I only have had my car for 2 1/2 months now, and have less than 2000 miles on it. I use Lexol on the seats (the leather seating surface) and 303 on the vinyl sides and backs, but I have a lot of wrinkles in the driver's seat bolsters on the left side bottom cushion.

Does anyone else have this same problem? I hate to think what my seats are going to look like in a couple of years...

 

Yes, mine is a bit wrinkly(sp) as well on the bolsters....especially the driver's side(door side). It's probably due to all the ingress/egress. Inevitable in my opinion.

 

txst,

Are you using the Lexol conditioner? That stuff works pretty good.


I also have wrinkles...I wouldn't worry about it too much bud. Just keep it conditioned.

 

As I understand it the wrinkles are actually cracks in the sprayed on dye. It is a cheap way to uniformly color leather and give it a smooth appearance as it fills in some of the grain. What it boils down to is that your seats will look worse and worse as time goes on, unless you have vat dyed leather installed, like what Rick uses. I for one would like to see Rick come out with new leather seats that match the rest of his interior stuff. Rick?

 

I have the same thing. The foam on the Drivers bolster is crumbling as well

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This post raises an area of concern for me. first off, I feel that I have to preface my remarks with the fact that I remain totally committed in my plans, and spot on the wait list, for Sept/Oct. delivery. I crave this car like none other within reason.

That said, I understand that this is a forum where owners are equally apt to express there disappointments as their delights with their cars. But I read a good deal of negative comments regarding items such as the poor stereo, the cheap carpet/mats, the fogging plastic rear window, and now the cheaply dyed leather. Did I miss anything? Should I avoid the red or upcoming blue leather for the safer black? Is engine technology and production methodology that costly that for roughly $33K+, Honda couldn't have been a little more generous with their highest priced offering (under the Honda badge)? Do their Acura's suffer form corner-cutting dying methods?

I recognize that the stook shames its 'competition' which cost $10 grand more, and then some. But is it too much to ask for a higher level of appointments, even at this price point?

 

I've not seen your car, but the wrinkles may very well just be the natural pattern in the hides. If so, it's nothing to worry about. For example, the portion of hides cut from the area around a cow's legs has natural wrinkles. Many leather processors spray coatings on the leather to hide these natural characteristics, which is why you're not used to seeing this in leather. But it's quite normal. The leather we use in our accessories, which is top quality, will sometimes have these patterns. Remember, this is a hide, made from the skin of an animal. It will have variations in grain, texture, and thickness, but you must see that as an asset of natural material, not a liability. Only artificial materials like vinyl have no variations in character.

We are recovering Mark's seats with our leather in July, our first complete reupholstering job. Whether we will make a kit will depend on our success with Mark's seats and what we learn from doing the work.

BTW, don't overdo the use of Lexol and other leather conditioners. It can acutally do damage in the long run. I would advise wiping the seats with a damp sponge about once a month and then drying themn very quickly with a terry towel. Do not apply the leather conditioner products more than twice a year.

 

I have wrinkles on both drives side bolsters, none on passenger side, and had them after only a couple of months. Kept the seats clean and have used lexol 2 or 3 times.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Vaper
[B]This post raises an area of concern for me. first off, I feel that I have to preface my remarks with the fact that I remain totally committed in my plans, and spot on the wait list, for Sept/Oct. delivery.

 

I look at it this way, the car is a convertable and I keep the top down 99+% of the time. I expect the entire interior to degrade to shabby condition inside of five years and I'll have to refinish everthing. I even leave the top down in light rain (guess we need a "Jeep" style bikini top).

Lexol or whatever will help but vehicle entry, exit, and driving is rough on the leather. My old leather motorcycle jacket may last forever (10 years so far and going strong) but it does look a bit distressed compared to new.