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Mike8253 · 12-11-2024, 02:36 PM

(Full disclosure, I've posted this on tiffinrvnetwork.com as well.)

As with many others, our DS and PS Captain Seats have seriously deteriorated leatherette seat coverings, and I intend to have new covers installed over the winter by Bauer RV Upholstery. In conversation with them, I provided pictures of the of the tags attached to the underside of each chair, but neither of the tags contain the numbers to identify the fabric colors used. So right now, I can only guess at the appropriate replacement covers. According to the build sheet, we selected Medium Leatherette (Buckskin) for the chairs and sofa at newmake (Interesting the sofa shows no sign of deterioration, so it's not being re-covered), but there is no indication on the two tags of any identifier for the Buckskin color. For any of you 2016 Open Road owners, do you have any info on your seat tags showing the fabric number for the Buckskin color. Please let me know if you do.

Thanks in advance,
Mike McMahon

Shawn Cole · 12-11-2024, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike8253

(Full disclosure, I've posted this on tiffinrvnetwork.com as well.)

As with many others, our DS and PS Captain Seats have seriously deteriorated leatherette seat coverings, and I intend to have new covers installed over the winter by Bauer RV Upholstery. In conversation with them, I provided pictures of the of the tags attached to the underside of each chair, but neither of the tags contain the numbers to identify the fabric colors used. So right now, I can only guess at the appropriate replacement covers. According to the build sheet, we selected Medium Leatherette (Buckskin) for the chairs and sofa at newmake (Interesting the sofa shows no sign of deterioration, so it's not being re-covered), but there is no indication on the two tags of any identifier for the Buckskin color. For any of you 2016 Open Road owners, do you have any info on your seat tags showing the fabric number for the Buckskin color. Please let me know if you do.

Thanks in advance,
Mike McMahon

I see the color is called Fawn and manufactured by Flexsteel. Their part number would be 299BUSR M45-70 FAWN. I hope this helps. If you have any more questions, please reach out to our parts dept.

ernieh · 12-12-2024, 01:07 AM

Flexsteel fabric info is a sticker, usually on the seat or seat base, not a tag. Bauer RV Upholstery in Iowa has a lot of Flexsteel fabrics and patterns. They can make the covers and send them to you. They did a really nice job on my armrests.

sbleiweiss · 12-12-2024, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ernieh

Flexsteel fabric info is a sticker, usually on the seat or seat base, not a tag. Bauer RV Upholstery in Iowa has a lot of Flexsteel fabrics and patterns. They can make the covers and send them to you. They did a really nice job on my armrests.

I am thinking about doing this too. How hard/easy was it to put the new covers on? I need seats and arm rests but not backs or skirts if the color match is good enough. Don't need couch either.

vettenuts · 12-12-2024, 08:12 AM

I am heading to Bauer in the spring for our front seats. We had the couch done in 2022. They told us at the time that our front seats wouldn't last even though they had new covers provided by Tiffin because they were the same as the original seat material. My recommendation is to get them all recovered while you're there because it's unfortunately only a matter of time before your couch will deteriorate like the front seats..

PS: The couch they recovered is absolutely beautiful.

G-Man562 · 12-12-2024, 09:32 AM

What is the cost estimate, my captain chairs as well as the dinette have quite a bit of deterioration

Mike8253 · 12-12-2024, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawn Cole

I see the color is called Fawn and manufactured by Flexsteel. Their part number would be 299BUSR M45-70 FAWN. I hope this helps. If you have any more questions, please reach out to our parts dept.

Thanks for your interest and reply. I've forwarded the information you provided to Bauer RV Upholstery and am waiting for feedback from them.

Coincidentally, before seeing your reply, I had also sent an inquiry to Tiffin using the "Contact Owners Support" tab on your website, asking the same question and providing my VIN. I have yet to hear back from them. I was hoping that providing the VIN would connect me to the actual build records for the Open Road, and the specific fabric info. Hopefully I'll get a response from them today.

Mike8253 · 12-12-2024, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by G-Man562

What is the cost estimate, my captain chairs as well as the dinette have quite a bit of deterioration

Haven't gotten that far yet pending the info for the seat material, which I'm in the process of resolving.

Mike8253 · 12-12-2024, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ernieh

Flexsteel fabric info is a sticker, usually on the seat or seat base, not a tag. Bauer RV Upholstery in Iowa has a lot of Flexsteel fabrics and patterns. They can make the covers and send them to you. They did a really nice job on my armrests.

I went back to the coach today to see if I could find any add'l info per your reply (thanks for your reply!), but I saw nothing beyond what I previously described. I'm hoping Tiffin will be able to provide the specifics.

ernieh · 12-12-2024, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike8253

I went back to the coach today to see if I could find any add'l info per your reply (thanks for your reply!), but I saw nothing beyond what I previously described. I'm hoping Tiffin will be able to provide the specifics.

I missed mine the first 3 times that I looked. They were hidden in plain sight on the back of the base behind a wire harness.

vettenuts · 12-12-2024, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike8253

Haven't gotten that far yet pending the info for the seat material, which I'm in the process of resolving.

You don't want to use the Tiffin material unless you want the same problem again down the road. It's not true Ultraleather.

Bauer uses actual Ultraleather. If you call them, they will send material samples.

Mike8253 · 12-12-2024, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by vettenuts

You don't want to use the Tiffin material unless you want the same problem again down the road. It's not true Ultraleather.

Bauer uses actual Ultraleather. If you call them, they will send material samples.

Agreed. I've sent the info provided above by Shawn Cole at Tiffin to Bauer and they are in the process of getting samples to me. Key here is trying to match color of the new to be replacement covers as closely as possible with the existing material on the couch. We'll see how that works out.

dolphincar13 · 12-17-2024, 05:27 PM

Yes the material for the seats sofa and dinette was absolutely garbage. Bob tiffin had sent me the covers for the seats. And had said if I needed anything let him know. Well when I got around to do the seats because of health issues. It was out of warranty. They want 2 grand just to put those slip covers on. It’s all sewn up. I’m going to do myself. If you need there are videos on youtube

Nyckelrigger · 12-17-2024, 05:44 PM

I wouldn't worry about what Tiffin named your fabric.

We had our Flexsteel PS & DS seats recovered by Bauer two years ago. They sent us links to their fabric choices. We selected 4 choices to consider. Then they sent us small samples of the fabrics we selected. We were able to match the samples to the fabric on the seats.