Dodgy workmanship.

Brew69 · **May 20, 2010, 11:02:04**

I was trying some seat covers out today and needed to reach under the seats to click the fasteners together. Something sliced through my finger like a knife. After i cleaned up the blood and bandaged myself up i crawled under there with a torch. On both my front seats the mounting brackets have not been filed or grinded on the edges. One of them even had metal splinter filings all over it.
Question...........should i consider this a warranty fix? I would be worried about putting anything under the seats, for fear or another wound.
Everything about the i30 oozes quality so this has really got me angry.
And the seat covers were no good so back to drawing board with that idea. Looks like custom is the only way to go.
Anyone else noticed this on their i30?

2i30s · **Reply #1: May 20, 2010, 11:06:48**

i'll check out my cars on the weekend.

bumpkin · **Reply #2: May 20, 2010, 11:08:57**

I have had to reconnect the passenger seat swab to it's fixings under the seat on occasion and have not noticed any sharp protrusions while doing so, will have another look for you over the weekend.

Lorian · **Reply #3: May 20, 2010, 11:26:39**

I took a look, and my brackets are fine. The only thing that isn't absoloutely perfect is the small bracket holding the body-weight sensors, but you'd be hard pressed to touch that in every day use. Different factory of course.

Dazzler · **Reply #4: May 20, 2010, 11:27:20**

I cut my hand fairly badly when I recently fitted new seat covers to my i30 too

Not the first time I have encountered sharp edges under a seat so I didn't think to investigate ...

Hope I remember to be careful if I ever take them off

Brew69 · **Reply #5: May 24, 2010, 11:35:55**

Went to the dealer today and we checked all the i30's they had and they were all the same as mine. Pretty poor tbh. I am taking my complaint as high as i can go. I want them replaced. This is obviously a fault at manufacturing which was not picked up.

Myowni30 · **Reply #6: May 24, 2010, 12:34:20**

Yes I have noticed the metal pressing have not been dressed. Most have sharp edges behind the dash and in the centre console if the trim is removed for any reason

Lorian · **Reply #7: May 24, 2010, 13:29:36**

Don't you kind-of expect that behind the dash though?

My hands are war-torn from suffering similar edges inside computers over the years.

agentr31 · **Reply #8: May 24, 2010, 13:50:58**

i didnt encounter any sharp edges under the seats when i fitted my seat covers on sunday... mabey your hands are just a tad "soft" compared to mine though...

paul · **Reply #9: July 17, 2010, 09:46:03**

I too fitted seat covers on my 2011 model yesterday
and cut my hands to ribbons under the seats,
so it looks like a common fault that still hasnt been sorted,
it was so razor sharp i didnt feel anything
and only noticed when i saw the claret all over the new covers.

Shambles · **Reply #10: July 17, 2010, 10:38:24**

Quote from: paul on July 17, 2010, 09:46:03

...and only noticed when i saw the claret all over the new covers.

Best not to be drinking wine while fitting the covers

clackerz · **Reply #11: July 17, 2010, 10:40:13**

Quote from: sǝlqɯɐɥs on July 17, 2010, 10:38:24

Quote from: paul on July 17, 2010, 09:46:03
...and only noticed when i saw the claret all over the new covers.

Best not to be drinking wine while fitting the covers

What a waste of a good claret

I would've sucked it clean anyway - waste not want not (or is that want more?)

2i30s · **Reply #12: July 17, 2010, 11:43:40**

Quote from: 2i30s on May 20, 2010, 11:06:48

I'll check out my cars on the weekend.

i still haven't checked under the seats.

paul · **Reply #13: July 17, 2010, 13:43:48**

i like a drop of claret too
preferably out of a bottle reather than out of ME !!

These seats should come with a health warning.

Lakes · **Reply #14: July 17, 2010, 22:41:52**

i was lucky, i got the guy i bought the dead sheep covers off to fit them. they were a good investment as i drive 400k's non stop every second friday after work & i'm comphy, & no skinned knuckles just dead sheep

our GB crew told me once what they thought sheep skin seat covers looked like

cheers

Shambles · **Reply #15: July 17, 2010, 22:50:15**

Quote from: Lakes on July 17, 2010, 22:41:52

... our GB crew told me once what they thought sheep skin seat covers looked like

I can guess.

Gay

paul · **Reply #16: July 18, 2010, 00:35:22**

lol, knit me some

2i30s · **Reply #17: July 18, 2010, 00:42:48**

i keep telling my sons I'm going to put some HELLO KITTY seat covers on my car.

agentr31 · **Reply #18: July 18, 2010, 05:50:37**

hahahaha... i bet they "love" the idea!

2i30s · **Reply #19: July 18, 2010, 12:47:22**

Quote from: agentr31 on July 18, 2010, 05:50:37

hahahaha... i bet they "love" the idea!

and at 14 and 17, they know im only joking. i hope.

paul · **Reply #20: July 18, 2010, 19:19:41**

come on admit it, you want too really don't you

hipposniper · **Reply #21: July 18, 2010, 19:33:30**

yep happen to me too. i also cut my hands while fitting the front seat covers

paul · **Reply #22: July 19, 2010, 18:15:11**

no dead sheep in these kitty covers

Shambles · **Reply #23: July 19, 2010, 21:34:40**

Quote from: paul on July 19, 2010, 18:15:11

no dead sheep in these kitty covers

I like the blue piping, it's kind of... fluorescent

agentr31 · **Reply #24: July 20, 2010, 09:03:18**

wtf... the gear knob is different to mine... pics or ban?

bumpkin · **Reply #25: July 20, 2010, 09:09:38**

Looks like they have used a similar system to that on the i20 gear knob, which was quite nice once I got used to it.

paul · **Reply #26: July 20, 2010, 13:11:26**

QUOTE "wtf... the gear knob is different to mine... pics or ban?"

agentr31 my knob is bigger than yours,coz mine's a 6 and yours is probably a 5
i will post a closeup picture to annoy you more LMAO