Leather wear

Hi there,

Just to let you know if you hadn't sorted it, my Zed also had the same problem from wear where I was getting in and out on exactly the same spot and nearly a year old. I took it back to BMW and they re-leathered the whole seat for me! Was quite taken back as they said they were going to repair it but that was a total replacement!

Give the Warrenty a go and Good luck!
 
I have the same wear on the seat as well. Here is before and afters.

Before

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after

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What do you think?
 
Multiple coats of black shoe polish dabbed and buff with at terrycloth towel. It does not rub off on clothes, does not shine and is a good color match. Just put conditioneer on after it drys for 6 hours. I liked what happened. Most likely will need to do again at some point. :idunno:
 
fire-n-ice said:
IMZ4N: Is that the passenger seat?
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No, that is a pic of the drivers seat. The back part is where I was getting the wear. The passenger side had it as well, just not as bad ( less use ).

It works well for me at this point. I will see how it holds up on our trip. I will report back when we get back.

3 years of wear and 96k miles.
 
I just got my car back a couple of days ago. it took 3 days to get the seats done and now they look brand new. :D :thumbsup:
Well, golly gee, they should after being re-upholstered. The only problem is that the guys put in more padding than I think originally came with the car, so I have less bolster and I sit higher in the car. Nope, I can't adjust the seats any further then they are already. Oh, when they unplug the seats, the airbag light comes on, so i ahd to get that reset as well.
 
Cool Z4

That issue puts some people to thinking. :scratchhead: Yes,Yes, I know, I know, Thinking just gives me headaches. :headbang: :dizzy:

I guess you could always let the new wife drive. :driving: :fuelfire: :stir: :poke:
 
i am not a fan of leather seats. they are hot in the summer and cold in the winter. i cry when they get cut or scratched. i also have to be very careful about ingress and egress from the car and hate thinking about it every time i go and drive. the only good aspect about leather is that it looks great and emitts the wonderful BMW leather aroma.

i have the m sport leather seats and have leather wear on my side bolsters on both seats.


i dont want to get any of thoes one size fits all ugly print tacky wal-mart seat covers. im wondering if there are any places/websites that sells seat covers specifically for the M sport seats.

any finds??
 
Premature wear on these leather seats is undoubtedly a warranty issue. I had the full cover replaced under warranty on the M3 when it was 2 years old for exactly the same wear on the bolster. Over on BM3W there were plenty of others who did the same.

Don't accept a refusal from your dealer because there's no way that the leather should wear like that on a car of that age, persevere and they will replace it. Either that or go to a more sympathetic dealer. It's a known issue with BMW nappa leather which simply isn't up to the job.
 
IMZ4N said:
Multiple coats of black shoe polish dabbed and buff with at terrycloth towel. It does not rub off on clothes, does not shine and is a good color match. Just put conditioneer on after it drys for 6 hours. I liked what happened. Most likely will need to do again at some point. :idunno:
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Cool. So it worked huh Bob? Looks GREAT! I'll be following soon 8)
 
Hubby rubs his jeans on the driver's seat of my Z4. He is not a thin guy and has a bad back so getting in and out of my Z is difficult for him.

Has anyone purchased BMW seat covers for their Z?
 
Z4 Fetish said:
Hubby rubs his jeans on the driver's seat of my Z4.
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That's a funny Fetish?! :rofl:

I remember someone had seat covers that were black with red trim, but I forget who it was...
 
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