WolfeMacleod

So pissed off, too.

Saturday at AutoX I noticed a "gash" in the leather on the passenger side seat.
No idea what put it there. I'm always very careful about not putting objects with sharp corners and edges in the seats.

It was not there earlier.

Thinking about getting some seat covers so this doesn't happen again. Any Sport-seat covers available?

Also...going to want someone to fix this.
It's not torn. Just "gashed"

Prior to this, the only visible wear on these seats was some slight color fade on the outer bolster on the driver's seat, and some mild wrinkling of the leather. as hell.

LaughaC

Oh my!!

WolfeMacleod

Yeah. I'm pissed. For the life of me, I can't firgure out what caused it. But if and when I do, it goes in the TRASH immediately.

So..are seat covers available for the Sport Seats? I'd rather not cover up that chocolate leather, but if that's what it takes to protect them...

Out of the dozens of cars I looked at while looking for one, this had the nicest seats...and was the nicest and best kept all around..

psychoideas

My GOD, I hope you don't have kids Because if one of them did it, we'll know where they'll be.

Get on the phone to a leather specialist store. I'm sure there's something out there that will 'almost' hide that completely.

Good luck


P.S. None of your passengers have zips in the rear pockets of their jeans???????

theiceman

I had similar damage on my black leather seats , a lot easier to fix as i got some special die and worked it in. Worked great. Your colour may be tougher.

WolfeMacleod

rofl.

Nope, no rear jean pocket zips...
Nobody else but me has ridden in the car for quite awhile before the gash appeared. It was definately someting not caused bya person riding in the seat.
100% positive it occured on Autocross day. I wipe down the seats frequently, and would have noticed it.

Wierdest thing it, the only things that went in the car with me were my helmet, jacket, and in-car camera...nothing heavy or bulky enough to make a mark like that, and no realy sharp edges. My wife takes her vehicle for larger stuff.

Conekiller

Some one might have had a bent/broken rivit on the back on their jeans, i know the same thing happened on my bmw and that was the culprit.

psychoideas

Hey Wolfe,
In my younger days I got a scratch like that, in the same place, on my 74 targa.
Turns out it was from my Girlfriends earring. And she was wearing them at the time!

rnln

psychoideas,
sorry for vey innocent question. Shouldn't the earing be on her ear? How come an earing is down there?

RacingBeat

um i don't think that's what he meant

psychoideas

Racingbeat's got it in one!
Her head was pressed into the passenger seat at the time

But that's another story

scottb

In my Acura TL, I once somehow got a mysterious hole in the side of the seat. When I took it to an upholstery shop, they recommended that I find a guy who repairs leather and vinyl seats using a filler technique. I found such a guy, and his work is amazing. He filled the hole, textured it, and then colored the repair, and the damage disappeared. In my 911, the PO had a keypad for an alarm cut into the dash, and I had the same guy come out and fix that damage as well. Once again, the damage literally disappeared.

Check around in your area and see if there's anyone who performs this type of work. If he's good, he'll make that scratch disappear and you'll forget it ever happened.

Good luck!

IslandmanPA

Here's the answer to repairing your seat:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showt...ight=dye+seats

scottb

That seems like using a bazooka to kill a mouse. It's just a small scratch. Try finding someone to repair it rather than redying the whole seat (and probably both seats to match the color).

WolfeMacleod

I like bazookas.
I hate mice.