Update:Driver Seat wear

[MovinH2]

All still wheat. Does anyone with black seat's look like this?

[1Sonterra]

MY '03 with Wheat also crapped out on the drivers side. I had that section redone, but mine actually split at the seams! I have 62k on the beast.

Took the oppty to go ahead and get a custom look on the headrests though.....what do you think? Can't pass up an oppty to spend more money on the H2!

[MovinH2]

Originally Posted by 1Sonterra

MY '03 with Wheat also crapped out on the drivers side. I had that section redone, but mine actually split at the seams! I have 62k on the beast.

Took the oppty to go ahead and get a custom look on the headrests though.....what do you think? Can't pass up an oppty to spend more money on the H2!

Very Nice.

[KenP]

Originally Posted by MovinH2

All still wheat. Does anyone with black seat's look like this?

Yes.

In response to your prior post to me, the sales manager for our local dealer is on here frequently, but hasn't responded. He just knows I'm going to be popping in wanting new seats.

[MovinH2]

Originally Posted by KenP

Yes.

In response to your prior post to me, the sales manager for our local dealer is on here frequently, but hasn't responded. He just knows I'm going to be popping in wanting new seats.

LMAO. Make sure to get yourself some real leather too. Don't let him talk you into the OEM crap. And hold out for a detail too.

[dochummer]

Your replacement looks just like the one I had. But I'm pretty sure they used an oem replacement. The leather does feel different from the old stuff....not so shiny either...

[f5fstop]

Very hard for a dealer to get reimbursed for a seat cover replacement without using OEM parts. GM did do some revising to the leather seats a year ago, going with a different cut (not sure something about cut with grain or against grain...I only eat steers, I don't know a thing about leather).
Many dealers will send the vehicle to a trim shop for the OEM seat cover replacement since they do not like screwing around with hog rings, j-strips, etc. The seat cover replacement labor operation allows for sublet repair to a repair shop.

Be curious if H3 owners have the same problem; they are supposed to have the new and improved "some type of grain cut" leather. I have 15K and the driver seat looks good. A little crinkling on the outer edge, which is vinyl, but the leather inserts still look good.

[MovinH2]

Originally Posted by f5fstop

Very hard for a dealer to get reimbursed for a seat cover replacement without using OEM parts. GM did do some revising to the leather seats a year ago, going with a different cut (not sure something about cut with grain or against grain...I only eat steers, I don't know a thing about leather).
Many dealers will send the vehicle to a trim shop for the OEM seat cover replacement since they do not like screwing around with hog rings, j-strips, etc. The seat cover replacement labor operation allows for sublet repair to a repair shop.

Be curious if H3 owners have the same problem; they are supposed to have the new and improved "some type of grain cut" leather. I have 15K and the driver seat looks good. A little crinkling on the outer edge, which is vinyl, but the leather inserts still look good.

I would wonder that too. Really seems like a problem GM should address.

[f5fstop]

All manufacturers operate the same way. Warranty is paid on replacement OEM parts, unless the service or parts are not available. For example, windshield replacements can be done without factory replacement windshields and are usually done with an outside supplier.

[MovinH2]

Originally Posted by dochummer

Your replacement looks just like the one I had. But I'm pretty sure they used an oem replacement. The leather does feel different from the old stuff....not so shiny either...

Just check the service log from that day, I had other stuff done. It doesn't show they ordered anything just say's "sent for service of" Hopefully it isn't OEM. I looked a few times today and even asked my friends to look. It doesn't look anymore shinner/or less shiny than the other seats. Could be this mans old eyes though.