So ive had MY65 vRS for about 2 weeks now and notice when getting into the car you can but help slide your arse over the side support (nearest the door) on the base of the drivers seat which is leather. I have noticed that this leather section is has crease lines on it and worry is over the coming years these creases will start to form into cracks and then eventually rips in the leather.

 

Does anyone else notice this issue and people with older vRS (2012) has this indeed cause the leather to ware and rip?

This is not even real leather on vrs seats, check Superb's who have leather seats, they also have this problem: 

Wasnt sure if it was just me and the way i got into the car, but i guess its a wide spread issue

im the same and im short and fairly heavy, Unless your a contortionist i dont think it can be avoided comfortably. I remember someone saying they never touch the bolster getting in or out but i would call BS on that.

MY14 '63 reg Elegance here with part leather seat, the leather parts are the side supports. My driver seat butt side support has creases. For some unknown reason the passenger back side support is almost gone. No idea why previous owner was rubbing against that so much.

Those creases are common on every leather seat - including hides used by Rolls Royce.

 

Will it eventually split?  If left untreated - yes. Leather dries out - the drier it gets the more it wears. However if you take care of leather then there's no difference to that of cloth seats wearing - you'll probably get less wear from leather to be honest.

 

I follow the same routine with every car I've owned with leather - seats get treated late autumn then early spring. (replacing oils).  In between they get cleaned with proper leather cleaner. Never had an issue with leather seats.

Edited 17 September, 20187 yr by Guest

As Scot5 said clean and treat the leather, it will crease but not split. I tend to do three treatments a year making sure one of them is during the summer when leather dries out the most. 

Maybe car has 93,000 miles on the clock now with no creases or damage at all. I am just under 5’7’’ but I have long legs so I can get in without rubbing the bolster too heavily. Mine has the upgraded full leather though but I have no idea if the bolster is leather or not tbh. I don’t know why, but looking at the wear on the steering wheel, carpets, other driving controls etc I somehow get the feeling that it’s not the original drivers seat. I have no evidence to back that up, just a feeling but the seat is pretty much immaculate and the rest of it looks like a car that’s done 93k miles.

Edited 17 September, 20187 yr by SashaGrace

Do not be surprised if it is a real leather and someone was entering and exiting the car properly. Pretty long life material if used properly.

 

Finishing the second year of ownership and seats are like brand new without any maintenance. Just clean it with plain, briefly moisturized, microfiber cloth. I suppose it is a time to treat it with something - BTW if you have any suggestions what to apply? No perfume, just to keep that new leather smell I still feel when enter the car every day.

 

1 hour ago, nidza said:

- BTW if you have any suggestions what to apply?

 

 

People get themselves in a twist with expensive brand names but tbh any popular leather care product will do.  (I used to use stuff that came with our leather sofa!). It's doesn't have to be under car care, you can use household leather stuff too.

 

I'm currently using Simoniz Leather Protection simply because our local Sainsbury's supermarket had it on half-price offer - £3.

Edited 17 September, 20187 yr by Guest

Thanks for the input guys, guess the question is then is the bolster (which i now know it as) actual real leather on the vRS's or not and if not what can i use on it to protect it?

Same applies to faux leather - just use leather protection.  I could well be wrong but I was under the impression the seat facings were real but the back and sides were faux leather. Artificial leather is so good these days it's hard to tell.