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Sport Seat bolster creasing

Thanks for the advice everyone

I spoke to Porsche in an attempt to get it addressed under warranty as a defect. Unsurprisingly no joy.

The Detailer I use is going to take a look. Said same as above, has had some success with a heat gun to reduce it.

Make sure I get in and out of it properly going forward!

 
What was the OPC official reply? I haven't seen the wear but if it's not commensurate with the use of the car then something should be done right?

My 16 year old Mazda Rx8 'leather' seats are still in perfect condition after 16 years.

 
Ryan9729 said:
What was the OPC official reply? I haven't seen the wear but if it's not commensurate with the use of the car then something should be done right?

My 16 year old Mazda Rx8 'leather' seats are still in perfect condition after 16 years.
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Yeah. The official response is “I have discussed this with my Warranty Manager who has inspected the photo you have sent. He has explained, from experience, that this would be caused through general movement from getting in and out of the vehicle and not deemed a defect of the leather material. With leather being a natural product, the areas that get most use will often soften first and can crease as a result”

I posted the same photo above. Hopefully still available. It would be disingenuous to say I’d been especially careful getting in/out to date.

 
Don't detailers use a hot towel from the microwave to tease these out? I follow the car detailer on facebook and he regularly deals with this type of thing and is generous with his knowledge. Worth a look.

 
I’m not sure if this would work for the Porsche leather, but my detailer used the services of a specialist leather re-conallisor (not sure how you spell that). He was sub-contracted by my detailer when I had work done on my old Jaguar XJS. Apparently, they mix a special paint that perfectly matches and spray/fill the cracks. The finished result was indistinguishable from a brand new car. That was a 1995 car and maybe the leather in a modern Porsche will be different.

 
If you continue to cause creasing this will only get more severe. Both my 944's had the problem to a greater or lesser extent. the leather seats in one were only slightly affected but the cloth pinstripe was trashed at the driver side on my 87 turbo when i bought it. There's a good 'trimmer' near me who sourced the material from Holland and did an excellent job repairing the bolster. The rest of the pinstripe is still in good condition

Eddie

2007 Cayman S

1987 944 Turbo

 
Well I think I've found my ingress/egress method. A version of that described by Dan. Seat all the way back. Left leg into the footwell, right hand on the door sill, left hand on the centre armrest, and you just lower yourself into the seat. Getting in seems clean with minimal to no contact on the bolster if I'm being carful. Just need to master getting out.

 
Hair dryer is good at getting creases out of leather, to a certain extent, or more so if you end up with the leather going baggy on the seat base (but you have alcantara)

Leather repair I've used the Scuffmaster leather paint by Gliptone and it was a perfect match. Caught a jacket pocket press stud on the upper bolster [:mad:]

My seats are still like new and mines a '07 reg [8D]

I use Dr Leather cleaner and protector - the one in the spray bottle, and apply with a Microfibre.

LTT Leather Care Auto Protect spray too.

 
Sorry @Tetris Keyring

Very late back to this thread.

I don't actually use the LTT Auto Protect very often as I don't use the car that much.

Bet I've not used it more than twice in 5 years tbh.

Seems a good product, smells quite chemical compared to the Dr Leather, which smells leathery lol

I'm happy using both. LTT probably supposed to add a little more abrasions resistance

 
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