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i have had my rs6 from new in 2004 and i am now noticing that the leather is faded quite considerably from the original black natural leather that it was. in fact if you lift up the seat belt on the back seat, there is a very visible difference between where it has been covering the seat and the seat itself. A black stripe if you can imagine.

has anybody else experienced this? is this a warranty issue? surely it shouldnt fade in sunlight in 2 years? what can i do to put it right?

I would pm jacinabox, he's a detailing legend that has a simple solution to all things aesthetic on cars!

Audi are not that helpfull on seat finish, a friend of mine has been in a battle for a while over his alcantara breaking up quite badly.

My 6+ is the same. Was black but now fading to a sort of dark brown, but not evenly. I intend to take it up with Derby Audi at the next service. It's the first time Ive seen leather do this.

MartynC

Dark brown you say. Have you been driving a little too fast for your own liking?

I'd have a google for coach trimming and get their advice about dyeing the colour back- I'm sure it can be done, in fact it's probably the only way to go to get it back to how it should be, after all it's essentially 'dyed' now. I'd be surprised if off the shelf cleaners and conditioners do the job, and I'd be even more surprised if Audi are a jot of help.

thanks for the comments - my audi customer service route is not reaping much at the moment. they say to refer to the handbook where it says do not leave your car in direct sunlight for prolonged periods. that is really helpful - NOT. What they are really saying is, if you buy an Audi do not park or leave it on the street!!!

How can thay say that when yours is obviously a garage queen?

Don't let them get away with that nonsense!

the plus is now in for leather recolouring - they have treated me well and even lent me an RS4 which is a fantastic car. a gold star for customer services pending the results of the re - colouring!

Who have you used? Amazed they gave you an RS4 - very impressive.

a company down in southampton - cant remember the name i have it at home - they do work for jaguar and mercedes in london and audi customer service have used them with their cars - audi removed all the seats, door inserts and the centre armrest and they are collected by the company and delivered back in a few days hopefully not in psychedelic pink!! we shall see but audi have given assurance it will be a first class job!

Would be interested to see a price for this Excluding Audi, sounds like a £500 job.

Dave

Mine was done at the service by their in house valeting people, back to as new.

MartynC