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JD001 08-09-2019 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by toast (Post 3244623)
Back to topic, it is the rivets in your jeans.

The car is low, the side bolsters on the seats are high. My car is five years old now and doesn't look like that at all. Try holding on to the A pillar with your left hand and holding your body weight off of the seat until you are in the car, then lower yourself into the seat. Takes all the sliding load off the bolster upholstery.

How is your A pillar coping?

toast 08-09-2019 11:46 AM

You mean the paint? It is clear bra'd, it looks new.

If you're suggesting I'm such a fatty that I've bent it, no not yet :)

AJ32162 08-09-2019 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toast (Post 3244623)
Back to topic, it is the rivets in your jeans.

The car is low, the side bolsters on the seats are high. My car is five years old now and doesn't look like that at all. Try holding on to the A pillar with your left hand and holding your body weight off of the seat until you are in the car, then lower yourself into the seat. Takes all the sliding load off the bolster upholstery.

That's a great technique for entering your car, but what do you recommend for exiting?

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toast 08-09-2019 05:22 PM

I'm 6'2", so I brace my left arm on the lower door sill, get my left leg out and then just kind of do a barrel roll. Again, minimal contact on the seat bracing. I have however worn a hole in the rubber weather seal on the bottom rear of the door from my exit technique.

AJ32162 08-09-2019 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by toast (Post 3246279)
I'm 6'2", so I brace my left arm on the lower door sill, get my left leg out and then just kind of do a barrel roll. Again, minimal contact on the seat bracing. I have however worn a hole in the rubber weather seal on the bottom rear of the door from my exit technique.

I use the same exit technique. I'll have to be careful of the weather strip...no damage to it yet.

Impureclient 08-10-2019 01:05 AM

Everybody is doing it all wrong. I had that minor issue with that same area of the driver seat. Was going to just repair, maybe seat cover or if I felt real fancy get aftermarket seats.
I just had a custom sunroof and ejector seat installed. Shoot out the top and land, then walk away with no damage to the seats. Getting in is less jarring going though the trunk
with the rear seats down and climbing over the center console.

ZionsWrath 08-10-2019 05:14 AM

Is it real leather? If so how thick is it? My 2013 the steering wheel was peeling after 3 years due to track driving, constantly moving right hand from wheel to gear shift. The dealer will always cop out claiming wear and tear. If your car is 4 months old I would take it to the dealer, if they deny contact corporate. Corporate tries to please people who purchase new as that is where they make their money. Good luck.


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