Lil problem with f-sport interior ...
OK SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO it took me a while to get down there and by the time I did the stitching was REALLY BAD, they had my car for 2 days, hired an upholstery guy to take the stitching out and re-do it which I was very nervous about BUT it came out awesome and I was so nervous when I picked it up but it looks great thank god!
Lets hope it holds up! (sorry for the run-on sentence, lol)
Lets hope it holds up! (sorry for the run-on sentence, lol)
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OK SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO it took me a while to get down there and by the time I did the stitching was REALLY BAD, they had my car for 2 days, hired an upholstery guy to take the stitching out and re-do it which I was very nervous about BUT it came out awesome and I was so nervous when I picked it up but it looks great thank god!
Lets hope it holds up! (sorry for the run-on sentence, lol)
Lets hope it holds up! (sorry for the run-on sentence, lol)
OK SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO it took me a while to get down there and by the time I did the stitching was REALLY BAD, they had my car for 2 days, hired an upholstery guy to take the stitching out and re-do it which I was very nervous about BUT it came out awesome and I was so nervous when I picked it up but it looks great thank god!
Lets hope it holds up! (sorry for the run-on sentence, lol)
Lets hope it holds up! (sorry for the run-on sentence, lol)
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OK SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO it took me a while to get down there and by the time I did the stitching was REALLY BAD, they had my car for 2 days, hired an upholstery guy to take the stitching out and re-do it which I was very nervous about BUT it came out awesome and I was so nervous when I picked it up but it looks great thank god!
Lets hope it holds up! (sorry for the run-on sentence, lol)
Lets hope it holds up! (sorry for the run-on sentence, lol)
I contacted Lexus about it and sent photos, wondering if others have reported the problem, and they just told me to bring it to the dealer. Mine is not even nearly as bad as yours yet so I wonder if my dealership will even hire an upholstery guy for my situation. I'll find out next month.
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It's GREAT to hear you got it taken care of! I hope it holds up too because it'd be annoying to go back to have it re-done again.
I contacted Lexus about it and sent photos, wondering if others have reported the problem, and they just told me to bring it to the dealer. Mine is not even nearly as bad as yours yet so I wonder if my dealership will even hire an upholstery guy for my situation. I'll find out next month.
I contacted Lexus about it and sent photos, wondering if others have reported the problem, and they just told me to bring it to the dealer. Mine is not even nearly as bad as yours yet so I wonder if my dealership will even hire an upholstery guy for my situation. I'll find out next month.
anyway if anyone has questions or just wanna share stories feel free to hit me up! i hate to be the first one with the problem but happy to give good news to those who may have the same issue and hopefully shed some light or positivity so you dont feel like yur goin into this blind. they WILL take care of you and if you get resistance, go to another dealership or call Lexus directly.... so fuggin happy this worked out i was so nervous my seat was comin back hacked up! but its all good woop woop!
Mine is also starting to a bit on the seat. Steering wheel has a small spot at the top of the "leather" that is like loose or getting loose. Kinda wrinkling. Guess I will keep an eye on both things.
I have a custom one off f-sport **** with white stitching & perforated leather... I used it everyday (till I sold the car) and never had any discoloration nor feathering.
So in my opinion the seats stitching should not be doing this
So in my opinion the seats stitching should not be doing this
Looks like this issue is only affecting F-Sport models. I just checked mine, and stitching is perfect. This is on a non F-Sport 2011 with 5400mi, and I wear jeans and Dickies regularly.
The stitching is even holding up on the lower left bolster, where I have some wear on the leather:
Here's one of the stitching on the upper bolster:
It may be time for you F-Sport owners to get a thread going to see how many are affected... perhaps its time for Lexus to address this properly, and not on a case-by-case basis.
The stitching is even holding up on the lower left bolster, where I have some wear on the leather:
Here's one of the stitching on the upper bolster:
It may be time for you F-Sport owners to get a thread going to see how many are affected... perhaps its time for Lexus to address this properly, and not on a case-by-case basis.
Last edited by Crispy; Apr 9, 2012 at 05:32 PM.