| twosomeca |
| Haven't even had it a week and don't even have 100 miles on it. First, the bad seat, which is the driver's seat, then the passenger seat. You tell me. |
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| twosomeca |
| Here's the passenger seat... |
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| twosomeca |
| I did talk to my sales rep, but he is new and doesn't know much about the brand yet. He is going to leave a note for service (they just closed about 45 minutes ago) for them to call me on Monday. I am a bit disappointed in this, but if they are willing to fix it, then I'll be content. The leather feels "cheap" to me. In the 2nd row, the seam of the seatback does not match up with the seat itself, so you can see that clothy looking stuff if you look hard enough. No big, but curious if other people have dealt with this and what the results were. Thanks in advance. |
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| hammermdx |
| The seat wrinkles are another Acura "feature" that many of us have. Do a search and you can see a ton of info on this topic. I do remember one member having their front seats re-stuffed and that seemed to minimize the wrinkling. Very sad that Acura still hasn't addressed this problem. |
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| Pauls MDX |
| I had a rough spot on one seat and the service manager was excellent in telling me they would replace the entire seat if not satisfied. They first had a leather specialist come in and buff the seat for over $200 which Acura picked up under warranty and had told me if not satisfied would replace, but the rough spot was gone. Wrinkles are normal for leather seats though, I would condition the seat with Zaino or Lexol to see if that softens and reduces those wrinkles. Those pics don't really look that bad for replacement of the seat. |
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| twosomeca |
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Originally posted by Pauls MDX
I had a rough spot on one seat and the service manager was excellent in telling me they would replace the entire seat if not satisfied. They first had a leather specialist come in and buff the seat for over $200 which Acura picked up under warranty and had told me if not satisfied would replace, but the rough spot was gone. Wrinkles are normal for leather seats though, I would condition the seat with Zaino or Lexol to see if that softens and reduces those wrinkles. Those pics don't really look that bad for replacement of the seat.
I hear what you are saying, but this is minimal use we are talking about here. I think it looks like sh*t. Sorry. If I end up accepting this because that is the way it is, I will end up disappointed and will score it as such on the independent vehicle survey that I'll probably get. If putting a new seat in will not help things in the long run, then why do it? Is it a problem with only some seats and not others? Anyway, the pic shown is after minimal use. If it gets much worse, it'll really look bad. Thanks for the replies so far, though. I'll try a search, but nothing showed up on the main page. I am sure you can sympathize with me since this car is brand new! :( |
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| catzx6 |
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Originally posted by twosomeca
Haven't even had it a week and don't even have 100 miles on it. First, the bad seat, which is the driver's seat, then the passenger seat. You tell me.
My X was the same way at less than 100 miles, too. Sorry I can't help. It's not gotten any better, but it hasn't come apart yet, either. |
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| JL_SS |
My seats look exactly the same. As stated earlier, it is one of the numerous Acura "features". It really is a shame that Acura does not address these "features" - I'm sure the percentage of repeat buyers would be higher if they did.
Standard Features:
Gas Tank Slosh
Brake Clunk
Easily scratched plastic (careful with that seatbelt retraction)
Easily dented sheet metal
Loud transmission engagement (park to drive, etc.)
Lousy Leather
Drivers seat rail tolerances allow movement
There are probably more. |
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| twosomeca |
| I inspected the "defective" area a bit more closely tonight. It is just that side and there appears to be too much material there. I can move it around, so I can shift the wrinkling. The rest of the seat remains taut. I'll give it a bit of time to see what it does. If it is as bad as it gets, then maybe I'll let it slide. Back to the Kings-Bruins! |
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| maljon |
I work in the office furniture industry and I see leather on chairs do this. Sorry, but it is the nature of leather. Not so much as to show wrinkles, but more to an ability of being inconsistent. After all, leather is a natural product and is not going to behave the same way every time on every seat upholstered in every automobile. The wrinkles are also a sure way to tell that you have genuine leather and not vinyl. There some vinyls that are almost impossible to differentiate from leather except for the natural flaws and characteristics inherit in a natural product like leather. Remember too that Acura didn't make the cow just used its hide.
I will say the first photo shows wrinkles that are marginal at best IMHO. Of course vinyl won't do this.
As a point of comparison you can go to E-bay automobiles and look at the pics on-line of comparable vehicles. You will see they too have some seats with wrinkled leather. One friend has an '03 Lexus that has winkles. and the only reason I noticed it was I read your post earlier and went over to check his vehicle out (he thought I was nuts at this hour of the night, but what else is new, besides he was up too). |
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| twosomeca |
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Originally posted by maljon
As a point of comparison you can go to E-bay automobiles and look at the pics on-line of comparable vehicles. You will see they too have some seats with wrinkled leather. One friend has an '03 Lexus that has winkles. and the only reason I noticed it was I read your post earlier and went over to check his vehicle out (he thought I was nuts at this hour of the night, but what else is new, besides he was up too).
Hey, that's kind of cool. Thanks for checking that out. :) |
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