Creased leather seats
Quick question, my driver's seat shows horrible signs of wear, and the car's still under warranty till next year. When I brought it up to the dealer to suggest replacement they said I was "normal wear." i took a loaner, and it too had slight wear (2011 G37 sport w/11k). I read somewhere in this forum though that someone had luck with getting the dealer to replace. My '08 G35x only has 30k. My M Roadster in comparison is 11 years old, double the miles, and the leather shows very minimal wear.
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I got mine replaced from a TSB tear in the left side bolster
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I had mine replaced, but that was because the last owner crushed the foam in the seat which caused it to wrinkle....
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really? I had no idea these could be replaced.
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Hmmm. Mine only has 17k and the passenger seat has a few pronounced annoying creased on the bottom right. Never even thought to ask to get that replaced under warranty.
No real insight as to why they wear so quickly. I just assumed the woman who had leased my car previously had a fat son or husband bending the little part that goes up in front corner. |
Are you conditioning the leather? If it dries out and gets brittle its more likely to show signs of wear. Using a soft cleaner (like diluted woolite) followed by a nice leather conditioner (i.e. lexol) twice a year will help keep the leather soft and less likely to show signs of wear.
Doesn't help much if the PO weighed 500lbs though. |
Absolutely. I use both the Lexol leather cleaner spray on microfiber, and Lexol wipes, but I usually do it about once a month. Hopefully I'm not overdoing it, but the car gets driven a lot for work. I know I could also get the leather refinished at a shop, or worse case, get a seat cover at my local car wash, lol.
@ Tian: I'll need to look into the TSB to see if I can have the dealer replace. |
please post TSB #!
my left side seat bolster foam seems to have lost its shape and i can feel the foam popping out of place. is that a commom problem? |
I'm having my driver's seat bottom replaced for this very reason. The foam is collapsing.
However, the seat bottoms are on back-order from Japan. It'll be a couple more weeks before it comes in. I just pointed it out to the service advisor. She said she'd have the techs look at it and, sure enough, they're replacing it. They didn't mention a TSB in my case. |
Originally Posted by txdave13
(Post 6124793)
I'm having my driver's seat bottom replaced for this very reason. The foam is collapsing.
However, the seat bottoms are on back-order from Japan. It'll be a couple more weeks before it comes in. I just pointed it out to the service advisor. She said she'd have the techs look at it and, sure enough, they're replacing it. They didn't mention a TSB in my case. |
damn i also have the same problem , but if the dealer can exchange them i will find out, and let u guys know
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took it into a dealership yesterday and they wanted to restuff the left leg bolster the part was about $375 just for the foam plus labor i might try another dealership before i go ahead with the repairs doesnt seem like they replace the seat right away.
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Originally Posted by ericks_G
(Post 6124732)
please post TSB #!
my left side seat bolster foam seems to have lost its shape and i can feel the foam popping out of place. is that a commom problem? |
Originally Posted by ericks_G
(Post 6126891)
took it into a dealership yesterday and they wanted to restuff the left leg bolster the part was about $375 just for the foam plus labor i might try another dealership before i go ahead with the repairs doesnt seem like they replace the seat right away.
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