Bubble in Leather Dashboard

[Knightly]

I have a bubble, approximately 2cm x 1 cm in the upper surface of the dashboard leather covering. Its been there since new (vehicle 6 weeks old) on my Stinger Carbon Edition. KIA has agreed to replace "the dashboard". I'm seriously concerned about this replacement being carried out by the local dealership. Perhaps I need to just live with the small bubble - its only a few mm high.

Has anyone had the dashboard replaced ? What was the experience like ? Would you recommend doing the job or living with the minor, visual defect ? All comments welcomed. Thanks, Knightly.

 

[westcoastGT]

I have a bubble, approximately 2cm x 1 cm in the upper surface of the dashboard leather covering. Its been there since new (vehicle 6 weeks old) on my Stinger Carbon Edition. KIA has agreed to replace "the dashboard". I'm seriously concerned about this replacement being carried out by the local dealership. Perhaps I need to just live with the small bubble - its only a few mm high.

Has anyone had the dashboard replaced ? What was the experience like ? Would you recommend doing the job or living with the minor, visual defect ? All comments welcomed. Thanks, Knightly.

pics [please_

 

[nhcowboy28]

Which trim has a leather dashboard? Lol.

 

[Silvermanor]

Which trim has a leather dashboard? Lol.

Now you know why carmakers do it. People are easily fooled.

 

[MerlintheMad]

I'd live with it. "Nothing in life has any business being perfect." I have a defect of my own making: trying to repair a rock chip to my front bumper cover near the right headlight; first road trip, "snick!", I heard it and saw it happen. Right down to the black plastic. Well, I tried to touchup paint it away; combo of paint, light wet sanding; repeat; finally used the paint brush touchup, one swipe and called it good. PPF over it. Constant reminder that "this is my flaw". My car is not perfect. And a teensy raised bit of dash wouldn't bother me enough to risk having it pulled and a replacement put in by hacks posing as technicians. Heh! Risking resulting "rattling dash syndrome" for a teensy "bubble"? No way. (But, a pic is worth a thousand words; maybe it looks worse than you say it is.)

 

[pufi]

I have a bubble, approximately 2cm x 1 cm in the upper surface of the dashboard leather covering. Its been there since new (vehicle 6 weeks old) on my Stinger Carbon Edition. KIA has agreed to replace "the dashboard". I'm seriously concerned about this replacement being carried out by the local dealership. Perhaps I need to just live with the small bubble - its only a few mm high.

Has anyone had the dashboard replaced ? What was the experience like ? Would you recommend doing the job or living with the minor, visual defect ? All comments welcomed. Thanks, Knightly.

I ruined my dashboard with a wrong cleaning product and it was replaced by my dealer. They scratched the center console and replaced it after I was complaining about. Looks like new now. No rattles, nothing.
Only annoying thing is: They used some grease somewhere and I have to clean now and then the area around my screen but this will go away over time.

 

[SoCalSHO]

What on Earth could you have put on your dash to ruin it?

 

[pufi]

What on Earth could you have put on your dash to ruin it?

Good question - after they replaced the old one I took the old one with me and tried to ruin the last intact areas without any success...maybe it was a combination of cleaners and heat from the sun which made it like a mirror

 

[SoCalSHO]

Interesting, thanks