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Old 05-19-2004, 01:56 PM
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Wrinkled Seats

How wrinkled are your seats?
I know wrinkles are a characteristic of leather. Just curious how some member's seat are.
Old 05-19-2004, 02:02 PM
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ive been drivin mine for bout 1200 miles now and the seats are startin to wrinkle... also seems like the bottom part of the seat is stretching... anyone else got that problem??
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condition them, often
Old 05-19-2004, 02:09 PM
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yes, that stretching shit is happening to me as well. I'm taking my car back to the dealer tomorrow. It seems just a little too early for this to be happening.
Old 05-19-2004, 02:24 PM
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After 3,000 miles I don't have the butt wrinkling problem. I have noticed two other issues with the Leather.
In the drivers seat on the perforated 'bottom' insert fuzz is coming out of the little holes.
And I've noticed the rear of the passenger headrest is very, very wrinkled.
Have not yet conditioned the leather. It's spend little time in the sun and is garaged at night.
I wonder when I should condition it?
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I really hope that the dealer does something about this. Someone on this forum stated that they talked to their dealer about the seats and they agreed to replace them. I'll see what happens tomorrow.
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Keep us updated.
Old 05-19-2004, 04:29 PM
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yup. 4000+ miles on my TL and i'm starting to notice the wrinkling of the leather on my driver side seat. i hope conditioning will help but how much???
Old 05-19-2004, 05:16 PM
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Mine's 59 years old and it is pretty wrinkled.
Old 05-19-2004, 05:19 PM
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Well, I think the "butt" print issue also has to do with a poor padding material under the leather. I am not sure any dealers would replace the whole seats because of this problem.
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My driver's seat started to wrinkle after 1000 miles, however after conditioning the seats a few times per month it did get a little better.
Old 05-19-2004, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by catsailr
Mine's 59 years old and it is pretty wrinkled.

Spray some Laxol or Zaino leather conditioner and it will smooth and fluffy like a baby.
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Condition your leather regularly from day 1. Zaino, Zymol, Lexol (there are a few more) all make great conditioners. I prefer Zaino and Lexol currently using Zaino less greasey and easier to apply, but the others are good also. Get their cleaners also to clean before you condition. Once a quarter is usually often enough.
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Old 05-19-2004, 09:11 PM
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New TL

I havent gotten my TL yet, it should arrive in the next five days i was told. Other than the seats wrinkling is there anything else i should look out for? It should spend very little time in the sun, but i will condition them immediatley apon gettin my car...thanks.

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Old 05-19-2004, 10:27 PM
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5000 miles.

some butt prints. conditioning took care of it.
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