keeping the driver seat from wearing out.
 

How do you guys keep your driver seats from wearing out? I fear that if I get in/out of my car enough, the fabric on the left support on the driverseat will start to tear because my *** is rubbing it soo much when entering/exiting the car.

Any suggestions besides ugly car seats?

don't drive the car? LOL

you can always get a seat cover, or the above statement works as well. :icon17:

I actually hold my steering wheel when I get in and out of the car so I don't slide against the seat any more than I have to.

Mines all worn down from getting in and out...

Ill probably pick up custom leather covers on Ebay for $200 or $250.

Black with Red stitching

Keep it conditioned if leather

+1. No way I know of to completely prevent wear (other than seat covers and they can rub the seat if they don't fit well), but keeping the leather clean and conditioned will help a lot. If you can't find a DIY on this site, try your favorite web search engine. "leather cleaning" "leather care" "leather conditioning" &c

Don't wear rough and/or dirty pants. Keep all sharp objects out of your back pockets. Don't smoke (in the car) - from what I've read, smoke is very bad for leather.

Lose some weight?

haha, I'm 175 @ 5'10. Any more weight loss and I'm a toothpick.

You need to use the door sill as a push point to get out of the car. I assume you are putting your hand on the side (bolster) of the seat to get leverage to exit the vehicle. Instead of using the seat, put your hand on the door sill and use it as the push point to exit the vehicle. This method works for exiting the lowest vehicles.

I originally cared about the seat bolsters a lot, I would get in like a moron to prevent the leather from getting ruined... BUT I found a local (not anymore) upholsterer who installed the leather in my previos car who said that they change the bolsters out all the time on cars than they are the #1 thing they do...
They showed me examples of some of the cars they they were doing it to at the shop, and I could ONLY tell they had been replaced because they looked better that mine...
And they quoted me like $100-150 to replace the arse one and like $150-200 to do the backrest one... (This includes the rebuild up of foam and they said they could redo the whole seat in memory foam for no additional price) They also said they'd charge me less because I'm a return customer, and if I came in on a Tuesday when business was slow, they'd charge even less...
And for that price, I'll let my fat arse destroy the current ones, and if I ever NEED them replaced or if I ever sell the car, I'll have them replaced... Not worth the time and worry to keep putting leather crap on all the time


But leather conditioner DOES work if you're against replacing the bolsters... +1 for Lexol (brown bottle is the one you want for leather I think... but OP said he has cloth, sooooo... replacement, or find a shop to rebuild the bolster with foam)

I say just get in and out and enjoy the car. I am not saying trash the seats, and don't give a **** about them - condition and take care of them. I agree with DEpointfive0 - if they get worn out, just get the bolster replaced by a reputable upholestery shop. I personally hate it when people use seat covers. Why did you bother getting the leather/alcantara seats, if you are just going to cover them up? To me that is pointless. It is like one of my friends who really wanted a 335i. He saved up his $$ for it, and after purchasing it, bought a beater car for DD. He barely ever used the 335i, b/c he didn't want to put miles on it, or anything to happen to it. Therefore, he was basically paying his car note to drive a beater. Just my opinion.

EDIT: just realized the OP has the cloth seats. You get my point though

+1 :iagree:

http://www.armorall.ca/en/interface/...protectant.jpg

or

http://en.meguiarscanada.com/images/.../373_large.jpg

lmao, this cheered me up man....