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Anyone have problems with the leather stretching on perforated seats? My driver seat has started getting a fold where I sit. Seems as if the leather has stretched a bit. Doesn`t look good. None of the other seats in the car have stretched like this. And I`ve had regular and nextgen seats in S85 and S90D without this kind for deformation.
I`m below 90kg, so not very heavy. The car has done approx. 7000 miles. I`ll post pics later today, but I plan to send the pictures to my service advisor as it`s far too early to see this kind of stretch/wear of a seat.
One thing Tesla could do is have quality stitching like this, with great material support underneath the leather/leatherette. It makes a world of difference. I had this setup in my previous Audi, though different colors - it was still pretty much perfect after several years. And these were ventilated massage seats with tons of adjustments, so they were stretching by design and yet keeping their form...
I especially liked that solid leather liner in the middle. It was a nice touch. But I can also see it having a supportive role in keeping things firm.
http://www.caricos.com/cars/a/audi/2011_audi_a8_l/images/34.html
I got outta my car with needle nose pliers in my back pocket and tore a hole in my seat. Local auto upholstery shop would not touch it, having worked on another Tesla with leather seats. He would remove the whole cover and sew on a machine, whereas I was thinking a clever sewing job by hand just to prevent spreading. I asked about tape, he warned the adhesive spot will look worse than the hole. So I'll try another shop opinion.Has anyone tried patching the tears? I tried double sided carpet tape just to keep the tear from expanding but I made it worse as the tape stuck to and pulled the material before I could get the tiny piece of tape under the small flap.
Resurrecting this thread in hope of a suggestion. Long time lurker, first time poster.
2016 Model X P90D, VIN 009xx, took delivery 3/31/16, Mileage 26K, Ultra-white perforated seats
Love the car and love the UW perforated seats until my driver seat suffered its first tear when I sat in the car with two passports sticking out of my back pocket.
I remember Elon's Twitter post earlier in this thread acknowledging that the UW perforated seats were friable, needed additional backing and that early X owners would get this performed.
I call Tesla today to inquire and was told "it was no longer their policy to perform this service". Then, he says, to repair the tear, that they would have to replace the entire seat at a cost of $3,400!
He did give me the name of an auto upholstery shop, but has anyone else run into this?
TIA
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Sadly, I have no good suggestions. I really feel for you, though, and do agree that it’s disappointing that Tesla never followed up on the “backing” comment by Elon. I hope you find a reasonable (psychologically and financially) reolution to your issue.Resurrecting this thread in hope of a suggestion. Long time lurker, first time poster.
2016 Model X P90D, VIN 009xx, took delivery 3/31/16, Mileage 26K, Ultra-white perforated seats
Love the car and love the UW perforated seats until my driver seat suffered its first tear when I sat in the car with two passports sticking out of my back pocket.
I remember Elon's Twitter post earlier in this thread acknowledging that the UW perforated seats were friable, needed additional backing and that early X owners would get this performed.
I call Tesla today to inquire and was told "it was no longer their policy to perform this service". Then, he says, to repair the tear, that they would have to replace the entire seat at a cost of $3,400!
He did give me the name of an auto upholstery shop, but has anyone else run into this?
TIA
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Same situation here. Though they replaced our seats, the new white ones were shorter and less comfy. The black is more comfortable and worry free.Yep, this is terrible. I am glad my 2016 MX with UW perforated seats is gone and that my 2018 p100d has BLACK non perforated seats.