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Kane1234!

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Hi Everyone
When I purchased my car 6 months ago the seats were in immaculate condition, but I am already noticing creasing on the driver side bolster (nearest the door)they are electric and I have the said bolsters right in so that they grip me as much as they go, could this be adding to this? Any advice here, I have purchased Auto Glym cleaner and cleanser but this doesn’t seem to help much?
Thanks all for any suggestions
 
If the bolster is as hard as it will go I would have thought that that would reduce any possible creasing, you haven’t said how old your car is, perhaps it’s been previously repaired/touched up and you have now worn the coating off?
Being leather they do tend to show crease lines.
 
They just wear quickly and easily. Chances are they were 'restored' before you got it.
Easily fixed with leather cleaner, dye and feed. Furniture Clinic stuff is well regarded and I have used it myself. Other brands are available.
 
It’s 10 years old but only had 30k on the clock it had been kept under a cover in a garage basically mint apart from some really annoying bird poo marks on the roof and boot which Iv not been able to shift, I will try the furniture stuff cheers , appreciate the advice
 
Colour is only on the surface, no depth to it.
I resorted to cream leather dye on my beige seats, but limited effect.
Sometimes i think a can of Ford beige car spray be just as good.

Also fit some of those cheap seat belt load spreaders to stop the rubbing of the seat where seat belt touches.
 
Having the bolster pumped as hard as it can go will cause creases.

Also the seats with alcantara on the upper sides are actually leather. The others (the majority) are pleather.
 
Kane1234! said:
It’s 10 years old but only had 30k on the clock
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My first E89 was 8 years old with 25k and still had a tatty driver's bolster. It cost around £40 and a little elbow grease to get it looking like new (almost).
 
I use this. I think it feeds the leather to stop it from becoming dry and then cracking & also restores the colour.
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Whatever you do, don't fall into the trap of 'taking it back to ...' and 'refinishing' et cetera. Clean it gently (Waitrose baby wipes), re-colour and condition (Gliptone - 'Liquid Leather', Conditioner).

Whatever damage you do, you will not be able to repair.
 
Busterboo said:
Usel said:
Also the seats with alcantara on the upper sides are actually leather. The others (the majority) are pleather.
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Really? :o
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Apparently
Leatherette was standard on early e89’s and only leather on the 35i
 
Chippie said:
Apparently
Leatherette was standard on early e89’s and only leather on the 35i
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In your profile it says your car has "kansas coral red leather". Both my cheapo 2 litres had "kansas leather".
Are you saying they were faux leather?

I have noticed on newer German (and other) cars, that the word 'sensico' is used a lot for seat coverings. Vinyl!
My £45k Audi has vinyl seats (or Sensico as they like to call it). :roll:

Like 'alcantara' is fake suede, but it sounds posh!
 
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This was from a US forum so may not apply to the UK
Just checked and it’s from the US 2010 specification brochure.
 
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