[sashebby]

Hello,
I posted a while back about my 08 Frontier cloth seats exhibiting pre-mature wear (fraying) on the driver's side back about 2-3 inches up from the seat base. I finally got around to taking my truck in today to the dealer to have them look at it (I'm on my second seat - first one did the same thing). The Service Mgr. that helped me said his Frontier does the same thing, and that he had a fix for it. He proceeded to take a cigarette lighter out of his pocket and run the flame back and forth over the frayed area, saying that this would burn off the fraying! While his "fix" did seem to melt/burn away the fraying, I couldn't believe this guy was actually taking a lighter to my seat. He said that when any fraying reappears, simply run a lighter flame over the affected area to eliminate the frayed appearance. I left the truck there as I'm having a couple of other things done (Lord help me) and am anxious to see the "fix" in good light. I'll bet this guy would have a solution to the Gulf Oil spill.........

 

[roastbeef]

i always thought it was "fire in the hole." huh.

 

[sashebby]

Roastbeef, while "fire in the hold" is a nauticle term, I'm hoping "fire in the hole" isn't the end result on my driver's seat...............

 

[Jordo]

i always thought it was "fire in the hole." huh.

Damn you!!!

I saw the title and was excited to correct it. I say this enough that it will prolly be on my tomb stone.

 

[lowEnuff]

dam good luck with the fixings

 

[roastbeef]

Roastbeef, while "fire in the hold" is a nauticle term, I'm hoping "fire in the hole" isn't the end result on my driver's seat...............

i see.

 

[frontire]

Although I don't use a cigarette lighter to treat the fraying on my seats, I have found that cigarette lighters come in handy when you are cutting nylon or polyester rope and stripping electrical wires when you don't have tools or a knife.

 

[NismoFrontier08]

Hmmm.... Yeah I've used a lighter to trim away fraying strings and what not but I wouldnt expect to take my truck to the dealer and have them do it. Let alone in front of me. Thats just ballsy. I hope you dont have anything else loose in the truck or your gonna be driving around in one big piece of ash! :laugh:

 

[Jordo]

:laugh: You should have said, Hey your hair is a little fringy. Let me see that lighter?:laugh:

 

[domoMKIV]

This is a great thread.
If your lightbulb goes out he might jam a screwdriver through the lense because its easier than going into the engine bay.

 

[Sangster]

you should call him back and make him buy you a new pair of pants to replace the ones that now have ash stains on them. lol

 

[mrgrayaz]

Hold fires are nothing to laugh about, indeed, especially if it makes it to the magazine. Then the situation gets blown sky high...so to speak.



Balsy service manager for sure.