Excessive Seat Bolster Wrinkle?

[egxflash]

Here's mine at 3800 miles, hasn't changed since i got it. I'm borderline too wide for these seats, have to fix that. Excuse the cat hair on the black.

are those illuminated sills? are they OEM?

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[TEPTeggy]

are those illuminated sills? are they OEM?

Yes, they are a dealer installed accessory like the carbon lip spoiler or bronze wheels.

 

[TEPTeggy]

In addition to the seat, I've got:
-Infotainment rattle/buzz (should be easy fix).
-small chip on front passenger window at the very top (don't know if this is a safety issue, so going to have them replace it).
-rear defroster doesn't seem to work. I have a separate thread on this.
-hatch is misaligned with the roof on drivers side toward top. I have a separate thread with pics.
-driver side window makes a really funky noise when going down a few inches at a time. Almost like a rattle or something is loose.

Hopefully these are easy fixes. I love this car and maybe just being ocd over some of these issues, but want to keep it for at least 10 years.

That chip in the window would definitely bother me. But I haven't noticed any huge panel gaps or any of your other issues, however I did see where a small piece of sand got into the paint while I was washing it. Nothing they can do about that though.

I'm taking it in this week so hopefully I can catch everything that itches my ocd before then lol.

 

[new2teg]

That chip in the window would definitely bother me. But I haven't noticed any huge panel gaps or any of your other issues, however I did see where a small piece of sand got into the paint while I was washing it. Nothing they can do about that though.

I'm taking it in this week so hopefully I can catch everything that itches my ocd before then lol.

Just took my car in today, here's what they said:
- Seat bolster wrinkle - If they swap out the cover, it will look worse. Said that since it's still cold (I'm in the NE), it should stretch when weather gets better. I'm not overly concerned at this point, will see how that seat molds as the weather changes over the next several months. If it gets worse, will consider another visit to swap out.
- Window Chip - window ordered, replacing under warranty.
- Driver side window noise when rolled a few inches at a time - dealer ordered new rubber channel. Existing one is deformed.
- hatch misalignment - needs to go to body shop. Probably will opt out of this, because I'm afraid of fixing one issue but causing another.

 

[TheRas900]

Just took my car in today, here's what they said:
- Seat bolster wrinkle - If they swap out the cover, it will look worse. Said that since it's still cold (I'm in the NE), it should stretch when weather gets better. I'm not overly concerned at this point, will see how that seat molds as the weather changes over the next several months. If it gets worse, will consider another visit to swap out.
- Window Chip - window ordered, replacing under warranty.
- Driver side window noise when rolled a few inches at a time - dealer ordered new rubber channel. Existing one is deformed.
- hatch misalignment - needs to go to body shop. Probably will opt out of this, because I'm afraid of fixing one issue but causing another.

I would confirm you don't get water in the trunk with it misaligned before giving up on that one. I remember a few people on here had that issue.

 

[TEPTeggy]

Just took my car in today, here's what they said:
- Seat bolster wrinkle - If they swap out the cover, it will look worse. Said that since it's still cold (I'm in the NE), it should stretch when weather gets better. I'm not overly concerned at this point, will see how that seat molds as the weather changes over the next several months. If it gets worse, will consider another visit to swap out.
- Window Chip - window ordered, replacing under warranty.
- Driver side window noise when rolled a few inches at a time - dealer ordered new rubber channel. Existing one is deformed.
- hatch misalignment - needs to go to body shop. Probably will opt out of this, because I'm afraid of fixing one issue but causing another.

I'm in vegas and while the mornings are still a little cool, it's starting to heat up some during the day and I haven't noticed any change.

 

[TEPTeggy]

Just a little update, I did take it in and honda approved a seat cover replacement. The dealer said it would take about a week for the part to arrive.

While I was talking with the guy, he said they had an A-spec (with more miles) come in with the same thing, but they didn't get approved under warranty. I was told because I had a Type-S and so little miles, that I had a better shot. Sure enough it worked out for me.

 

[new2teg]

I would confirm you don't get water in the trunk with it misaligned before giving up on that one. I remember a few people on here had that issue.

Definitely not getting water in the trunk - we've had some periods of nasty rain here the last month or so, and not a trace of water in the trunk. So that makes me feel a little better lol.

 

[new2teg]

Just a little update, I did take it in and honda approved a seat cover replacement. The dealer said it would take about a week for the part to arrive.

While I was talking with the guy, he said they had an A-spec (with more miles) come in with the same thing, but they didn't get approved under warranty. I was told because I had a Type-S and so little miles, that I had a better shot. Sure enough it worked out for me.

Glad it worked out for you!

 

[egxflash]

Anyway, it's going in Friday for the repair.

Any updates on this? Did the new cover take care of the issue? I have something similar to this but it's even more minor.

I'm worried the disassembly could open up a can of worms and make things worse.

 

[CatBus]

Yes, they are a dealer installed accessory like the carbon lip spoiler or bronze wheels.

How much was this or did it come with the car when you bought it?

anyone got a link on instructions for install?

 

[TEPTeggy]

How much was this or did it come with the car when you bought it?

anyone got a link on instructions for install?

It was a factory accessory you could add on. I actually didn't get it because I thought it was too expensive for what it was. $414 on the dreamshop but maybe could get it cheaper somewhere else. That's without installation.

I think AHP garage had a video installing these.

 

[Dan48430]

Just a little update, I did take it in and honda approved a seat cover replacement. The dealer said it would take about a week for the part to arrive.

While I was talking with the guy, he said they had an A-spec (with more miles) come in with the same thing, but they didn't get approved under warranty. I was told because I had a Type-S and so little miles, that I had a better shot. Sure enough it worked out for me.

I have a '25 A-Spec that had much more severe wrinkle in the drivers seat bolster fabric/foam than that pictured here on this thread. (Sadly I didn't take a picture.) I took it to the dealer and it was so significant that they couldn't just brush me off. Gave me a loaner while the replacement part was en route. I picked up the car a few days later and to my surprise the "new" also had a pucker in the bolster. This new one looks like some of the pictures here on the forum, better than what I had before, but still too much lose material for a $40,000 car that's three months old (4500 miles). The service manager took pictures and is going to go back to Honda with my complaint. We'll see if situation is corrected. What I don't understand is the passenger side does not show ANY wrinkles; also three new Integras on the dealer's lot did not show any wrinkles. My theory: defective foam, too light of a density for the bolster. I don't know if there's any adhesive used between foam and fabric, maybe that could be contributing.

 

[SilverRocket]

I'm just going to put this out there...

While I do get the frustration of the aesthetic being ruined are we so advanced in the 1st world problems department that this needs to be fixed?

I see it as follows, this work doesn't happen for free and at the end of the year the bean counters are going to look at the margin erosion from claims and instead of doing the correct action of maybe improving the quality, you know they're going to ask the engineers and manufacturing department how they can cut costs to cover claims or they're just going to jack up the price further.

This then leads to a vicious circle where price goes up and quality goes down and we're left in a market where even $100k vehicles feel badly built because the complainers need 27 replacements because it doesn't meet the fanciful levels of perfection that in their minds.

 

[ASPEC]

I am starting to notice it on my A-Spec and, I have to admit, I've been perseverating on it. It isn't anything crazy yet, but I definitely see it beginning. Have had this in other cars too. I find myself thinking that, when the time comes, I may swap out for a set of Recaros or Brides.

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