[fhs04]

Well, what can I say. I had my 08 Sedan for about 10 months and yesterday I noticed the following:

Pic 1:

Now I'm not fat, I'm 6"0 and I weigh 200 (I work out that explains the heavy weight)...so can someone explain the following, and whether or not I should take it in to the dealership for warranty?

Is this normal? 3 years from now my seat is gonna look like trash...if warranty does not cover this then what the heck am i gonna do..put a seat cover on it? Then whats the point of getting leather..

 

[bruceleroy]

hmm i should go look at my seats

 

[mystick6]

Take it to the dealer. I would be pissed... I take my car to the dealer for any little thing.

 

[MSchu]

Character lines... Even my R32 has those and it's leather was much thicker than the accords

 

[Hoppyjr]

.........here is my similar story..........what crappy interior quality. I cannot believe that Honda is not concerned about this, but my experience tells me that they just don't care. I'm so angry that I may well dump this car, which is a darned shame. Even though I'll lose money now, Honda will lose an eight time repeat customer (13 in my immediate family alone). Oh well.

Good luck with your situation and YES, I would call American Honda and complain.

 

[MotorCity Honda]

My 1st thought after seeing pic #1 was that body oils excreted by you got onto your leather hides and were not properly cleaned off. These body oils can/will comprimise the leather.

When you work out do you hop right into your car with sweaty clothes after - Just a thought.

How do you maintain your leather?

 

[vtxcraziexboi]

thats one reason why I didnt get the leather.. you can try and call honda and see if they can do something about it.

 

[fhs04]

When you work out do you hop right into your car with sweaty clothes after - Just a thought.

How do you maintain your leather?

1) ya sometimes I do, sweaty clothes...but ur tellin me leather can't handle that? dude the benches at the gym have leather on them and they stay pretty much the same for years...ive had this car for 10 months and I can count the number of days I went to the gym and came out with sweaty clothes...

2) I don't maintain it at all...zero. How are we supposed to maintain leather..lol

 

[deryzzle]

You must maintain your leather! lol....You don't want cracks do you!?

Don't use anything else..only lexol!

 

[bruceleroy]

lexol it up mang

 

[12153]

Fhs04 and All:

Blunt and to the point: Leather upholstery is uncomfortable, high-maintenance, and very expensive to repair. Like Vinyl, it also tends to be somewhat noisy. :thumbsdow

Leather burns you up, during Summer; freezes you to death, during Winter. If not regularly cleaned, with protectant applied, it will fail in short time. And you'd best have a FAT checkbook to get a panel/bolster/insert repaired or replaced.

Not long ago, I saw an '02 "EX" Coupe in an auto upholstery shop for driver's seat repair. One (1) upper seat insert + one (1) lower seat insert smoked the owner's purse/wallet for a QUICK $500! Adding insult to injury, the color match was not exact, either.

EXACTLY the problems you all indicate...is EXACTLY WHY I selected the "LX" trim levels on both of my cars. CLOTH interiors are vastly more comfortable, lower maintenance, far less expensive to repair, and much quieter. Some 23 (twenty-three) years later, to my utter amazement, the interior in my trusty '86 is ORIGINAL...and almost flawless. (The driver's seat IS getting a bit tired. New (OEM) seat covers and foam are scheduled for this Summer.) And my '02 shows absolutely ZERO wear and tear, even with me being its (recent) THIRD owner!

So help me God, I will NEVER own another vehicle fitted with a Vinyl interior. And I wouldn't have any vehicle fitted with "animal skin," not even at gunpoint! While the appearance and aroma of leather is very seductive to many, seems to me they never stop to consider the immediate and eventual downsides of it. Then again, "Different strokes for different Folks."

 

[jkcheng122]

I've only had my car for almost 2 months. How often do I need to Lexol to maintain the leather?

 

[deryzzle]

I find this hard to believe. Your seats are extremely dirty! my 05 pilot isn't even like that!

 

[fhs04]

How are they dirty? damm i dont see dirt

Well I guess I'll start using lexol or somthin...should i still try the dealership and see what they can do

 

[jkcheng122]

How are they dirty? damm i dont see dirt

Well I guess I'll start using lexol or somthin...should i still try the dealership and see what they can do

Yeah, cuz it looks like your leather is already damaged, Lexol is more for maintenance than for repair is it not?

 

[rexflexall]

Exactly why I wished the EX model came with cloth seats but with auto climate control included. I could live without leather (and have been in the past 2 cars) and XM radio.

The main reason I got my Prelude sold so fast was because for a 97' the interior was PRISTINE. No rips or tears in any of the cloth seats at all. I got my full asking price even though there were a number of dents, dings and paint fading on the exterior of the car. And I hardly had to do much to take care of the seats, just vacuum them off every once in a while.

 

[bruceleroy]

I've only had my car for almost 2 months. How often do I need to Lexol to maintain the leather?

once a month is good

 

[jkcheng122]

once a month is good

thanks, time to pick up a couple of those bottles then.

 

[dexterdog]

dude the benches at the gym have leather on them and they stay pretty much the same for years...ive had this car for 10 months and I can count the number of days I went to the gym and came out with sweaty clothes...

Believe me, the benches at the gym are not covered in leather unless you go to a real high end gym. Most likely the material is vinyl which is more durable than leather.

 

[abc123]

1) dude the benches at the gym have leather on them and they stay pretty much the same for years

A "gym" with leather on the benches. So that's the code word these days, "gym". What is the personal trainer's name, "Mistress Olga".