Drivers seat airbag replacement

[snaffah]

Hi,

Anyone have any experience replacing the drivers seat airbag? Possible or is it a whole replacement of the seat the only option? Thanks in advance for any advice.

- Steve

 

[samuelsmithy]

Hey Steve, did you figure out any solution for this? I'm looking for one myself and the information out there about this is almost nonexistent unfortunately =/

 

[snaffah]

Hi, it can be replaced. you have to take the seat out of the car, take the back off the seat, take off the leather cover, remove the blown bag, replace it, have the cover re-sewn, re assemble and put it all back in. not super complicated but a bit of a pain. Let me know if you have any other questions.

 

[A.N. Gineer]

How do you close up the airbag with the "vegan" seat surface when the region the airbag exited is a controlled rip in the, gasp for using the peasant term, "vinyl"? The objective in my case is restoration, not merely stuffing a new bag in and darning the seat like a sock.

Does Tesla sell seat covers where you can slip them over the seat foam after removing the old stuff?