]

Thanks for the reply, can anyone corroborate?

 

[android04]

You can find instructions and pictures in the service manual, which is free to access. service.tesla.com/user

 

[RMannino]

A friend of mine had the seat bottom on drivers side replaced by the SC, a technician put an awl in the seat and punctured it.
According my friend it just pops out and is replace in seconds.

Can you give me a ballpark cost for the replacement? I bought a used 2020 M3LR and the drivers seat is very stained with blue jeans. I don’t want to buy a seat cover set for just the drivers seat bottom.

 

[hari-bhari]

They wanted $775 -
185 for diagnosis
110 for install
440 for the part

The weird thing is that the original estimate was only 220 for the seat cushion bottom, but then they told me its the wrong one and have to order the right one for my car. I suspect that this may be because I have the "original" model 3 seats which have slightly different stitching. If its easy enough to install then I am going to by my own "newer style" bottom seat cushion and hope that the connectors are all the same.

 

[hari-bhari]

A friend of mine had the seat bottom on drivers side replaced by the SC, a technician put an awl in the seat and punctured it.
According my friend it just pops out and is replace in seconds.

The service manual details that the entire seat assembly has to be removed so the cushions can be unhooked from the bottom, seems like at least a few hours of work

 

[medphys3]

It's a bit labor intensive, but doable. And it's not a quick job.

Search on here for uncomfortable seats and you should find the links.

 

[medphys3]

Uncomfortable Front Seat(s) / Thigh Bolster Mod

Tesla isn’t selling a million+ cars a year with seats that cause bodily pain. You guys should seriously see a doctor or at least a physical therapist or massage therapist.

teslamotorsclub.com

 

[hari-bhari]

Thanks, yes I saw that. It is definitely doable but I don't think I'll have the time to do it. I am asking the SC if they are willing to put in the 'newer' cushion since it costs half as much. Otherwise I am SOL (my bottom cushion seat heater stopped working)