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Car Wash + Vaccuum = Ruined Seat

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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 04:08 PM
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Car Wash + Vaccuum = Ruined Seat

I was on my way home the other day when a bird decided to drop the worlds largest poo onto my hood and windshield. It was blazing hot and I was feeling lazy so I headed to my local car wash.
20 minutes later and i'm zooming down the road. When I get home and get out I catch something on the seat out of the corner of my eye....



Sorry for the pic, it's a camera phone.
Only one of the scratches can be seen here, the rest are in the shadows.
There's a total of 7-8 scratches of varying depths all over the driver seat... weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee


I head back to the carwash and they're very nice about it. They see the car is babied and don't even question that it was their fault.

Now I have an appt to see their leather shop and see what they can do.
Should I hold out for a whole new front seat? Should I let them try to recover it (if they even offer that), or should I see about maybe having them two tone the front seats?
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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 04:22 PM
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bummer they messed up your seat. Don't go overboard with wanting 2-tone seats. If their 'leather guy' can redo the seat, thenI'd say that's a victory.
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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 05:57 PM
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Just got back from the repair place, Bascom Trim and Upholstery.

Seems like a very clean place, and the work that I saw makes me feel like I'm in good hands.

I took your advice and decided not to push my luck and get bossy. Repair back to original will be fine by me.
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Old Jul 11, 2007 | 12:36 AM
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Old Jul 14, 2007 | 05:37 PM
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Scratches for the vaccum hoses and metal tips they use.
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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 09:27 AM
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If you've been wanting 2-tone leather, you could tell them that, and see if they would deduct the cost of repair from the cost of 2-tone.
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