Extended leather excessive wear question

[njdrive]

Hello,
This is for those who own e9x with extended leather. I noticed that the extended leather is part of the door handles and wondered how well it holds up to daily use; hand sweat etc.. Has anyone one experienced excessive wear or water damage from opening your door in the rain or any other noticeable wear? When I say water damage, I’m talking about getting caught in a heavy rain storm and you needed to run out of the car into the office or supermarket.

My definition of excessive wear= cracking, easily torn, stitching issues.

Thanks in advance,

[mic_crispy]

I have an 08 with the grey leather and its held up GREAT (38k) miles.
Not extended, but its the second tier leather (still on the handles).

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[///M Power-Belgium]

If you want that your leather holds up...you need this v v v
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=768340

[njdrive]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

If you want that your leather holds up...you need this v v v
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=768340

Thank you.

[kscarrol]

You need to worry much more about the seats than the door handles etc. Driver's seat obviously gets a lot of use so it wears the quickest. I have no noticeable wear on my door handles or other areas like the dash...

[njdrive]

Originally Posted by kscarrol

You need to worry much more about the seats than the door handles etc. Driver's seat obviously gets a lot of use so it wears the quickest. I have no noticeable wear on my door handles or other areas like the dash...

Thanks for the info about the dash, I was worried about that too. I have a 2006 E90 and I know about th wear on the driver's seat. The wear is only on the left side of the support, my other seats look brand new.

[mdosu]

There's actually leather on the handles themselves?

Driver seat butt and bolster interface is where you will have most wear. You need to clean and condition the leather once a year to retain factory conditions

[njdrive]

Originally Posted by mdosu

There's actually leather on the handles themselves?

Driver seat butt and bolster interface is where you will have most wear. You need to clean and condition the leather once a year to retain factory conditions

Here is a picture of a E90 with Red Fox leather. This is what I'm talking about.

[e1000]

Originally Posted by njdrive

Here is a picture of a E90 with Red Fox leather. This is what I'm talking about.

No to be nit-picky but that is a e92, and the door handle treatment is the same from the extended vs non-extended.



In either case, as mentioned above, the seats wear the quickest, especially the side bolsters.

[MysticBlue]

I've had mine get wet many times from rain. Drive through fast food and I also lower my window to use a security card to open the gate into my work. I usually have a small towel behind the drivers seat for such occasions. Over 4 years and shows no sign of any problems. Seat will wear out faster.

[MMM3PWR]

Originally Posted by njdrive

Hello,
This is for those who own e9x with extended leather. I noticed that the extended leather is part of the door handles and wondered how well it holds up to daily use; hand sweat etc.. Has anyone one experienced excessive wear or water damage from opening your door in the rain or any other noticeable wear? When I say water damage, Im talking about getting caught in a heavy rain storm and you needed to run out of the car into the office or supermarket.

My definition of excessive wear= cracking, easily torn, stitching issues.

Thanks in advance,

My leather on my driver side is a little faded, daily driver door has seen rain and drips however if you use the BMW leather conditioner on it bi weekly it brings it back to par for a week until it wears off...just hit 100k on mine and interior if well maintained lasts... Only visible wear is on the door where my arm rests while driving, under the volume knob and in the console arm rest ...

[MMM3PWR]

Not the leather the cheap plastic pitted rubber stuff by my window

[mdosu]

Originally Posted by njdrive

Here is a picture of a E90 with Red Fox leather. This is what I'm talking about.

it's the same, we all have leather around the handles