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Offline countrytrucker

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My leather is marked
« on: 08 July 2010, 10:51 »

I mentioned this in another thread.

There is a mark in the leather on my driver's seat.

I was told by VW that it was not a warrantable item as the stitching had not come away.

I do most of my driving on my own and all other seats are fine.

The mark showed up after 2000 miles. There are now 8000 miles on the car and it can only get worse.

What do you guys think?



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Offline VWKev

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Re: My leather is marked
« Reply #1 on: 08 July 2010, 10:56 »
Thats a disgrace, and after 2000 miles ?  :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

It's clearly a defect of the hide.

My leather is as good as the first day I bought it and I've done almost 6000 miles.

That is not wear and tear, especially after 2000 miles. Jesus, you've only just ran your engine in after that amount of time.
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Re: My leather is marked
« Reply #2 on: 08 July 2010, 11:10 »
I don't mean to imply anything, but in that picture it looks as though the surface finish of the leather has been scraped off by a hard object; is that possible rather than it just appearing?
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Re: My leather is marked
« Reply #3 on: 08 July 2010, 11:12 »
Looks like a button on a pocket or something. like a stud in back of jeans or summin
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Offline countrytrucker

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Re: My leather is marked
« Reply #4 on: 08 July 2010, 11:26 »

I have looked after the leather perfectly.

I don't wear jeans with studs/zips etc and I make sure my belts aren't going to mark the leather either. I have seen other cars seats get ripped to shreds.

I had a MK4 colour concept which my friend now drives. It is 8 years old and the leather is in great shape.
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Re: My leather is marked
« Reply #5 on: 08 July 2010, 11:31 »
It can get fixed by a professional or you will have to change the seat squab.
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Re: My leather is marked
« Reply #6 on: 08 July 2010, 11:55 »
As that is very minor, and if you don't want to spend much, you should get a good result from one of those DIY leather dye repair kits. As mentioned it looks like a scratch rather than wear. Could it have been there from new? - hard to prove though I guess. Unfortunately the VW leather is a bit rubbish, as leathers go.
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Offline ErikGTI

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Re: My leather is marked
« Reply #7 on: 08 July 2010, 12:07 »
....this looks indeed a bad scratch...it happens...

If the leather is bad quality you will find many more flaws...that is the way it works with leather   :lipsrsealed:
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Re: My leather is marked
« Reply #8 on: 08 July 2010, 12:22 »
It seems that there is a longer edge than the scuffed area where the leather seems stressed. Could spread. However, it can be fixed as mac7 says.
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Offline countrytrucker

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Re: My leather is marked
« Reply #9 on: 08 July 2010, 12:23 »
I know it looks like a scratch but I assure you guys that it isn't.

It started off as a tiny mark and had spread across the seat. It's not as if I pulled something across the seat and a 1 inch mark appeared.

I wish I had ordered cloth and a sunroof!!!
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