Leather seats stretching
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Hi, I recently took delivery of my XF with Sports pack, meaning it has the perforated leather seats. After roughly 4 weeks and 1100 miles, the leather of the seats markedly stretched, so that it now seems too large for the seat, or perhaps the seat cushion compressed. I am a 200 pounder, so by no means a light weight, but my X-Type did not show this behaviour. Granted, the XF leathers seem very different, but me thinks that something is wrong. Anybody else have that problem?
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Mine has about the same mileage and the drivers seat leather is wrinkled considerably on the door side where I get in an out. I am no light weight either and best your 200 lbs. quite a bit. Interestlngly, my recent Jaguar new owner's survey had questions concerning the seat material. The leather seams very soft and not as supported as other cars I have owned.
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Yes, i am aware that seats stretch when you seat on it. Not after 3000 miles. My lincoln ls had 125,000 on it and wasn't as stretched as Jaguar's seat is.
So, Lincoln puts better quality materials in their cars?
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Talked to dealer, claims it is normal. I am also aware that leather stretches, but not at this rate in so short of a time. Besides, I am almost thinking that the seat material compressed as opposed to the lather stretching in this case, creating this unseemly fold.
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Hans,
Check the link and you will see that it is normal for the seats in these cars to stretch like that. Very disappointing, but oh well......
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Check the link and you will see that it is normal for the seats in these cars to stretch like that. Very disappointing, but oh well......
Image Search Results for jaguar xf leather seats
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Hi,
Thanks for the link. I did a simialr search but you found more compelling evidence. One clearly deduce the owner's butt size onsome of these images. I agree they could have done a better job there.
Thanks for the link. I did a simialr search but you found more compelling evidence. One clearly deduce the owner's butt size onsome of these images. I agree they could have done a better job there.
Hans,
Check the link and you will see that it is normal for the seats in these cars to stretch like that. Very disappointing, but oh well......
Image Search Results for jaguar xf leather seats
Check the link and you will see that it is normal for the seats in these cars to stretch like that. Very disappointing, but oh well......
Image Search Results for jaguar xf leather seats
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YEAH BUT WHITE AND BLACK HEXED PATTERNED SEAT LEATHER WOULD LOOK FUNNY![Icon Fryingpan](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_fryingpan.gif)
MAYBE THE CUSHIONS NEED TO BE INFLARTED![Smile](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
ALL YOU CAN DO IS BRING IT UP TO THE DEALER AND GO FROM THERE. I MUST SAY I HAVENT EVER HEARD THAT COMPLAINT HERE, BUT THEN MAYBE IT DOESNT GET PAST THE ADVISORS
![Icon Fryingpan](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_fryingpan.gif)
MAYBE THE CUSHIONS NEED TO BE INFLARTED
![Smile](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
ALL YOU CAN DO IS BRING IT UP TO THE DEALER AND GO FROM THERE. I MUST SAY I HAVENT EVER HEARD THAT COMPLAINT HERE, BUT THEN MAYBE IT DOESNT GET PAST THE ADVISORS
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Hehe, they immediately told me it's normal, so that was that.
YEAH BUT WHITE AND BLACK HEXED PATTERNED SEAT LEATHER WOULD LOOK FUNNY![Icon Fryingpan](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_fryingpan.gif)
MAYBE THE CUSHIONS NEED TO BE INFLARTED![Smile](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
ALL YOU CAN DO IS BRING IT UP TO THE DEALER AND GO FROM THERE. I MUST SAY I HAVENT EVER HEARD THAT COMPLAINT HERE, BUT THEN MAYBE IT DOESNT GET PAST THE ADVISORS
![Icon Fryingpan](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_fryingpan.gif)
MAYBE THE CUSHIONS NEED TO BE INFLARTED
![Smile](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
ALL YOU CAN DO IS BRING IT UP TO THE DEALER AND GO FROM THERE. I MUST SAY I HAVENT EVER HEARD THAT COMPLAINT HERE, BUT THEN MAYBE IT DOESNT GET PAST THE ADVISORS
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