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My partner, who is 29, has been suffering from MS for about four years. Recently her back has got worse and has trouble with the passenger seats. She is about five feet and three inches tall, and we are...
I have a 2002 Vauxhall Zafira which was converted to take a wheelchair which my wife uses for her mother. The rear passenger seat comes out, and it has a sort of turn and lift mechanism on the base of...
I have a Honda CR-V SE 2.2 2005 and I want to change my cloth seats for leather ones - would there be any problems like heated seats, airbags or electrics?
Last year I said goodbye to a much-loved 1992 Peugeot 405. Its replacement is a Focus Style, a good car but has rock hard uncomfortable seats. Does a manufacturer exist who makes replacement seats?
Recently retired we have been looking to change our 6-year-old Volvo V40 (winter package) for something slightly smaller. My husband has a problem with the ‘bucket’ seats as many of them are quite hard...
I recently bought a 2006 BMW 525d Touring with sport seats. Am I alone in finding these seats fairly uncomfortable? The backrest is totally without shoulder support, and longer journeys become a strain...
Can you recommend an upholstery cleaner for my 03 Toyota Avensis? I have tried using household detergent on the fabric seats and seem to have caused a worse mess than when I started. Many