Faded driver seat in 07 Clio 197

[billytkid]

Hi all,

the side of my drivers seat near the door is faded and wearing fairly badly from where the previous owner used to get in and out, I've tried to be more careful when getting in but it still seems to be getting worse.

Has anyone else suffered the same problem?

Thanks

btk

 

[Steve]

Warranty should sort that

 

[Cupster]

loads of people have iirc. Are they the Recaros?

 

[billytkid]

Hiya, sorry whats iirc?
They are the recarro type standard 197 seats.

I'm seeing the warranty man in the garage tomorrow so thats why I'm trying to get armed up before I speak to him!

Thanks for any help

btk

 

[Strell]

iirc is if is remember/recall correctly.
And yes a lot of people have had wear to the recaros.
There seems to be a mix on how long people have waited to have them replaced though so hopefully you have a good dealer that will sort it quickly.
They shouldn't kick up a fuss about it as it is a known issue to them.

 

[Iridium]

Mine are showing very slight wear, no fading, so I guess I was lucky with the previous owner. If they get any worse though so it's noticeable it'll be straight down there. If they kick up a fuss at the dealership - who do I tell them to ring to tell the dealer it's a known problem and they should change them?

Dan

 

[ClioV6_Lancs]

Will 197 seats fit straght in to a V6 if I have subframes?

 

[Timmay]

gotta love french quality

 

[Christopher]

Will 197 seats fit straght in to a V6 if I have subframes?

Yes. Someone's done it.

Contact Recaro... they're called 'Sportster CS'

You can order them in full black leather too.

 

[Iridium]

Matt - did you win the ones on eBay? The Recaros? They were a mad bargain.

Timmay - I beleive the seats are supplied to Renault as is, an as far as I know Recaro aren't a French company. You can blame Renault for the stupid material choice though...

 

[Strell]

Mine are showing very slight wear, no fading, so I guess I was lucky with the previous owner. If they get any worse though so it's noticeable it'll be straight down there. If they kick up a fuss at the dealership - who do I tell them to ring to tell the dealer it's a known problem and they should change them?

Dan

If you get yourself over on the renaultsport.co.uk forum there is a big thread about 9 pages long that people have used to show the dealers if they kick up a fuss and it has worked.
But most people haven't had much/any trouble, not from what i have read over there anyway.

 

[billytkid]

Great stuff, I spoke to the chap at the garage today and he said hes going to get back to me tomorrow. If they start to be a pain I'll use it straight away.

Thanks all

 

[BRUN]

we have 2 bases on back order at the moment

 

[billytkid]

Hi all, fyi got this replaced free of charge on warranty

Renault seem quite good at this!

 

[Strell]

That's good to hear, i may have to get my arse into gear as my passanger side base is a bit worse for wear.

 

[BioHzrd]

Lucky you mate, i tryed this on my Dynamique S one other owner and got fobbed off with the good old line "Oh its wear and tear sir, isnt covered under warrenty" :dead:

Hi all, fyi got this replaced free of charge on warranty

Renault seem quite good at this!