My trusty 12-year old '92 SL2, which still seems to be running along fine had a recent injury lately. Last night, while hopping into my car after leaving a party, I leaned back a little on my seat, and heard a loud snapping sound...
...No it wasn't from my spine, but from the car seat. Something broke in there! The top portion of the seat, about a foot or so from the top of the headrest to somewhere down the middle, simply bends back and forth. I don't know what caused it, but I have one of those lower back support cushions on my seat, which probably adds extra pressure to the seat, and also it was rather hot yesterday, so probably the plastic inside got brittle.
Now the burning dilemma: How do I get my seat repaired? I can still drive with that broken seat but fear in the event I get into a high-speed collission, I'd probably end up paralyzed due to whiplash, and I don't want that.
I know taking it to a Saturn dealer would entail a cost that's probably two times more than the actual car is worth, so forget that. What do I do? Go to a scrapyard? How much does a carseat cost? Or can it be repaired somehow?
My seat is a grey cloth seat.