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Leather vs Cloth Seats
103 messages, Last post on Feb 20, 2013 at 3:10 PM
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#99 of 103 Re: Bucket vs. flat car seats... [0311vn] by volvomax
Jul 29, 2008 (10:38 am)
Replying to: 0311vn (Jul 28, 2008 8:06 am)
Bench seats, ugh! There are plenty of seat cushions on the market.
However, if you are unable to find one that works, an automotive upholstery shop can custom make a cushion for you.
#100 of 103 Re: my 2 cents... [perna] by catzboss
Feb 28, 2011 (12:46 am)
Replying to: perna (Jan 29, 2007 1:58 pm)
I feel like I'm the new guy here, but I am not new to the industry. First let me be the first to tell you where those lines come from. These are stress marks and are the first point of failure. There are treatments for this. These stress marks are from making the leather do something it's not wanting to do. Take your shirt up in your hands and get someone to help you, each hand on a corner. Now gently pull on just one corner, and watch how the shirt behaves. You may notice the material is developing a ripple in what is called the "Bias". Leather is stronger by far but when our rump makes contact with the seats the exact same way each time year after year, the bias stress marks appear. What to do ??? Clean it, and for goodness sake don't ever use Purple power in its full strength. For that matter in any strength. Use leather cleaner. Or you'll end up taking the dye right off!!! Now, Let me tell you what I do for a living. I am a forth generation seamster. Been doing upholstery for customers for over twenty years. Even if the money is right, I have on occasion refused to use leather because of my preference to vinyl. 
#103 of 103 Re: Bucket vs. flat car seats... [0311vn] by pbergn
Feb 20, 2013 (3:10 pm)
Replying to: 0311vn (Jul 28, 2008 8:06 am)
Same here: the current bucket seat design that include raised cushion edge and permanent back tilt are the worst... I had a lot of leg and back pain while driving my Nissan Murano'09 SL, which I originally liked very much... The problem is the pressure the east edge exerts on the sciatic nerve that runs along the leg and the hamstring... The older cars had much flatter bucket seat cushions, which alleviated that pressure... The modern bucket seat designs either move the seat fore and up or down and aft... There is no way to move the seat independently either up down or fore and aft... This limits the range of adjustment... Also, there is almost no way to adjust the back tilt beyond certain level, which is usually 25-30 degrees... Very uncomfortable to drive when your knees are raised above your hips... So, by worse the absolute worst car seats I have ever experiences were in Nissan Murano line-up from '09-'13... Just hate the un-adjustable back tilt, especially on leather upholstery (much more slippery and firm, creating pressure points on the hamstring and lower back--sliding backwards all the time)!
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