Bailey unicorn 111 seat cushions
Has any one had trouble with Unicorn Cadiz front seat cushions going soft and leaving indents
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Its a well known problem across the Pegasus and Unicorn range.
Speak to your dealer - there is a replacement / fix0 -
We have a Pegasus and the cushions are not the same material as the Unicorn range, and have not had the same problem , what year is your Cadiz as the material used in the early models was changed ,speak to your dealer if is still under warranty
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I have a 2016 unicorn 3 Madrid and I also have ongoing problems with the seat cushions and back rests going soft and leaving indents.
The inside of the cushions have been replaced once but after a 2 week holiday they have again become misshapen. I am currently waiting to hear back from my dealer who is contacting Bailey, it took 6 weeks last time & I don't expect it will be any quicker this time.
The replacement foam is a slightly different design to the original, but still misshapes. It has a kind of honeycomb structure, and I believe it is being used to reduce manufacturing costs and weight.
A company called Belfield make the inserts on Baileys behalf.They are a company who make furnishings for the caravan industry, I have spoken to them and more substantial fillings are available but they put in what Bailey specify. I asked Belfield if I could get a more substantial foam and they recommended a spring encapsulated foam at a cost of £327!
I am hoping Bailey will meet the cost of replacing the foam with a more substantial product.
Rather worryingly I recently went to my local dealers to have a look at the new Unicorn 4, and they are using the same foam as in the Unicorn 3 so I don't think this problem is going to go away anytime soon.0 -
We have exactly the same problem in our Madrid S3 with both the seat cushions and back rests. The seat cushions showed indents after only 3 trips out. The dealer has been sent photos and raised the issue with Bailey, as we use the van once a month we have agreed to return all the cushions in November for replacement. Must say the bed is a bit uncomfortable with the dips in the cushions.
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This has been raised before and at that time, I posted my solution to the identical problem we had with our 2015 Barcelona, after about 6 months. Having discussed it with my dealer, he advised that they could be changed under warranty but that the replacement foam wouldn't be much better. I decided to bite the bullet and went to a local upholstery firm who re-filled the cushions with a high-quality foam - but at a cost of £250. This company, based in Bridlington specialises in caravan upholstery and advised that this was a common problem across all makes and wasn't just a cost issue - but also one concerned with weight saving. I have to say that the new cushions are far heavier now than the originals, but the problem has been sorted and two years on, we don't have a problem.
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When I was looking for our present caravan we did look at a couple of Baileys (no idea which) but didn't think much of the seating and went for a Lunar Clubman instead. Looking at those cushions on such a recent caravan and after so little usage would put me right off. Our present caravan has been used for 700 nights so far and the seating is fine.
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Con - it was Ian Watson Upholstery - 20 Church Green, Bridlington, YO16 7JX, 01262 609892.
It's only a small place but they did a good job and it only took a couple of days or so. As I said, he told me that they had seen a lot of this problem - across all makes and I think you will be horrified when you see the original foam - as he was! Be warned though - it does increase the weight significantly but with a T/A Barcelona. I wasn't too concerned.
Yes, I could have got into a protracted argument with the dealer / Bailey but given what I had spent on the van, £250 wasn't a lot to sort the problem once and for all.
Richard
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Con - PS - the £250 was just for the two seat bases - I didn't bother with the backrests which weren't too bad - so the £327 quote from Bellfield isn't far off the mark.
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