I have been on-again/off-again in the market for a Gaydon era Aston (probably a V8V) for a few years now, and have started looking closer here lately. I am noticing seat leather on a lot of the 06-08 cars that seems to have become stretched and loose, and thus wrinkled. It's especially noticeable on the seat back bolsters. It almost looks like the seat covers are a size too big for the underlying foam. I've seen other cars where the leather seems to maybe wear quickly or tighten and shrink (Ferrari dashboards come to mind), but I've never seen anything quite like what I'm seeing on these AM's. See attached pics for a typical example. The leather does not appeared worn or damaged, just loose and the seat cover ill-fitting.

Has anyone else experienced this, and more importantly is there an easy fix? Can the existing leather be pulled in around the cushions and tightened up by an upholstery place? Or would I be looking at a full re-trim?

 

I weigh about 165 lbs and have put 7500 miles on my 2009 DB9 Volante since I bought the car in Dec 2011.

The seat bottom of the driver's seat is showing wrinkles, and I attribute that to my always having the seat heater on when I'm driving. I suspect the heater softens the hide and makes it easier for my minimal weight to stretch the leather just a bit. If the heater isn't on, then it's because I'm out driving in 100 degree weather with the top down, having the same net effect on the seat.

All that having been said, my seat backs are fine and look nothing like the ones in your photos.

 

I'm 165 lbs, and the guy I bought my car from (original owner) is about the same if not a little less.

55k miles on the car, mine probably look the same as Jeff's.

 

This may help

 

This can also be the result of a car that sits outside most of its life. The sun and cold cab decompose the foam and cause it to lose its memory.

 

Take a look at this DBS. This has got to be the worst I've ever seen.

http://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/de...5882/overview/

 

Maybe that was rick ross's car

 

My 2006 with 59k has seats that look almost perfect.... No sag anywhere. Car is garaged, and car covered at work. And it was a northern (summer use only) car. So not intense heat or fat owners. ;-)

BUT I looked at a 2006 DB9 convertible this weekend and the seats were terrible... Heat/outside is sounding like a major driver for the problem.

So short answer is it will really matter what the car has seen for temps (and driver weight to an extent)... But its not to say all mid 2000 cars have wrinkled seats.

 

The seats on my (very early build) '06 look pretty much as new. My "toy box" is kept @ 74 degrees and 35% humidity pretty much year round. -- It's all about storage.

 

Even heat slowly applied with a hair dryer or heat gun can pull leather back to being tight. Plenty of youtube vids on it.