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Jul 5, 2026
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South East
Hi all, I’m a new member. My names Spencer, bought my first SEAT recently and loving it so far, feels like a big upgrade over my 2007 Volkswagen Golf 1.6FSI.

Picked up my White 2019 Leon FR TSI Evo with 54k miles two weeks ago. It’s the 130 engine so not quick but feels a lot nipper than my old 114hp Golf. I’ve already had the TPI software update as I was aware of the “kangarooing” before purchasing from doing research and did notice it suffering from it slightly. Gave it a week or so before taking it in as I wanted to make sure it wasn’t just my clutch control lol. The update seems to have made a noticeable difference during the engine warning phase!

Hoping any questions I have will be answered here, this forum has already helped me replace my passenger side sill kick plate. After removing the plastic trim I discovered it had in-fact come unplugged like suggested. After plugging the connector back in, the kick plate illuminated like it should but I had already ordered a new one incase and the original was dented so looks far better now.

While driving earlier I noticed the collars where the headrests slot into the seats seem to sit quite high, is this normal or is there a way to lower them? I’ve removed the headrests and the collar covers but they will not budge. I find it hard to believe this is normal as on the passenger side you can actually see the seat foam. Any help appreciated.
 

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Welcome to SCN, yes those covers do seem to be sitting too high, mine are tight to the seat so maybe a previous owner has been abusing them.
Thanks for confirming. After posting I did run down the road to examine my neighbours identical Leon and could see theirs are flush. Does appear that a previous owner didn’t bother to look up how to remove the headrests and just decided to yank them instead pulling the guides up with them :(

I’m not comfortable unzipping the upholstery to get my arm up in the seat to try and release the clips to allow the guides to be pushed back in, as right now they are firmly rigid and will not budge.

I could probably take it to a vehicle upholsterer but for now I’ll just have to live with it. As much as I struggle to ignore little details like this!