Recaro Leather Cracking

JARblue · 09-10-2018, 08:21 PM

You say you bought the car 2 months ago? How was the leather wear at the time of purchase?

Even used it should still be under warranty. That side bolster wear definitely looks abnormal to me. I would absolutely take it to a dealer.

SunnyDays · 09-14-2018, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JARblue

You say you bought the car 2 months ago? How was the leather wear at the time of purchase?
Even used it should still be under warranty. That side bolster wear definitely looks abnormal to me. I would absolutely take it to a dealer.

Looking at an older pic it seems like the cracks were their, just more faint.
Additionally a few days after I bought the car the passenger side seat got a nasty scuff on it. But only a small handful of people had sat in it and they were all careful. I highlighted this at the dealer and they said it is just normal wear and tear.

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Originally Posted by mishuko

Can you show inside passenger side bolstering? And same with driver side? Or is it unique to that portion of leather?
Also hope it wasnt your passengers doing the seat a dirty

See below images

I don't understand how these are getting worn so quickly, it almost looks as if the top leather of layer is coming off in some places!

Driver Side Seat bolsters:

Passenger Side Scuff that appeared days after purchase:

david81968 · 10-16-2018, 03:15 PM

Take it in, based on warranty. I have the exact same car, but as a 2016 with 25K miles. No cracks or tears like you have. I've been using Lexol. Good luck!

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10-16-2018, 03:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
david81968 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 73 Drives: '16 370z NISMO Rep Power: 11	Take it in, based on warranty. I have the exact same car, but as a 2016 with 25K miles. No cracks or tears like you have. I've been using Lexol. Good luck!