warranty for the leather seat?
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warranty for the leather seat?
I'm driving a 07 TL-S with about 9K miles on it, give or take. The thing that annoys me the most is how the front passenger seat is creasing already (mainly on the sides). I was wondering if I can get a free replacement based on the 50K or 4 year warranty?
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Originally Posted by henrychan718
I'm driving a 07 TL-S with about 9K miles on it, give or take. The thing that annoys me the most is how the front passenger seat is creasing already (mainly on the sides). I was wondering if I can get a free replacement based on the 50K or 4 year warranty?
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Leather seat question
My '06 TL has the gray leather and on the driver's seat the few times my husband has driven it has eventually led to a small blue stain across the bottom of the back where his jeans have rubbed. Do you know if they will replace the seats because of this? Thanks!
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Creases are normal with leather...look at your sneakers after you wear them for a few weeks. If you want something that always looks perfect....you'll need to get seats with vinyl not leather. I don't think Acura is responsible for gray leather that stains from the dye in blue jeans guys!!! A friend of mine had a Mercedes that got stained with blue ink that came from his jeans....even Mercedes can't prevent stains. Leather gets wrinkles...it's normal.
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Originally Posted by JetJock
Creases are normal with leather...look at your sneakers after you wear them for a few weeks. If you want something that always looks perfect....you'll need to get seats with vinyl not leather. I don't think Acura is responsible for gray leather that stains from the dye in blue jeans guys!!! A friend of mine had a Mercedes that got stained with blue ink that came from his jeans....even Mercedes can't prevent stains. Leather gets wrinkles...it's normal.
What makes me mad is that Acura told me they would fix or replace ANY fit-and-finish item that I wasn't happy with inside the first 12 months, 12000 miles -- even if I just didn't like the way it looked.
Then when I tried, I was stonewalled.
I guess I could always find a way for the stitching to "unravel"?
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Creases and wrinkles are quite normal with any leather. The type of leather used in most automobiles (non aniline) has the color "painted" on the surface of the leather. It normally makes the leather more stain and moisture resistant than a true aniline leather. If that color finish cracks thru to the point you can see the brown leather thru the crack...that's NOT normal and the warranty should cover it. Aniline leather is the highest quality but it's not stain resistant and almost impossible to clean due to it's soft texture and lack of a surface coating.
Here is a good website explaining the various types of leather:
http://www.rodenleather.com/faqs.html
Here is a good website explaining the various types of leather:
http://www.rodenleather.com/faqs.html
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Originally Posted by stillhere153
yup... I just got mine swapped out few days ago... they even loaned me a tsx... take it in, they will swap it out no biggie
I have 12,500 and my seats look like they came from a cevy
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Yeah leather wears and can age we know that but the TLs leather ages WAY too quickly. Most people with BMWs and MBs don't have issues like our cars until 100K. The leather on my old Bimmer was starting to look bad....but it had 130K on it and it was 12 yrs. old! The leather they use is more rough and durable.
My car has close to 30K and the seats look pretty bad already. At 30K the leather looks MINT on a euro car.
My car has close to 30K and the seats look pretty bad already. At 30K the leather looks MINT on a euro car.
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Originally Posted by ecliptics
took mine in with like 48 and they said hells no
The car was valeted for a year just 2 months after I got it. It got a lot of ass abuse from all the movin around. It looked like crap ever since. The only reason it looks decent is because I mantain as much as possible.
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...ugh...i've already tried...they said no! even my service manager couldn't hook me up...it's not their call; it's up to the district = district officials = anal probaaggee
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when I took the car in I had just approached 8k... they swapped out the bottom driver seat... and honestly I have tan leather so it was pretty obvious it looked like grampa simpson...
dropped the car off around 10am... called me the next morning that it was ready for pickup (manhattan acura)
dropped the car off around 10am... called me the next morning that it was ready for pickup (manhattan acura)
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I got denied for warranty... claiming that it's normal wear and tear... I will never purchase another Acura Vehicle Again... maybe it's just the dealer I went to...
