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spur · Jul 14th, 2004, 02:22 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by camminich

Haven't heard of that as a Mini problem, but I have seen it before in other new cars with leather. Somehow the leather was not cured correctly so after installation it shrinks a little in some places, and expends in others. Leather is supposed to do that to some degree (since it is animal hide) but not that much. I wouldn't play with it. Best thing to do while still under warranty is have the dealer fix it. You could try to apply some leather cleaner/protector to see if the leather will help, but it may be only a temp fix, and in 6 month the problem will still be bugging you.

On a side note, the Mini leather has been aging very well. I clean my about once a month, and after 18 months it still looks new.

The reason for the gap seems to be the leather has been cut to short/wrong angle at the stiching at the edge of the seats.

Jul 14th, 2004, 02:22 PM	#4
spur MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London/Essex Local Time: 12:07 AM Posts: 453 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by camminich Haven't heard of that as a Mini problem, but I have seen it before in other new cars with leather. Somehow the leather was not cured correctly so after installation it shrinks a little in some places, and expends in others. Leather is supposed to do that to some degree (since it is animal hide) but not that much. I wouldn't play with it. Best thing to do while still under warranty is have the dealer fix it. You could try to apply some leather cleaner/protector to see if the leather will help, but it may be only a temp fix, and in 6 month the problem will still be bugging you. On a side note, the Mini leather has been aging very well. I clean my about once a month, and after 18 months it still looks new. The reason for the gap seems to be the leather has been cut to short/wrong angle at the stiching at the edge of the seats. TOP OFF AT LAST. (Everybody be cool, you, be cool.)