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Old Jun 16, 2025 | 01:14 PM
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Anyone have issues with their seat leather / centers puffing up? I'm seeing this on one of the rear centers upper section.

These seats are almost never sat in and not folded down. Will post a pic later. We have the red/bourdoux leather.

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Old Jun 17, 2025 | 09:32 AM
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Not too familiar with the EV version, but is it possible the heat from the battery is escaping and causing this to puff out? The battery runs directly below I believe.
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No, the car generates less heat than the gas cars, it's also the seat back, not the bottom.
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Do you park it such that the seat area gets more sun than others?
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Do you park it such that the seat area gets more sun than others?
I dont see how that is the case. besides the rear windows are pretty heavily tinted from the factory
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I was thinking more the sunroof.
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Originally Posted by ColdCase
I was thinking more the sunroof.
the car has a solid black panel it doesn't let light through in any material way... (there is a shade)

I looked at it again today, it's definitely a defect. If it were on the seat base I could see "oh you left something heavy on it and it stretched the leather" but its on the upper back shoulder area on the passenger side rear seat.
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Yeah sounds like a defect.
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Originally Posted by Spyerx
the car has a solid black panel it doesn't let light through in any material way... (there is a shade)

I looked at it again today, it's definitely a defect. If it were on the seat base I could see "oh you left something heavy on it and it stretched the leather" but its on the upper back shoulder area on the passenger side rear seat.
how about a photo?
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