OVERKILL
$100 Site Donor 2021
I have three vehicles with "leather" interior; one actually has real leather (the M5) the other two have the domestic "pleather" material.
Now, the M5 is haunted by the ghosts of 15 dead cows; the seats are a thick heavy leather that appears to wear like iron. That car isn't my concern, the seats are beautiful.
The Charger, our newest acquisition, has the "Daytona" seats in it, which are "leather" buckets with suede inserts. Of course the bolsters aren't real leather but a vinyl that skirts the suede (which probably isn't real suede....) and this doesn't seem to respond well to sliding in and out.
For the record, the Expedition has "leather" seats as well, though I think the seating surface and bolsters are actually leather (the sides are vinyl) but it is very thin, like on my old Town Car and has subsequently cracked on the drivers left-side bolster, but whoopdie doo, it has close to 300,000Km on it, it is allowed to crack, LOL!
But back to the Charger. So I noticed today that the bolster is cracking. It is obviously vinyl and a few small "chunks" have come off, exposing the stitching underneath. As disappointing as this is at this relatively low mileage (120,000Km, just a spring chicken) it obviously needs to be addressed. I BELIEVE I saw an advert for vinyl repair from the dealer I use (convenient....
) but does anybody have any experience with this type of service? How well does it hold up?
Thanks!
Now, the M5 is haunted by the ghosts of 15 dead cows; the seats are a thick heavy leather that appears to wear like iron. That car isn't my concern, the seats are beautiful.
The Charger, our newest acquisition, has the "Daytona" seats in it, which are "leather" buckets with suede inserts. Of course the bolsters aren't real leather but a vinyl that skirts the suede (which probably isn't real suede....) and this doesn't seem to respond well to sliding in and out.
For the record, the Expedition has "leather" seats as well, though I think the seating surface and bolsters are actually leather (the sides are vinyl) but it is very thin, like on my old Town Car and has subsequently cracked on the drivers left-side bolster, but whoopdie doo, it has close to 300,000Km on it, it is allowed to crack, LOL!
But back to the Charger. So I noticed today that the bolster is cracking. It is obviously vinyl and a few small "chunks" have come off, exposing the stitching underneath. As disappointing as this is at this relatively low mileage (120,000Km, just a spring chicken) it obviously needs to be addressed. I BELIEVE I saw an advert for vinyl repair from the dealer I use (convenient....
Thanks!