How are your seats wearing in your 172/182

[matthewsimone]

hi all just wandering as i have recently bought a 2002 ph2 172 with 44k on clock and seats are still immaculate apart from a tiny bit of barely noticable wear on drivers bolster, They seem really hard wearing compared to my ctr and even my mk5 golf gti.

Just wandering how they fare up when they have a bit more mileage etc on them thats all. I now have a cover on my drivers seat anyway so wear should now be minimal ( I Hope)

 

[-KarL-]

mine are fine

but i have seen some pretty nasty ones, mainly from where you get in and out wearing belts etc..

 

[Craig]

mine are fine but a bit of the stitching at the top has come loose

 

[jonathanedew]

No expert here as I only had my 172 from Feb 09.

First thing I noted when at the garage was the lineage on the driver's side leather.

I now treat the seat sides with some leather feed once a month. I haven't noticed any degeneration since.

 

[E11OOT]

absolutely fine only done 33k

 

[matthewsimone]

No expert here as I only had my 172 from Feb 09.

First thing I noted when at the garage was the lineage on the driver's side leather.

I now treat the seat sides with some leather feed once a month. I haven't noticed any degeneration since.

Hmmmm leather feed ey think il have to look into getting something like this to try stop them cracking and keep them supple etc ebay here i come lol :approve:

 

[Andy_con]

05 182 55k miles

bobbling badly

 

[Jun]

Mine are fine. There's a slight scuff on the side of the passenger seat where it looks like someone had a bit of trouble getting into the back, but other than that they're good.

 

[Spongebob 172]

107k and still look immaculatejust a little bobbling on the passenger seat

 

[jonathanedew]

Have been very conscious on how I get in and out of the car... but TBH I have given up now and just slob in and out as I always have done.

 

[b1lly]

only prob i have is i cant get the back of the seat as upright as i'd like ( suffer from an iffy back ), not sure if they are all like that or not, car has only done 24k with 1 prev owner

 

[The Boosh!]

My seats have covered 5k since new as the previous owner had buckets in as soon as he got it.

So they are like brand new

 

[jonathanedew]

only prob i have is i cant get the back of the seat as upright as i'd like

How you mean mate?

 

[billybigspud]

my drivers seat has some pretty bad scars from ppl getting in.probably belts. was like it when i bought it.

 

[Henry]

i've the cloth in mine and it's thinning ever so slightly on the right hand bolster (60k), but i'm in and out of the car a lot. the bolster itself is fine; if it's constructed of the same stiff foam material that the rear bench is, can't see it deforming much at all with age

 

[Ian]

My driver's seat bolster is scratched, worn, lacking colour and the centre section is really bobbled - makes for depressing viewing upon opening the door. (I have the 172 interior btw). Going to try and restore it as best as possible, but it'll never be factory fresh again.

 

[b1lly]

How you mean mate?

i need to drive with the back of the seat at almost 90 degrees to the base of the seat, but i cant tilt it that upright gets to about 110 degrees..........see pic lol

 

[Ian]

Should be able to go upright pal. It's the first thing I do when I get in as my brother drives with them reclined.

 

[jonathanedew]

Weird... test mine in the morning and let you know what mine can do ;-)

 

[caister]

Mines on 92k and the leather is wearing think very slightly on the drivers bolster by the door but apart from thats its fine.

 

[Lee-182]

My 2003 172 i had last year had only 9000 miles on the clock and the drivers bolster by the door was worn to f**k.

Bought a 182 on sat 2005 with 40k on the clock and thats a little scuffed in the same place.

I've looked a 8 182's these past few weeks and all have had shitty leather on the drivers bolster by the door.

I thought leather was supposed to be tough.

So today ordered some on this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=130300551864

 

[Ian]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=130300551864

Hope you contacted him about blue leather restorer, as it says that is for grey leather? Think I'm going to pick up either the Autoglym leather care or the stuff that Ali recommends.

Edit: just thought, 182 leather is darker than ph1 172 leather.. my bad.

 

[Lee-182]

yes my leather is def grey, i double double checked

 

[Lee-182]

i bought some Autoglym leather care yest good for cleaning but dont cure any scuffs, smells lie piss to, but a good leather cleaner.

 

[jonathanedew]

I think once the leather seat sides show creases there's little to be done except feed them to prevent further deteriation.

I am using Autoglym too... phew!

 

[Ridahz]

115k on mine and the driver bolster has a few light marks but still looks fine! :approve:

 

[Kris86]

drivers seat bobbling slightly...anyone know how to get rid of it?

 

[The Boosh!]

drivers seat bobbling slightly...anyone know how to get rid of it?

Buy a bic razor and shave them off carefully - then wipe the seat with a damp cloth.

Or you can get a de bobbler thing from wilkinsons/jml etc

 

[Fletcher]

Mk2 172 now on 107,500 miles seats are still in great nic, like the steering wheel.

 

[welsh172]

Buy a bic razor and shave them off carefully - then wipe the seat with a damp cloth.

Or you can get a de bobbler thing from wilkinsons/jml etc

I used the boobler thing from Wilkos, works a treat, mine was badly bobbled, now it looks like new. You might need to buy two if it's badly bobbled though, i ruined my machine doing 2 seats lol, only £1.99 though!

 

[R20 CWH]

05 182 55k miles

bobbling badly

yup ditto.

i took them to stealer at 28k to be told 'wear and tear'

f**k off c**t.

 

[nathanH]

30k, my Recaros are still in good nick

 

[fUbAr]

39k and drivers seat alcantera is bobbling badly.

passenger seat looks brand new in comparison.

 

[Sargara]

66k Ph2 172. Drivers seat is bobbled bad but the leather seems in good nic. Going to try one of those Wilko things mentioned above

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

46k, my Recaros are still in excellent condition. And I'll be selling them soon too

 

[Jonny1*2]

46k, my Recaros are still in excellent condition. And I'll be selling them soon too

*cough* cheap plug . My standard seats were mint up to when i sold them at 46K. Recaro's are mint too, they're on about 40k themselves

 

[Nomad]

80k, leather seats and interior in Exclusive are in excellent condition.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

*cough* cheap plug .

lol, damn right!

Not a proper plug though, as I havent given a link to the thread (coz there isnt one!)

 

[Fletcher]

^^^Are you going for a set of Bimarco's?

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Maybe

Why?