aesthetics

the seat leather in my SS has gone all wrinkled. you can perfectly make out my ass in the seat now. has anyone gone to the dealer with this yet? my seats look horrible after 2 months.

DJNateGnau

That's called PERSONALIZATION. HAHAHA. That can be either a good thing or a bad thing.

I think all GM cars with leather seats do that. My dad's Monte Carlo is doing the same. All except Cadillacs.

JonyyB

We had a good discussion about the pros and cons of the regular Seats vs the Recaro seats here: https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/appearance-48/stock-ss-seats-vs-recaro-ss-seats-4050/

The leather seats in the SS are of a lower quality then those in my 30th anniversary Trans Am. My Trans AM seats are thicker and not as soft. You can’t see imprints in them after you get out.

And this is why I am getting Racaro’s in my SS. The stock leather seats will not last for longer then two years of regular driving IMO

epiphany

I would be interested in hearing if anyone had any luck getting this warrantied. The passenger seat looked like crap after a week. Probably because it was the showroom car and got sat in 100 times.

RaineMan

The leather seats in my mom's GMC Envoy were the same way..... it just comes with the territory.

aesthetics

has anyone tried anything. they need to be stiched more on the ass to keep the leather stretch to a minimum. any interior shop can do it, just ad 2 more rows of stiching. imo gm should pay for it

philco_3

yah the seats in my parents 1997 GTP are the same way, wrinkle city.

wesmanw02

That will do it for sure. The SS S/C I checked out at the NY Auto Show was the same way, the seat looked very worn and the leather on the sides was wrinkled. Thats what happens with demo cars though, high traffic and no maintainence results in the leather getting worn out fast.

Best thing you can do it buy some leather conditioner (lotion prefferably) and use it periodically. The seats may still get some wrinkles and impressions, but at least the leather will last for a good long while

R33P3R007

yeah, I wish i din't get the red inserts. Ray at revitup has the black on black and his seats look fine. also the cars with the recaros have not had this problem. I shoulda waited

astrocrep

I tried... they told me no... said that is normal for leather seats and that was that...

-Rich

silverSS

^^sounds like a typical chevy dealer being a dick, nothing uncommon

astrocrep

I would say the same... but the mechanic is actually a pretty cool guy... I had like 5 things wrong, the leather trim on the passenger door was off, my sun-roof was miss-aligned, the clicking in my clutch / trans and random ABS / Brake Lights...

He talked to me on the phone for about 20 minutes and went over everything with me.
Order come new parts for the trim, doubled checked everything under the car to make sure it was tight, re-aligned the sun-roof and checked the seal, did a PCM flash for the ABS and Brake lights. Lastly he had a manager come and instpect my seats... the manager was the one who said that its normal. Atleast the mecahnic was a nice guy.

-Rich

P.S. Anyone have an offical word on how much the recaros are aftermarket (the ss ones) or were else we might be able to get them.

orangepower

ya, i think it's just the thin cheap leather that chevy put in the ss seats. they have put much nicer leather in the more upscale GM offerings, but do you really expect that quality leather in a 22K car?

09G5GT

Hey at least Chevy used nice hides. Go look at previous generation Pontiacs (such as the Grand Prix) and see how low-grade it looks. As for the wrinkles, sorry to say, but that's totally common. Uness you're purchasing a Cadillac that uses a very high grade leather and French stitching, you're gonna get wrinkles.

For comparison, my moms 02 Accord and my my brothers 03 BMW 3-series both look like hell.

CobaltDude81

i have a solution.... let someone horribly fat borrow your car this way the entire seat is worn and u can tell people thats how it came. LOL

PenguinPIE

iTrader: (5)

do they make recaro seats in neutral?.......i would definetly replace them if they do.........seats look really bad right now

CobaltDude81

the seats in the base models remind me of hyundai seats. seat covers def. a MUST

italstalnprd86

The leather is terrible, i have ebony seats in my ss, and they look like crap, i have a passenger in the front maybe 2-3 times a week.... the back seats look brand new...... When i get money, I may order a set of Katzkin covers. My buddy got them for his s10, and they still look brand new, a year later, and its his daily driver.... I dont know if the company makes them for the ss yet though, but they are really good about that stuff so im sure they would....

wesmanw02

For you guys who want to preserve and protect your leather seats, the best thing you can do is get some quality covers for them. A couple of my friends have bought the "Type S" seat covers from Advance Auto, and for the price I've been very impressed. They are simulated leather, fit most seats very well, and look pretty good. The best part is that they come in Red/Black, Gray/Black, and Blue/Black, so they will match the SS interiors very well.

Here's a link showing what they look like, you can buy them online also:

http://www.autobarn.net/tysspseco.html

SSBlondie

Great! if your not wearing a mini-skirt getting into the car after it sitting in the sun all day while your at work Ouchimama!!! Guys have it so easy

aesthetics

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