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      03-25-2012, 04:23 PM   #1
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Gym goers: What do you put on your seats for the ride home??

I have what's known as a "sweat" problem. Anyone know of a decent alternative to ghetto-rigging a towel to sit on for the ride home? Or does everyone just wallow in it?
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      03-25-2012, 04:31 PM   #2
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      03-25-2012, 04:45 PM   #3
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I use one of these:

http://www.seatshield.com/product_in...me=seat-covers

So far its been great. I don't feel as though anything is getting on the seat.
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      03-25-2012, 04:50 PM   #4
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You could always move from a ghetto-gym to one with nice shower facilities
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      03-25-2012, 04:59 PM   #5
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I use one of these:

http://www.seatshield.com/product_in...me=seat-covers

So far its been great. I don't feel as though anything is getting on the seat.
Nice. I like it.

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You could always move from a ghetto-gym to one with nice shower facilities
LOL it's an Army gym with adequate facilities, but I'd rather shower at home then with a bunch of dudes.
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      03-25-2012, 05:29 PM   #6
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My Ass, usually. I sometimes like to put my head on the seat first sometimes to see if I can drive with my legs.
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      03-25-2012, 05:34 PM   #7
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My Ass, usually. I sometimes like to put my head on the seat first sometimes to see if I can drive with my legs.
cool
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      03-25-2012, 05:42 PM   #9
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Unless you have cloth seats is this really an issue?
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      03-25-2012, 06:02 PM   #10
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Unless you have cloth seats is this really an issue?
I dunno, probly just bein paranoid. It's my first Bimmer.
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      03-25-2012, 06:08 PM   #11
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I dunno, probly just bein paranoid. It's my first Bimmer.
If you have leather..just do a quick wipe down and just clean/condition periodically
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If you have leather..just do a quick wipe down and just clean/condition periodically
Cool. That's a lot easier/cheaper. It is leather.
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On a hot summer day with leather seats that could be an issue.
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On a hot summer day with leather seats that could be an issue.
...unless they're itty-bitty, teeny-tiny ones.
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I put a bath towel from seat-back all the way down to the cushion. It's more difficult to clean body oils off leather over time.

My last car had cloth seats, and I did not do the towel thing and over 5 years, it didn't smell bad or discolor as they were blue Recaro sport fabric. But with leather you got to be careful.
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I have what's known as a "sweat" problem. Anyone know of a decent alternative to ghetto-rigging a towel to sit on for the ride home? Or does everyone just wallow in it?
I use a nice clean towel...

FYI - make sure you are not using fabric softener on it, or the oil will sink in the seat!
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I see...you're a fan of showering with men..
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Since its an army gym, "I got your back" takes on a totally different meaning

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...unless they're itty-bitty, teeny-tiny ones.
nah its because of this.
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