The new MY20 Cupra lux doesnt appear ot have the white material, can anyone confirm that the new black replacement is leather and not some cheap plastic?
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Cupra 290BE Bucket seat white trim cracked!
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I paid attention on the way I get into the car: when I sit, at the entrance, I happen to sort of sit on on side part of the bucket - right before you take central place and make yourself comfortable. This I guess - bends a bit the white trim every time and cracks it.
Now when I know what was wrong will try to get immediately to the center of the seat. BTW my weight is 67 kg - wouldn't define myself as fat
Well, I found a shop (knew about them for several years, since I started to gain interest in cars) - it's a local detailing shop, who does an incredible work - and made fix on both (for symmetry/similarity) front chairs.
The ugly plastic-like material was changed to a real white leather.
Pictures will come later (wanna do them at a day time, just collected my car from the shop).
It's pretty expansive, but my mental health is more expansive for me
Well, I found a shop (knew about them for several years, since I started to gain interest in cars) - it's a local detailing shop, who does an incredible work - and made fix on both (for symmetry/similarity) front chairs.
The ugly plastic-like material was changed to a real white leather.
Pictures will come later (wanna do them at a day time, just collected my car from the shop).
It's pretty expansive, but my mental health is more expansive for me
Interested to see pics when it's done.
It's certainly something I want done with mine.
It is done, but the car is sleeping in the parking lot - bad light condition there - will upload pics tomorrow morning
It is done, but the car is sleeping in the parking lot - bad light condition there - will upload pics tomorrow morning
Hi - as promised, here are pics after the shop repair. Now it is not some ugly plastic, but a real leather. The color is true white, vs blueish white of the original, but it doesn't bother me as that crack.
And little paws detected (will be washed soon)
Agree. It would’ve added very little to production costs for Seat to use a small amount of leather on that part of the seats, rather than the inferior material that was used.
If Seat’s quality testing of their seats is as comprehensive as this video (and the comments below the video) suggests, do the test results get ignored?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZMYDmRNoQo
Surely if tested thoroughly prior to being used, this white plastic material would’ve exhibited signs of cracking and splitting that owners are experiencing, and it should have been substituted for a more durable material before production of the seats started. Or did it just get signed off for use anyway (probably yes), irrespective of it being unsuitable for use in an area of the seats that would be subjected to a high level of flexing.
I suspect that Seat took the view that they would use this cheap material and try to fob off any warranty claims as ‘normal wear and tear’.
Hi - as promised, here are pics after the shop repair. Now it is not some ugly plastic, but a real leather. The color is true white, vs blueish white of the original, but it doesn't bother me as that crack.
And little paws detected (will be washed soon)
Can I ask for much you paid for the work?
I am not from the UK, and not sure what it would tell you (I live in very expansive country
)I bet there are cheaper shops or solutions, maybe more expansive ones, but converting to GBP - it would be around 1400 GBP.
For comparison vs UK prices - Seat Leon Cupra in my country with bucket seats costs ~52K GBP on road.
Update: for fixing only the cracked part - they wanted 200 GBP, but I finally did the whole trim on both front seats.
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Hi all, I’m new to the group. I’ve got a 2016 Leon and have recently noticed a split to not the white material seen in a lot of your concerns but the actual black faux leather material? Has anyone seen this one before, obviously car is out of warranty so I highly doubt they will cover but this surely has to be a manufacturer defect. Seat UK have said cars out of warranty which I accept but the car only has 32k on it so surely with them knowing of this ‘common fault’ they should or would offer good will! Any ways of pursuing this without having to book it in and pay £60 diagnosis fee for them to look at it
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Looks similar to all guys' problem in this thread, only in your case the white path "was stronger" a bit.
I guess (if you look for previous messages) - it is because of the shape of the seat, when you get in to the car - before you sit straight in the seat - first you seat partially on the side of the seat, where's the crack usually happens.
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