My 2010 Sport driver's seat started looking a little weird only about 6 months in. I've never had liquid in the car and never felt wetness on the seats. I took it to a Fiat shop, not the one I bought it from because I've moved. They said, no, I haven't seen this before and it's just normal discoloring from my clothes. I'm extremely upset that they're trying to tell me this is normal! Does anyone else have this experience?
General Upholstry Stains!
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ahmett
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Ive seen that on all normal cars and to be honest yes if you sit on the car wet from rain or whatever other reason then this will happen. If you want a solution, some leather would help = )
we had the same colour seats in an 06 plate clio we had, both ended up in the same state, never did get round to getting it all out, you can get cleaning fluids that will remove most of the marks, but id think steam cleaning would be the only way to remove it all....not sure how that would affect airbags act in the seats though
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The answer should be to use a "wet vac" and do the whole seat cushion - this should get rid of the water marks and prevent new ones (if you do the whole seat not just a patch).
In the UK you can hire such machines from supermarkets, DIY stores or hire shops.
In the UK you can hire such machines from supermarkets, DIY stores or hire shops.
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I don't know. You are probably better off asking in the car care section.
See this thread too: https://www.fiatforum.com/car-care/231859-quick-guide-cleaning-car-seats-cloth.html.
See this thread too: https://www.fiatforum.com/car-care/231859-quick-guide-cleaning-car-seats-cloth.html.
The airbag is only in the upright part of the seat, you can safely clean the bottom cushion without affecting the function of the airbag
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The airbag is only in the upright part of the seat, you can safely clean the bottom cushion without affecting the function of the airbag
Good point!
My old 500 Sport had this problem. I've stupidly spelt some water and it was permanently marked. The only thing that helped was the wash of the whole seat with the same amount of upholstery shampoo - so it got evenly wet while washed. Even then the faint outline of previous stain was still visible. No problem in my Abarth Punto
My problem is the car was 6 months old when I first started seeing the staining and I never got it wet. I haven't been in much rain but the stain keeps getting worse and worse. I think if Fiat is going to use a material to upholster a car with, you should be warned it's not going to stay nice and should get a seat cover. I've had many cars in my life and this is a first for me.
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I've got the same mainly on the passenger seat, which wasn't even used for the first year!
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On a Sport? With different seat fabric to the OP?
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Fabric looks the same, but yes on a Sport.
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Oh, ok - I thought it was different fabric on a Sport - which would have made it even more of a conundrum.
The fabric IS different but made from same type of material obviously. Its probably more noticeable on Lounge than Sport (being darker)...
