My XE has covered 5k miles and I have noticed recently that the drivers seat the part you sit on is getting a bit baggy.I realise this is sometimes a natural thing with leather however I am a lightweight and cant imagine what the seat will be like in say 20k miles ...has anyone had a problem like this and do you think it would be covered under warranty. Just thought I would ask before I visit the dealer.
I bought a bottle of the gliptone 1208 that was mentioned and it didn't seem to make a difference - 12000 mile r-sport seats going baggy and slight cracks in the perforated sections despite regular leather conditioning.
I bought the Gliptone leather cleaner with glycerine 1208. Tried it but didn't seem to make any difference. Did do a good job of cleaning the leather though. Waiting for the warm weather and hopefully the seat bottom will tighten up again, like it did last year
I decided it was time to clean the grubby marks from the (oyster) leather and feed it. I tend to get a mark on the door where my right elbow rests and another on the console lid where the left one goes. Probably most of us do.
After that I also wiped the seats and fed them. I noticed : -
Obviously the start of wear at only 10500 miles! So far all I've done is add extra Autoglym Leather Balm to it, and left it on, as the car won't be used today. In the past I've found that effective; we'll see.
I decided it was time to clean the grubby marks from the (oyster) leather and feed it. I tend to get a mark on the door where my right elbow rests and another on the console lid where the left one goes. Probably most of us do.
After that I also wiped the seats and fed them. I noticed : -
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Obviously the start of wear at only 10500 miles! So far all I've done is add extra Autoglym Leather Balm to it, and left it on, as the car won't be used today. In the past I've found that effective; we'll see.
I decided it was time to clean the grubby marks from the (oyster) leather and feed it. I tend to get a mark on the door where my right elbow rests and another on the console lid where the left one goes. Probably most of us do.
After that I also wiped the seats and fed them. I noticed : -
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DSCN7259.JPG
Obviously the start of wear at only 10500 miles! So far all I've done is add extra Autoglym Leather Balm to it, and left it on, as the car won't be used today. In the past I've found that effective; we'll see.
It hasn't 'repaired' it as such, but it is a lot softer and I don't think it will get any worse quickly, it's difficult to tell for sure (I've since done another 1000 miles). I've had very good results from Autoglym Leather Balm in the past. My last X-type got severe scaling on the rear seat due to the sun last Summer and I coated that liberally and left it on, then re-coated about a week later and all the scaling went and the leather was nice and smooth again. I would certainly recommend it as product. What you prior clean with is probably just as important, again I use Autoglym .
I highly recommend Autoglym Leather Balm as Mike have been using it for quite some time now.
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