Leather seat wear on a car
Discussion
I drive a 2.5 year old BMW G30 (520d), with the Dakota cream leather seats and I'm shocked at the wear and tear they already have after owning the car for just under a year.
Granted I do a lot of mileage (32,000km in since buying the car in March), but at this rate of wear I'll be through the seat covers before I know it! I plan to keep the car until I reach 300k km's and I reckon I'll be sitting on springs by the end of the life of the car!
I clean the leather gently on a monthly basis using Autoglym leather cleaner and cream to keep the leather oiled and supple, but it's not made any difference.
Firstly, the car is still under warranty (3 years from manufacturer and a further extended year from the BMW dealership), so would this kind of rapid wear be covered?
Is this kind of wear and tear expected from leather seats in general and what can I do to mitigate it, and avoid it altogether if I get the leather covers replaced?
I've taken to wearing a microfibre cloth down the back of my trousers fearing it could be a combination of my belt / jeans causing this but that's also seems ridiculous! I never had these issues with my last BMW F31 with cloth / alcatara seats. They looked as good as new after 200,000km without any sign of wear....
Granted I do a lot of mileage (32,000km in since buying the car in March), but at this rate of wear I'll be through the seat covers before I know it! I plan to keep the car until I reach 300k km's and I reckon I'll be sitting on springs by the end of the life of the car!
I clean the leather gently on a monthly basis using Autoglym leather cleaner and cream to keep the leather oiled and supple, but it's not made any difference.
Firstly, the car is still under warranty (3 years from manufacturer and a further extended year from the BMW dealership), so would this kind of rapid wear be covered?
Is this kind of wear and tear expected from leather seats in general and what can I do to mitigate it, and avoid it altogether if I get the leather covers replaced?
I've taken to wearing a microfibre cloth down the back of my trousers fearing it could be a combination of my belt / jeans causing this but that's also seems ridiculous! I never had these issues with my last BMW F31 with cloth / alcatara seats. They looked as good as new after 200,000km without any sign of wear....
Hi all...thanks for the feedback and input. The marks are definitely discolouration of the leather and not colour transfer. I know this as when I scrubbed slightly harder, it got worse, so I backed off right away. I wear dark
I will in the meantime try Dr Leather. I should be able to pick this up next week when I'm over in the UK for Christmas.
Regarding what I wear; Blue jeans and belt. I've stopped wearing my belt, or I wear a microfibre cloth tucked down my back, but again it just seems bonkers that I have to do this.
I will in the meantime try Dr Leather. I should be able to pick this up next week when I'm over in the UK for Christmas.
Regarding what I wear; Blue jeans and belt. I've stopped wearing my belt, or I wear a microfibre cloth tucked down my back, but again it just seems bonkers that I have to do this.
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