03-04-2017, 03:12 PM | #1 |
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Seat stitching unraveling
My passenger front seat is coming apart from the stitching. Is this a warranty thing or should I expect resistance from the dealer?
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03-04-2017, 03:42 PM | #3 |
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So I need to send my car to Mexico?
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Well an update I guess… dealer is submitting pictures to BMW NA to get approval to fix it in warranty.
Also my iDrive screen went blank today with "No Signal" but came back after a minute... like the computer crashed or something.
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Passenger seat with position indicated:
Stitching unraveling AKA leather is separating:
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From the overhead pictures it's hard to see, but there about a half inch thread that's sticking out, so I think the knot at the end came undone. Not sure how they're going to fix this if they even will.
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03-07-2017, 12:16 PM | #10 |
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Easy for an upholstery guy to fix the stitching part (once the leather is in-hand), but getting the leather off the seat is not easy! A few hours of work for sure.
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No true, they are made by Lear, but at the Duncan plant in SC. Here's a tag from a seat like the one the OP has in his F15
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That explains why the Dakota leather looks and feels so cheap! LOL
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At the hourly rate, might be cheaper for BMW to just replace the seat I would think.
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I doubt it. For reference, "simple" Z4 seats retail for about $2200 each in base configuration. And, I do not see complete F15 seats listed at all in EPC. Just components. Figure a guy like me would take 2 hours to get the cover off and 2 hours back on. 4 total x $125/hr and it's doable to fix. As long as they take their time and use all new hog rings you will never know it's been fixed.
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that is exactly what they did to both of my seats for my 335, a show room model. i discovered the leather was scratched from people getting in and out of the car a week after taking owner ship, the scratch was very very minor but i brought it up to the service adviser. they pulled the whole cover off and replaced it with a brand new cover, but the thing is, after they did this, the leather was not as tight as before.
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They already misaligned my fenders when they fixed my washer fluid system (they have since aligned it properly), but I don't have high hopes. At least the staff is pretty nice. EDIT: Looks like they are replacing my seat cover. Of course my steering wheels doesn't move up and down anymore. *sigh*
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