You don’t have a spare front cushion, so isn’t it unlikely anyone else will have one? But I’m sure someone here will have the name of a breaker’s yard equivalent. I hope you find one.
Or a re-upholstery business? You don’t say why you want to replace the one you have.
I fear you are going to have a long and arduous journey through the internet emailing a load of caravan breakers.
Good luck in your endeavours.
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Remember, if you buy something you bought it, not brought it.
It doesn't look so much damaged as stained in the photo, and a decent upholstery cleaner should deal with that, even the cost of a professional valet would likely be reasonable compared to buying a replacement cushion with shipping costs IF you could find one.
You don't say what year your van is, that may have a bearing on availability, old van parts being rarer.
Sadly a long haul ahead of trawling through breakers to find one I fear if replacement is your choice.
Upholstery can be VERY year/model specific, as one of the few parts actually custom made for and unique to particular caravans, and a 'fashion item' at that, so upholstery patten potentially changed each year as vans are facelifted for the new season!
Certainly an idea if you don't have damage, and yes you could cover in the meantime.
But you are only masking something that would potentially lose £££'s when trading in or selling.
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Quote: Originally posted by mjh73 on 24/10/2025
Cushion covers from sites like Temu/Ebay etc. can be an effective and cheap method. We put some on ours to ensure we don't have the same issue as you!
A bit shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted in your case I know, but also a good way of covering unsightly marks if they bother you.
Much the same as mjh73, I use cheap(ish) throws over my cushions to protect them. Done that since I acquired my van at circa 2 years old, as aware of difficulty and cost of replacing OEM upholstery and wanting to protect it! Motivated by having a dog and some very 'mucky' friends who rival babies for spreading their food around after a bevy or two - friends, not dog that is, dog is MUCH better behaved!!
An email to Swift with the model and year of your caravan might get you the name of the upholstery fabric which you could then look for online. Any good upholsterer would be able to re-cover it for you.
If you can’t find the exact fabric then it might be worth choosing a new fabric that you like and getting the whole front reupholstered. If the underlying foam is also damaged you can get custom cut foam from many online suppliers.
I remember a few years ago there was a problem with the firmness of the foam in some Swift Caravans, and people were talking about a company that provided a better replacement foam. If you search the Internet, you’ll probably find those discussions on some of the caravanning forums.
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Topic: Swift Challenger 580 front cushion
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