hi guys..
i borrowed a laptop and i'm on a blazing 56K connection haha...
i'll be moving into my apartment on wednesday and the cable internet should be turned on and ready for me to get online as soon as i hook it up.
anyways.. i need some advice. my tC is two weeks old and i have leather seats as some of you may know from my pics in the members section. anyways everything about my car has been great and i felt SOO lucky that i haven't had any of the problems other people seem to be having.
so here comes my first issue. on the side of the back of the front seats (did that make sense?), there is the small lever that we pull up to push the seats forward so the backseats can be accessed. well the way the leather (and maybe the fabric too?) is done is they basically just cut a hole in the leather about the size of the lever part but make it a bit smaller so they can tuck the excess behind the lever, thereby giving a clean look. well there's a small portion of my leather.. about an inch long that seems to have been cut too big so it does not stay tucked in and creeps out every now and then. i am able to see the white fabric or whatever it is under the leather.. its about an inch long. once i move into my place i can take pics and post them. I attempted to tuck the leather back in and for the most part it stays but i think eventually it comes back out on its own.
anyways, the leather seats were a dealer option and not factory so i don't think they are covered under warranty. i called my dealer today and talked to the service guy and described to him my problem. he said they could probably fix it but they'd have to keep my car which is a no can do for me since my dealer is in PA and i am now in DC.. 6 hr drive rd trip? nu uh.. not happening.
so since it is a dealer option and not a factory option, i don't think local dealers will service my problem. anyways... after all that basically i want advice.
should i:
1) do the 6 hr rd trip? (gas cost will be about $50+, plus the hassle)
2) try to get it fixed at the local dealer? (which im gonna try any way)
3) just shove the leather back in best i can and not worry about it so much.
if anybody else has any other solutions i'd be glad to hear them! i was thinking maybe i could find some kind of glue where i could glue the leather in behind the plastic around the lever so that it stays but i have no idea what glue to use and i don't wanna use something that'll just come apart later or damage the leather and make it look worse later on.
sorry for the long post but i wanted to describe my situation in detail to get the best advice!!!
thanks in advance for all your suggestions
i borrowed a laptop and i'm on a blazing 56K connection haha...
i'll be moving into my apartment on wednesday and the cable internet should be turned on and ready for me to get online as soon as i hook it up.
anyways.. i need some advice. my tC is two weeks old and i have leather seats as some of you may know from my pics in the members section. anyways everything about my car has been great and i felt SOO lucky that i haven't had any of the problems other people seem to be having.
so here comes my first issue. on the side of the back of the front seats (did that make sense?), there is the small lever that we pull up to push the seats forward so the backseats can be accessed. well the way the leather (and maybe the fabric too?) is done is they basically just cut a hole in the leather about the size of the lever part but make it a bit smaller so they can tuck the excess behind the lever, thereby giving a clean look. well there's a small portion of my leather.. about an inch long that seems to have been cut too big so it does not stay tucked in and creeps out every now and then. i am able to see the white fabric or whatever it is under the leather.. its about an inch long. once i move into my place i can take pics and post them. I attempted to tuck the leather back in and for the most part it stays but i think eventually it comes back out on its own.
anyways, the leather seats were a dealer option and not factory so i don't think they are covered under warranty. i called my dealer today and talked to the service guy and described to him my problem. he said they could probably fix it but they'd have to keep my car which is a no can do for me since my dealer is in PA and i am now in DC.. 6 hr drive rd trip? nu uh.. not happening.
so since it is a dealer option and not a factory option, i don't think local dealers will service my problem. anyways... after all that basically i want advice.
should i:
1) do the 6 hr rd trip? (gas cost will be about $50+, plus the hassle)
2) try to get it fixed at the local dealer? (which im gonna try any way)
3) just shove the leather back in best i can and not worry about it so much.
if anybody else has any other solutions i'd be glad to hear them! i was thinking maybe i could find some kind of glue where i could glue the leather in behind the plastic around the lever so that it stays but i have no idea what glue to use and i don't wanna use something that'll just come apart later or damage the leather and make it look worse later on.
sorry for the long post but i wanted to describe my situation in detail to get the best advice!!!
thanks in advance for all your suggestions
