I’m hoping to get a tlx eventually and would want the red leather seats.

on a Facebook post a user of a tlx type s red leather seats are discolouring and look pink and faded after one year. He was saying car is tinted and garage kept.

another commenter stated it is a known issue and he sees it a lot with rdx and mdx seats.

anyone ran into this issue?

 

I have the 2022 MDX Type S with red leather seats and have had no issues so far. I’ve had it for 5.5 months and have 15,000+ miles on it.

 

Have had my TLX/SH/AWD/ASPEC since 11/21
Grey Metallic/Red leather
ZERO issues!

 

I have an A-Spec with similar black/red seats and have zero issues (also garage kept).

That FB poster may have some unrevealed circumstances that promoted discoloration.

 

Mine sure seems like it is, primarily between the rear seats. I keep telling myself its lighting or glare. Car is tinted, garage parked at work all day, and often has a cover over the rear seat for my pup.

 

The seats on my Type S were looking maybe a little faded, with some mild wear in the driver’s seat bolster too. I have just under 4k miles, but the car does sit outside most of the time as we just have a 1 car garage unfortunately.

I used some leather cleaner and conditioner on them, and they look brand new again.

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Acura/comme..._has_18_000km/

Purportedly after only 18k kilometers/11k miles.

The owner says he's 150lbs. My black RDX seats look vastly better with 22k miles and me spending probably 50% of the time in them weighing 210lbs. Most others in the post say there's are holding up well too.

Though, I also noticed that there were complaints and inconsistencies with the leather where people talked about how their leather looked "loose" after only a few thousand miles.

Might just be another one of those "luck of the draw" type things.

 

I saw a used TLX for sale with red seats that were wrinkled, faded, but it was also a RECONSTRUCTED title so I am hoping that has something to do with it.

 

Just picked up a 21 ASpec with red seats and white exterior

i too noticed the red seats starting to look a little pink

Used some leather conditioner after cleaning the seats with a white cloth and soap/water.

The key is to use your hand to rub in the leather conditioner. Started out with a micro fiber but it didn’t leave enough conditioner on the seat. Using your hand left enough excess conditioner on the seats which was eventually absorbed by the leather. Parked the car out in the sun to let it bake in

After a few hours, the pink was gone and the red looked deeper. Problem solved

 

This is great to hear for those with issues.

I have a 2021 TLX Type S with 27K miles. The car is garage kept and all the windows except windshield tinted. I have had no issues as of yet. I haven’t seen any issues with the red seats in our service bay either so I don’t think it’s a widespread issue.

 

I too keep the car in the garage with tinted windows. Going tomorrow to get the windshield tinted bc the window gives off a ton of heat in the summer. Crazy how hot the car gets just from the windshield