omaragra said:

How can one take care of the synthetic (artificial) leather of the standard sports seats of the 500.Can the hide food and similar stuff be used to clean those up too ??

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no its not organic so you cant feed it, there plenty of stuff to clean them with, go look in the car care section.

nuovapanda said:

I must do mine sometime, agree it seems very good quality... one thing, it doesnt like fingernails, my wife has nicked her seat when getting out

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She should wear pants when out in the car, or does she like sitting on leather in the buff?????

I have noticed some wrinkling and lifting of the leather as if the seat has not been laid properly over the base.

Has anyone else noticed such signs of wear?

ensonricky said:

I have noticed some wrinkling and lifting of the leather as if the seat has not been laid properly over the base.

Has anyone else noticed such signs of wear?

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Yes, I assumed it was a case of my 14st lardiness as passenger seat ok. Leather itself okay, just seems a bit of stretching ?

The lifting is not so much of a concern but the fine wrinkling does concern me when it comes to the long term longevity.

I know a lot of you have chosen the leather option, I would be grateful for your opinions on this threads pictures in comparison with your own experiences.

That's different to mine, will take piccies over the weekend when I am home and post....

Ive only done 1400 miles so my seats still look new. I did feed them the other day and the result was startling, they look so much healthier after a good feed. Used Autoglym leather food.

Pictures taken at less than 200 miles btw!

Oh, thats not good then, I suggest a visit to the dealer telling him we all arent experiencing this.

nuovapanda said:

Oh, thats not good then, I suggest a visit to the dealer telling him we all arent experiencing this.

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Cheers, I have fired off an email to the dealer including pics, I will let you know how I get on.

Sorry to hear about your seats ... mine still look like new as attached.

Good luck getting them sorted.

minifunclub said:

Sorry to hear about your seats ... mine still look like new as attached.

Good luck getting them sorted.

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Thanks, your pics are all good ammunition for my case, how many miles have you done btw?

ensonricky said:

Thanks, your pics are all good ammunition for my case, how many miles have you done btw?

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No probs .. 5 months old, 3,600-ish miles, both seats sat on daily.