Help, something peelin off leather armrest

by **Arthur2k4** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:17 pm

it just happened today :-(

i noticed that armrest area had these blueish grayish dots from where the rain dropped on and i notched a lil part when therethe it was peelin and i peeled it off a lil and it just kept goni.. wut do i do? would dealer fix this? and wut is this thing that its peelin? is it like just the protectant for the leather?

by **TW85** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 5:45 pm

It is a coating on the leather, kind of like the clear coat on your paint. Most leather is coated with it (cars, furniture, etc.). If your car is under the 36k mile warranty I would think it would be covered...

by **Arthur2k4** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 6:53 pm

TW85 wrote:It is a coating on the leather, kind of like the clear coat on your paint. Most leather is coated with it (cars, furniture, etc.). If your car is under the 36k mile warranty I would think it would be covered...

its still under 8k...i hope they do cover it :-\

by **xodessitx** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:11 pm

i had this problem on the driver door they replaced the panel with a new one, now i have the same problem on the passanger door.

by **Arthur2k4** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:28 pm

xodessitx wrote:i had this problem on the driver door they replaced the panel with a new one, now i have the same problem on the passanger door.

how long did it take them to replace it

by **dvdchris45** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:04 pm

under 8k? cot damn, do you just pull the car in and out of the driveway? Thats really low mileage. I just hit 10,740 today.

by **Arthur2k4** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 11:30 pm

dvdchris45 wrote:under 8k? cot damn, do you just pull the car in and out of the driveway? Thats really low mileage. I just hit 10,740 today.

lol..not really...i drive to long beach from montebello for school and i go to hollywood alot for my gf but other than that yea i dont really drive that much..everything is so close to us

and its been about 13-14 motnhs that ive had this car so yea lol..i dont have much mileage on it

by **kgzero1** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:08 am

wow, I have only had mine for 5 months and I am at 9600+. Hurts to see how much mileage I put on my car.

by **dvdchris45** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 10:16 pm

screw Man, mines is peeling worse thatn yours now. I gotta take it to the dealer as soon as this rain stops!

by **gone** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 7:01 am

how did a lot of rain get on ur arm rest?i thought the doors wouldve been more common, but i hope the warranty covers it.I didnt know rain could do so much damage.I'de bring my car to the dealership in a heartbeat & make them fix it since ur car is still spankin new

by **junest** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:43 am

I forgot to close my window twice and that driver side arm rest was soaked and full of water. Still, i never had that peeling problem...must be luck.

by **Arthur2k4** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:03 am

06toyo chick wrote:how did a lot of rain get on ur arm rest?i thought the doors wouldve been more common, but i hope the warranty covers it.I didnt know rain could do so much damage.I'de bring my car to the dealership in a heartbeat & make them fix it since ur car is still spankin new

was raingin hard and bro had door open too long i guess..plus some other reasons where i took in alost of moisture/sweat

but yall ill take it to dealership , bbut they better give me a rental if they gonna keep it for more than few hours

by **PhreakdOut** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:59 am

It should only take a few minutes to replace.

I suspect acid rain (H2SO4) had some effect on it. I had a similar issue on a 300ZX when I lived in Chicago.

Did your seats get water stains from when the window was left open?

(Or, it could be a defective part - LOL) Letme know if you have any trouble with the dealer in getting it replaced. I have a friend in Interior design at TTC - Ann Arbor.

by **gone** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 7:53 am

rental? they wouldnt even give me one when they had to keep my car over night cuz they were just toOo busy and i live an hour away from the dealership.The dealership by me is real stingy with rentals, thank god i had rides back and forth there cuz if i didnt and they didnt give me a rental because they couldnt fix my car on time,hell wouldve broke loose

by **dvdchris45** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 7:34 pm

I took my car into the dealer to get the peeling door panel looked at among some other things and this is what they said...

<b> 52 Warranty Done CUST STATES DRIVER DOOR PANEL PEALING.CHECK AND ADVISE. COULD NOT R & R UNDER WARRANTY/OUTSIDE INFLUENCE.</b>

The service director denied the order, so I have to make an appointment to talk to him so he can make an appointment with the district manager to look at the car and decide whether or not it'll be under warranty. DAMN. So what should I tell them? Am I screwed here?

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