worn upholstery 2009
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worn upholstery 2009
I'm about out of warranty on my XLT and am really not pleased with the way the front seat upholstery has worn. I am wondering if anyone has experience with this as a warranty issue. My 2001 XLT upholstery was in way better shape at nearly 140,000 miles at trade in. A friend at a body shop commented when it was new that the upholstery "wasn't any good"...he may have been correct. It certainly isn't as good as my previous 150. it is not torn, just kind of worn out looking.
thanks for any ideas. Chris
thanks for any ideas. Chris
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I have a towel draped over the edges of my drivers seat to protect it. I'm not spending north of 29K for a truck and then spend another $200-$300 on quality seat covers too. The asking price for the truck should ensure the quality that we deserve.
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I agree with you on this, Tim. However, I bought mine off the dealer lot and settled for the tan cloth seats. I've been seriously considering seat covers due to the wear and tear inflicted by 6 people. That and I can get a color that I like over the tan. If my seats were a color that I actually liked, I would be less concerned. For the record, I've got 33,000 miles on it and no real signs of wear that I can find.
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I think that Ford deliberately puts cheap fabric that looks tacky at best when new as bait for people to upgrade to a Lariat or other model with leather that has a larger profit margin. Just my opinion. But when I look at the F150's on the dealer lots in my area not one of them are equipped remotely close to what I would want. They are all (XLT's) are equipped as a luxury car, not a truck that can tow and work. The bling is where the profit is so Ford pushes that direction.
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my 2010 is wearing a bit fast on driver side.
my 2009 did the same
my 2005 Mustang did as well
my 2009 did the same
my 2005 Mustang did as well
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It's truly sad. My old 95 XLT with cloth lasted over 10 years with little or no wear. Stains, yes. Wear, no. Same on the old 94 Taurus. So we know Ford can put good quality cloth fabric in the vehicles they make. They just choose not to.
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Same for my 2010 seat. Started showing "The frizz" at 18,000 miles. Thin fabric. Older GM's had thick material. So did my 92 Dakota, and the seats looked brand new when I sold to 10 years later.
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The vinyl seat in my '86 looked like crap after 10 years. The cloth seat in my '88, (bought used) was worn completely out and had to be re-upholstered in 1999. The fabric was worn and the cushion was shot.
The leather drivers seat on my '99 Taurus looked pretty bad, the rest was like new.
The driver's seat on my '04 Expy is showing some wear but the rest looks new.
The leather drivers seat on my '99 Taurus looked pretty bad, the rest was like new.
The driver's seat on my '04 Expy is showing some wear but the rest looks new.
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Part of it has to do with the design of the seats. The newer shape is designed to hold a person in place in case of a crash, and improves the safety test ratings. That same shape creates the raised bolstered seats that get dragged across every time you get in and out of the truck. I think the wear will be tied to how often you get in/out and how you do that (slide in vs lift over and sit), and not tied as much to the age or mileage of the truck.
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