Leather Came Back From The Dead!

J-RO · 07-20-2019, 07:01 AM

When my wife and I went to pick up her 2019 X3 last week she noticed that the top of rear leather seat cushion was puffy and wrinkly. She did not want to accept delivery. The sales manager acknowledged the defect and gave up paperwork that if we took delivery he would order a new rear seat and give us a loaner when it came in so that they could make the swap. One week later I noticed that the rear seat was now perfectly fine. The leather seat cushion was now smooth and taught. It was as if someone slipped in the garage at night and replaced it. Has anyone's leather self rejuvenated?

foglem · 07-20-2019, 10:01 AM

The self healing aspect, long known by parents that have removed a car seat. The leather can be distorted for a variety of reasons but typically a little heat and time causes it to return to normal. Congrats you don’t have to send it in for surgery now!

Alias1431 · 07-20-2019, 06:09 PM

Missed opportunity to get some cash back. ;-)

kingmonkeyjr · 07-20-2019, 06:26 PM

Our leather seat cushion in the rear middle seems a little loose.. I'll have to check back up on it and make sure

J-RO · 07-20-2019, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Alias1431

Missed opportunity to get some cash back. ;-)

They were going to replace it with a new one.

BMWGuySweden · 07-21-2019, 01:16 AM

This was a common thing to look for when taking delivery of the 2018 model. It often fixed itself though just like it did in your case

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