FD2 Leather Seat Starts Peeling Off

ligno08 · LvL 2 Joined: 28 Jun 2008 Posts: 70

Dear all sifus out there,

I have just found out that my driver side seat leather is starting to peel off. I just noticed it yesterday. Does any bros encounter this problem ? I'm only driving my FD2 for 1 year. I don't really expect Honda's quality to be this bad. I know the concept of Wear and Tear but I just cant really accept with the duration of 1 year and this starts to occurs. I have already called up the SC and they asked me to bring my car there to do an inspection. Am I eligible to do a warranty claim on this? Hope to hear any shout outs and advise from all the bros here. Thanks.

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devinz · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:29 am Post subject:

wow...your leather look bad bro... Shocked

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ligno08 wrote:

Dear all sifus out there,

I have just found out that my driver side seat leather is starting to peel off. I just noticed it yesterday. Does any bros encounter this problem ? I'm only driving my FD2 for 1 year. I don't really expect Honda's quality to be this bad. I know the concept of Wear and Tear but I just cant really accept with the duration of 1 year and this starts to occurs. I have already called up the SC and they asked me to bring my car there to do an inspection. Am I eligible to do a warranty claim on this? Hope to hear any shout outs and advise from all the bros here. Thanks.

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Better u go and check at SC and try to claim warranty....

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coolride1 · Club Advisor Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 3436

Mine is already coming to 3 yrs.. of course have the wrinkle and so on.. but not peeling off like yours..

Try to talk to the SC and see if can claim.. since still under warranty. However, there are chances it may get rejected, since considered wear and tear.

Good luck

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ligno08 · LvL 2 Joined: 28 Jun 2008 Posts: 70

Yupz. Have to go and try my luck on it. 1 year it starts to peel of like this. In another 2 years then the whole seat leather will peel off naked completely???? Shocked

Just pray I could get it claim and ends my nightmare. Very Happy

yking · Amateur Lvl 2 Joined: 20 May 2009 Posts: 190 Location: PJ

Good luck mate. Do let us know the outcome of your claim.

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mtee7 · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:51 am Post subject:

ligno08 wrote:

Yupz. Have to go and try my luck on it. 1 year it starts to peel of like this. In another 2 years then the whole seat leather will peel off naked completely???? Shocked

Just pray I could get it claim and ends my nightmare. Very Happy

Hey bro,

As mentioned by other bros here, you have to send it back to the SC and complain. I think they can't deny u a replacement since ur ride is only 1 year old.

Hope they can solve your problems.

old1030 · Amateur Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 103

All,

I'm not expert, this is my first car comes with leather anyway,, but leather finishing seat need to be taken care off more then normal fabric seat, this leather its some sort of alive,, they generate moisture / natural oil from time to time, until for some time or the leather jadi keras (mati), especially on this hot and dry country of ours.
This moisture will maintain the softness of the leather, but this moisture need to be replace, that's why you can find a lot of leather care product at shop,
Try to apply this cream once every three month to prevent your leather jadi keras or dead, this cream is very efficient to replace the natural oil that our leather seat produce.
But I agree with all of you that for a leather to be premature dead after 1 year is very intolerable.

blackberrybloke · Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:55 pm Post subject:

is your FD protected by v kool or something equivalent?

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kucau · Newbie Joined: 30 May 2009 Posts: 24

i heard that the leather seat in FD2 is only half leather. the area which shows peeling is actually the non leather part. am i correct?

ligno08 · LvL 2 Joined: 28 Jun 2008 Posts: 70

blackberrybloke wrote:

is your FD protected by v kool or something equivalent?

Yes bro bbb. I had installed v kool from the 1st day I took my car. I still haven been to the SC yet because of my work schedule. Will be going next week. I will update once I got any feedback from them.

devinz · Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:16 am Post subject:

kucau wrote:

i heard that the leather seat in FD2 is only half leather. the area which shows peeling is actually the non leather part. am i correct?

it seems like it...that part most likely is non leather...

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ligno08 · LvL 2 Joined: 28 Jun 2008 Posts: 70

I just realized that it is the spot where our butt always slide by when we enter the car. But how could it peel off ( I'm still wondering), unless my butt got "duri" like durian. Twisted Evil

neilfyre · Veteran Joined: 19 Jul 2008 Posts: 578 Location: sabah

Especially when ones pants (back pocket) comes with big button...