Anyway... the leather seats in our cars aren't REAL LEATHER... just bits and pieces are actually leather... the rest is just Vinyl...
I will revamp my interior on my own...
Good Luck to everyone...
Anyway... the leather seats in our cars aren't REAL LEATHER... just bits and pieces are actually leather... the rest is just Vinyl...
I will revamp my interior on my own...
Good Luck to everyone...
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dude i have an interior shop i couldve told u none of it was real.....just 4 sections of it. NO car on the market has it where its all real leather until u go over $$$200K
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Originally Posted by stillhere153
^ rodney where did you go... wear and tear my ass
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Originally Posted by stillhere153
^ rodney where did you go... wear and tear my ass
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But I had a crease in my rear passenger side, that I took in with 500 miles on it back in 06 and they said NO, gave me same wear and tear BS even though nobody sat in the rear in those 500 miles!!!
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^ rodney where did you go... wear and tear my ass
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Originally Posted by stillhere153
^ rodney where did you go... wear and tear my ass
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Originally Posted by Tripnbeats
lol henry id say skip paragon their service dept is a joke. your best bet is manhattan acura IMO
i can do that? man, that would save me a lot of trouble if that is possible
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i can do that? man, that would save me a lot of trouble if that is possible ![Wish](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/wish.gif)
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My 06 w/ 9000 miles driver side leather was wearing and cracking even with intensive care so I brought it to our Sponsor's attention at Montclair Acura recently...
Thank you DCH Montclair Acura. Nice and crisp driver side leather again! Great service from great set of people.
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Thank you DCH Montclair Acura. Nice and crisp driver side leather again! Great service from great set of people.
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i was just looking at mine and i have a 05' just passed 30k i have like 30,200 miles and the seat arnt looking so hot .. i bought it used but certifed at the acura dealership do you think they will change them?
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I bought my '04 certified pre-owned w/ 49500 miles...the leather was crappy (bad creasing and blackened cracks) on both sides, particularly driver side and the salesman said he couldn't do anything about it...then after I bought it I read this post and asked my service manager when I took it in for service...past 50,000 my dealer replaced both leather sides on driver and passenger sides, and also the leather on the center console. I was very pleasantly surprised as I thought there was only a chance they would replace the driver side since it was pretty bad. They said they took it from their goodwill fund since the car is out of factory warranty (still under 1 year certified pre-owned warranty but they said that warranty doesn't cover wear/tear). They also replaced the driver side door seal because there was a tear in it, again from goodwill fund.
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i beg to differ.....our 05 Porsche Cayenne has a "Leather" wrapped dash..that's not including the "Leather" suede headliner.
Originally Posted by Tripnbeats
dude i have an interior shop i couldve told u none of it was real.....just 4 sections of it. NO car on the market has it where its all real leather until u go over $$$200K
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Originally Posted by henrychan718
I'm driving a 07 TL-S with about 9K miles on it, give or take. The thing that annoys me the most is how the front passenger seat is creasing already (mainly on the sides). I was wondering if I can get a free replacement based on the 50K or 4 year warranty?
Not sure what the problem is with Type-S seats, they all seem loosely fitted I have not seen the slack leather or creasing in regular TL yet and I know a few people with 07 and 08's.
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Originally Posted by ggesq
I've had mine replaced under warranty ( 05 TL). I have an appt tomorrow for service and have requested another replacement for the driver's seat bottom. Personally, I don't think the shop the dealer outsources it too, "wraps" the leather correctly and it ends up looking like shit i.e. creases. The local dealer here in Tampa provide excellent service (ever since I didn't give them a "10" on one of their surveys) and I don't anticipate any problems getting a new bottom cover ![Wish](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/wish.gif)
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Originally Posted by Tripnbeats
dude i have an interior shop i couldve told u none of it was real.....just 4 sections of it. NO car on the market has it where its all real leather until u go over $$$200K
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