vidoprof

SO I looked at my car already with only 1600 ish miles on it, in 8 days now, and I already have butt prints on the front and back. My friends where in the car for the long 1000 miles haul to Key West, FL.

What gives????? Anyone else experiencing this? I don't care all that much, I won't get them replaced until they get really bad, but I figured this would have been figured out by Acura by now.

Ryan

cM3go

hmm seems the 05s are getting this too, even with the extra seam, can you take some pics?

deandorsey

do you think if it were not for all of the posts about "but prints" on this board that anyone would even notice, or that it would be an issue?

J RIDE 81

Wow, the 05's too!

EmuMessenger

My 06 has them, too.

cM3go

My 08 WILL have them!

deandorsey

there should be a seperate sub-forum for "butt-print" posts

Prolanman

Strange. My 05 w/2400 miles does not have them. Must be people only with narrow butts.

rets

We seem to discuss this before... Big hip, heavy weight, sitting position, leather condition, leather, etc, may affect the result of butt print.

Acuraluvr

iTrader: (2)

it does hav prints..... also the leather seems like its loose.....

Nodoze2004

For me the butt prints are not really an issue. But the state of the leather on the side bolsters, and the creasing taking place on the front of the seat has me concerned.

I have 4500 miles on the car, and it looks more like 45,000. I don't think that the side bolsters are solid enough (the material needs to be much firmer) and the leather is much cheaper than the center of the seat.

Road Rage

Obviously not, although I like you mind set on it. An example of mass hysteria?

Perhaps you are right, that if we were to build a time machine, and go back and "silence" the first poster of the butt print "problem", this Forum would be far less cluttered with one issue. Let's talk about great beers you have drank in the TL, or something - anything!- even a discussion of hand creams you have used in the TL, or boxers/shorts would be an improvement.

Butt prints - it used to be called "breaking in the leather". I am sure this is why Lexus and some others use "gathered" leather (tiny folds like a theater curtain, instead of the TL's smooth approach) - although on some cars you can feel thoseseams. So the TL has nice smooth leather, which will of course stretch, and others try other approaches. What is the big deal about this? I do not get it.

Moosh

I disagree. People who have never seen the posts on this forum about "butt prints" have commented on that to me after seeing my 2004 TL. It's rather two dimensional to think that this wouldn't be noticed if it wasn't mentioned on these boards.

vtecracer

Who cares already? You guys are pulling your hair out over butt prints? A lot of cars have leather seats which leave butt prints. Someone just posted a picture of a Porsche Carrera GT ($450k car) with BUTT PRINTS! Unless you and your guests are only gonna LOOK at the seats, whats the big deal? The only time you or anyone else is going to see those butt prints is when you get in and out of the car. Why make such a big deal about something that your only going to sit on? It doesn't affect comfort in any way, relaibility, no sort of noise, functionality, value etc... What exactly could one gain by not having any butt prints?

I didn't really care for this topic before, now it's just getting out of hand.

Crazy88

yes

vidoprof

lke i said it IS NOT A BIG deal for me, but i thought eeveryone shold know. this is a forum to let others know the positives AND NEGATIVES of things..

Just my .02


Ryan

I love the car.. and i could care less becuase i drive so much it doesn't matter to ME... but that doesn't mean that others shouldn't know .. no matter how many people have said anything about this subject.. and NOONE that I KNOW OF has made mention of this for the 05's JUST the 04's.

Ryan

PeterUbers

iTrader: (1)

Who gives a crap about butt prints.. just enjoy your damn car.!!!

HondaOnly

Excuse us for having high expectations after paying $35,000. I didn't buy some cheap Ford, I bought an Acura. I had two Honda Accords and an Acura Legend before getting a TL. There was no butt print on any of those cars. I know people with the previous TL. Their cars don't have a butt print. A butt print doesn't ruin the car, but it does reflect pretty poorly on Acura that they can't do something so simple. If their previous seat designs didn't leave butt prints, then why change the design? If ain't broke, don't fix it.

deandorsey

thank you!

it's soft flat leather-IT"S GOING TO STRETCH!

look---




4 posts on the first page!...i didnt even bother with the second, which has more...

out of control.

vidoprof

Again I will reitterate I only posted MY comments because I HAVE a 2005 NOT 2004 TL. All the other posts were for 2004 TL's. I am just making people aware that the problem is NOT SOLVED as many people might have thought.

JEEEZ

Ryan

HondaOnly

Strange how the Accord has the same 3 panel seat design and the leather doesn't stretch. I had my 03 Accord for over a year before getting a TL and never did I see a butt print.

EluSiOn

I am so wanna make another thread about butt prints too but I am so afraid that I am going to be flamed!

Should I post my "unique" butt print problem here or should I start another thread... because my butt print problem is opposite what ppl had! and for that.. i definately need to take pics..

ONAGER

my sisters car is an 03 accord and it has "butt prints" not truly noticable unless you look right at it.... same with my tl, i never noticed until i read it on the forum.... eithier way i couild care less... i keep my cars till their in the grave, so as long as its my butt print!!!

this will be my last post on the subject, i just wanted to mention that ive seen an accord with the same problem

deandorsey

yo!...

im not trying to hijack vidoprof's thread, or flame, or prevent people from posting...i was just saying that there is a proliferation of theses posts...

i guess that if youve been on this board for a long time, and check in frequently, it gets frustrating seeing the same posts day after day after day........




after day


....i'd just like to *learn* some new stuff, or read something different once and a while...

Scott GN231

This is the *first* thread that I've seen documenting this problem in a 2005, I found it interesting that the seat redesign didn't entirely fix the problem. Good post IMHO.

Why not just skip the posts you're not interested in? By posting in this thread you're just bringing it back to the top.

Scott

JDM5lugHatch

I dont have them on my 05 yet 1300 miles and over a month old oh and I am no small guy either.

F23A4

...glad I have cloth seats.

GunnmeTaLCURA04

just an update guys. i took my car for the seats and blown subwoofer. Sub replacing as we speak. i got rental and 04 tl white... nice.... but seats they say that its normal for the design they made. That they know of the prints and streches.. so i said. ok as long as you dont say its my fault at the end of the lease.. he said. no. no. its normal wear and tear.. now if they TEAR.. then its covered under warranty so dont worry about anything. we will replace it. so its ok. and i asked him to write in my ticket, that i complained and what he told me.. that way i have it on record. just in case.

ps// i have no idea if i am writting TEAR as in crying. or tear and in wripped. but i mean RIPPED. lol..

NBPTLBOI

my nice soft smooth leather couch at home has butt prints too should I take it back to the shop too?

imaginis

My tires are eventually going to wear down!!!!!!!! What should I do???? J/K

terse

i have a butt dimple on my 05...not really print...but a dimple.. I'm being serious..

Road Rage

Define "problem" rather than "irritant" or "fussy affection".

Bulletproof engines and we go on and on about leather.

Remember Oscar Wilde:

"The problem with youth is it is wasted on the young".