Category: car interiors
- Can Car Seats With Side Airbags Be Reupholstered?
Seats with side airbags can be reupholstered, but the seams over the airbag must still let it deploy. Here is what US recalls show and what to ask.
- How Indian Heat, Dust and Monsoon Wear Car Leather
What sun, dust and monsoon humidity do to car leather in India, how finishes differ, and what to ask before you commission an interior.
- Ventilated or Just Perforated? How to Tell Before You Buy
Perforated leather is a surface treatment, while ventilation is a system. Here is how to tell them apart and what to ask before you pay for either.
- Inside a Ventilated Car Seat: Layers, Holes and Stitching
How a ventilated car seat is built, from the perforated leather cover to the spacer layer and fan, and why seams near the holes need extra care.