Liability question!

I hung went out with a girl yesterday, and she brought her baby seat and her little munchkin :D
 
I had a Guy come over last minute last night. 2012 Chevy 3500 tan interior. One of his employees spilled an entire 32 oz of coke in between the seats and center console.

He came pulled the seats, and installed them. I shampooed and steamed just the carpet, console, and 1 seat( leather).

2 hours and $125 later I was happy.


I don't always pull the seats, but before I do I check alldata for removal and installation procedure, torque settings, and if thread locker is used or not.

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How could a potential accident down the road be traced back to auto detailing?

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ken tuep said:
How could a potential accident down the road be traced back to auto detailing?

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The insurance company would hire a forensic engineer who specializes in accident reconstruction much like a cause and origin expert would determine how a fire originated.
 
Another problem is that the plastic electronic clips use for wiring the seats are prone to breaking
 
Paul Mitchell said:
The insurance company would hire a forensic engineer who specializes in accident reconstruction much like a cause and origin expert would determine how a fire originated.
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It would have to be one major claim for them to do that!
 
I watched a video about 3 weeks ago about changing the carpet in the entire car. They show how to remove the seats. It's a straightforward enough procedure, unplug the 2 electronics cables right behind the seat (Under it), unbolt from the back (and sometimes the front) and remove. You also need to unbolt the seatbelt on the side of the seat. Takes about 5-10 minutes to do.

I don't know what could be the danger of doing that (besides scratching the plastic part where the door closes... seats seems to be a very tight fit in the door area.

Putting them back on is a matter of doing everything in reverse order. Of course if you forget to plug something or re-install the seatbelt that would be a problem... but really, there are like 5 steps... make a checklist if that is too hard to remember ;)
 
you dont know what danger could come of unbolting a safety device from a vehicle could be??? I hope you're not serious.

I've changed a seatbelt in my old car before.. its not that its hard or anything. But i cannot imagine that those few extra crumbs or stains are worth the potential to damage or improperly install the seat or the seatbelt. If the seatbelt or side airbag (seat mounted) EVER malfunction, you could be held liable.

IMO theres very few instances where one would need to remove seats for detailing purposes. Any customer could be made to understand that the risk/reward is very slight. And i would recommend any detailer not to take on such a job, unless they are also an ASE tech and have access to the pubs and specs with the correct tools & torque wrenches to properly do the job. And I would also be sure I am thoroughly covered by insurance for such work.

Just my $.02
 
The problen is also that people are never willing to pay extra for you to remove seats. The people that want the seats removed think it is standard procedure. I mean...why not just remove the dash and door panels and center console too why youre at it? Because its insane! It borders on restoration except you dont get paid restoration prices...you get paid in peanuts
 
I just had a potential customer ask if I normally remove the seats. My response was " Normally it is not necessary but it can be done. I can do it if you like but it is time consuming and I would have to charge an hourly rate in order for it to be cost effective " . Here response was " well, if it's not usually necessary then I guess I don't need it". Exactly.
 
I came across a problem on the last car I did. I could not reach the area between the seat and the console no matter what I tried. My crevice tool on my new Rigic Pro Pack vacuum is pretty long but it's not long enough. I tried blowing it out with the steam cleaner but the dirt would not move. Anyone know of a trick to get longer reach with the vacuum cleaner for that spot?
 
Calendyr said:
I came across a problem on the last car I did. I could not reach the area between the seat and the console no matter what I tried. My crevice tool on my new Rigic Pro Pack vacuum is pretty long but it's not long enough. I tried blowing it out with the steam cleaner but the dirt would not move. Anyone know of a trick to get longer reach with the vacuum cleaner for that spot?
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I have a Dyson and the available accessory kit, and I discovered that the adapter from that kit will fit the orange hose that comes with the Ridgid Car Detailing kit. Now I can reach just about anywhere inside the car!
 
Ok thanks, I have to get the orange hose, just haven't been to home depot since I purchased the Rigid. I did not buy the hose then because the size listed on the box was different from the size of my hose but after emailing them they told me the hose is universal and will fix my model. I will bring it with me when I go purchase it make sure it's true ;)

I will see if I can get the Dyson accessory at the same time.
 
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