With the "special" adhesive being delivered via DHL tomorrow morning, here is the first design of the "Bolster Spyder". This little chap will have the adhesive applied to it and then fitted to my Z3 for the next 6 months. The shape will require some fine tuning which I can only achieve once I can position it and have it stay in position without the need of multiple hands. It is of a size and shape which will allow it to be used on practically any vehicle seat bolster whilst being suitable for LHD or RHD cars by simply rotating the Spyder through 180 degrees.
The material in the pic below, is Vinyl (faux leather) which has the property of being slightly elastic laterally and flexible. The material is "heavy" duty .9mm, and a thinner vinyl is commonly available which is .6mm thick. I will be testing both options over a 6 month period with the car interior temperature allowed to raise to the 50 C.+ which is common here in S.A. as well as the durability / stability of "general daily driver" usage.
Since the Bolster Spyder is of a size that it will be able to be used on any vehicle with leather or Vinyl upholstery, it will have a wide acceptance with any car owner interested in preserving the interior finish of the car whether for re-sale purposes or for aesthetic preservation and avoidance of the bolster deterioration which is commonly encountered.
At this time the estimated price of a packaged set of 2, but excluding postage will be around £.20. This means that for a mere £10.00 per seat per year, one will be able to preserve the seat bolsters in an as new condition indefinitely.
Finally, it is specifically designed to be removed and re-positioned multiple times much like a "Post-it" sticker, without any adhesive residue or negative effect on the seat upholstery material. This means it can be removed when interior cleaning of seats is required and then replaced, or if the car is on "show" the Spyder can be removed and then replaced afterwards.
