Ultra White Seats

[ccutrer]

Have a 2 yr old and 4 yr old, and thinking of going white seats. Anyone have car seats on the white seats? See any wear on the seats if you take the car seats out?

I have 7, 5, 3, and 1 year olds. They leave depressions when the seat is removed, but it pops out and returns to normal after an hour or so.

 

[ohmman]

I have a 6 and 9 year old with boosters on car seat protectors. The protectors don't leave any marks.

 

[ccutrer]

So I should report that I noticed that one of the seams on my ultra white seats the stitching seemed to hit right at the perforations, and possibly due to the stress of a car seat, it seems to be separating a bit. I thought I'd ask about it while I was in getting my winter tires, I showed my service advisor. He was unsure about it because tearing is usually not covered by warranty. 5 minutes later he came back and said that yes, it will be covered by warranty, and he's already ordered a whole new seat that will take a few weeks to get in. I also found it interesting he said that he's frustrated that they can't fix upholstery - they have to replace the entire seat, which happens to be one of the most expensive parts of the whole car, because it's an entire assembly including seat heater, monopost, and all the mechanism underneath. It also makes me scared that if the seat back gets scuffed up, you can't just replace the plastic piece. Our seat backs are currently wrapped, but I guess it won't be after it's replaced!

 

[ohmman]

They are also replacing one of my entire seats because of the staining (upthread) on the seat belt clip. That seems like serious overkill, but I guess they don't have the ability to just replace the clip.

 

[Kcharwood]

So I should report that I noticed that one of the seams on my ultra white seats the stitching seemed to hit right at the perforations, and possibly due to the stress of a car seat, it seems to be separating a bit. I thought I'd ask about it while I was in getting my winter tires, I showed my service advisor. He was unsure about it because tearing is usually not covered by warranty. 5 minutes later he came back and said that yes, it will be covered by warranty, and he's already ordered a whole new seat that will take a few weeks to get in. I also found it interesting he said that he's frustrated that they can't fix upholstery - they have to replace the entire seat, which happens to be one of the most expensive parts of the whole car, because it's an entire assembly including seat heater, monopost, and all the mechanism underneath. It also makes me scared that if the seat back gets scuffed up, you can't just replace the plastic piece. Our seat backs are currently wrapped, but I guess it won't be after it's replaced!

Interesting. Do you have any pics of the damage you noticed?

 

[Kcharwood]

They are also replacing one of my entire seats because of the staining (upthread) on the seat belt clip. That seems like serious overkill, but I guess they don't have the ability to just replace the clip.

So Tesla is replacing any seats that show the stains on the seat belt clip? That's impressive. (And both sad the entire seat has to be replaced. Doesn't bode well for post-warranty life)

 

[ohmman]

So Tesla is replacing any seats that show the stains on the seat belt clip? That's impressive. (And both sad the entire seat has to be replaced. Doesn't bode well for post-warranty life)

I was told it was a known problem with the grease injected into the seat belt mechanism. It has been fixed (supposedly) and so they're replacing the seat. FWIW, this seat was already replaced in whole once for a small scuff in the fabric that I noted upon delivery. So this will be my third second-row driver's side seat. Third's the charm, right?

 

[Kcharwood]

I was told it was a known problem with the grease injected into the seat belt mechanism. It has been fixed (supposedly) and so they're replacing the seat. FWIW, this seat was already replaced in whole once for a small scuff in the fabric that I noted upon delivery. So this will be my third second-row driver's side seat. Third's the charm, right?

Ah so grease is the culprit. Good to hear they are at least attempting to address it.

 

[Ormond]

I was told it was a known problem with the grease injected into the seat belt mechanism. It has been fixed (supposedly) and so they're replacing the seat. FWIW, this seat was already replaced in whole once for a small scuff in the fabric that I noted upon delivery. So this will be my third second-row driver's side seat. Third's the charm, right?

It's too bad you cannot keep the old ones and convert them into seating for your home or office.

 

[outie]

It's too bad you cannot keep the old ones and convert them into seating for your home or office.

A car seat is best converted to a gaming seat esp for racing games. My dad converted one to an office chair and while it looked cool, it was horrible as a computer chair.

 

[ccutrer]

Interesting. Do you have any pics of the damage you noticed?

This picture just over a month old.

 

[vandacca]

Tesla replaced a complete seat in the 2nd row due to a flaky seatbelt sensor. For the life of me, I don't understand why they just didn't use the old glossy seat-back cover from my original seat, since I had an XPel wrap on it. Now I have to get it re-wrapped.

Be forewarned. If you get a seat replaced and you have it wrapped, make sure you ask to have the old back-cover put on instead of the new one.

 

[Kcharwood]

Tesla replaced a complete seat in the 2nd row due to a flaky seatbelt sensor. For the life of me, I don't understand why they just didn't use the old glossy seat-back cover from my original seat, since I had an XPel wrap on it. Now I have to get it re-wrapped.

The test vehicle I rode in last week also had a bad sensor.

 

[Stasla]

I was told it was a known problem with the grease injected into the seat belt mechanism. It has been fixed (supposedly) and so they're replacing the seat. FWIW, this seat was already replaced in whole once for a small scuff in the fabric that I noted upon delivery. So this will be my third second-row driver's side seat. Third's the charm, right?

Did you try one of those white Mr. Clean sponges to get the grime off?

 

[ccutrer]

Be forewarned. If you get a seat replaced and you have it wrapped, make sure you ask to have the old back-cover put on instead of the new one.

You can do that? My SA made it sound like they have to replace the entire assembly all at once. It's worth a try, though. Otherwise I may not re-wrap the new seat.

 

[gabeincal]

It's too bad you cannot keep the old ones and convert them into seating for your home or office.

As far as I know, as a customer, you are entitled to keep parts after warranty replacement as long as you request that at the service appointment setup stage.

 

[shokunin]

This picture just over a month old.

i'm glad Tesla is replacing this seat, because it looks like a defect to me. The ultra white is very supple and soft which is a bad combination when trying to stitch a seam like that.

They need to overlap and seam from the underside and not right at the edge.

 

[gabeincal]

As far as I know, as a customer, you are entitled to keep parts after warranty replacement as long as you request that at the service appointment setup stage.

 

[ohmman]

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Interesting. I wonder if I should request it. It would make a great go-kart seat.

 

[gabeincal]

Interesting. I wonder if I should request it. It would make a great go-kart seat.

This is for california and I'm not sure it applies to warranty work, but I saw the same sign at the Sunnyvale service center. Saw it a little too late, otherwise I would have an extra seat also (if applies)...