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V8nuts Enthusiast

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I have the premium cloth seats and decided to go with the seat covers because that light cashmere was just begging for a nice stain. I put them on the fronts within the first week of getting the truck. Haven't done the backseats yet.

 

But with only the occasional rider in the backseats, I can tell that they're accumulating lint. I don't know if it's any better or worse than the your material, and it my not be as as noticeable with the lighter color. But I can definitely rub on the seats and lint comes rolling off.

 

BTW, here's a few pics with the ebony seat covers.

 

 

looks awesome .. how do you like them? did you do the rear seats also?

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ajcain79 Enthusiast

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I called my local dealership about fixing my linty seats. They said that they had to ok it with the regional manager and they would get back with me. They called me back and said that they are no longer replacing the seat covers because it doesn't completly fix the issue and people are still complaining about lint even after the replacement. Also, they are going to delete that TSB so other dealerships will stop needlessly swapping out the seat covers. So, what they said they are going to do instead is order me the GM fitted seat covers that fit OVER the existing seat covers. I don't feel this will look good or be up to my standards. I won't "settle" for a Wally World strap-on cover. But, I will let them give it a shot.

 

not holding my breath though.

ryan_hermanutz Senior Enthusiast

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Good luck on the new fix, I don't mean to rub it in but my new seat covers work really well IMO. They still collect more lint than I have ever seen, but it comes right off with only a vacuum. But if they are the Chevy seat covers that I’ve seen they look real good.

Kon Man Enthusiast

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I am trying to get a set of Leather replacements from Katskinz. My 09 has the seats that the TSB is replacing the 07-08 with, and they are horrible. My passenger seat look like a hairy, wooly turd, because my wife sheds like a persian cat and wears clothes that shed sequins, and glitter and fuzz. It is re-donkulous. Good luck with your "new" seats.

jdubya Enthusiast

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I do not think that is an acceptable answer...

 

I have an 07 GMT900 (I am the second owner) that was purchased with a GM Certified warranty. I called my dealership about that TSB and when they told me no after much argument I called the GM Warranty Customer service number to complain. (this can be found earlier on in this thread).

 

Much to my surprise, GM agreed with me, and called the dealership to give them a claim number. All of this took place about a month or two ago... The new covers are a big improvement over the previous, they still collect lint but not nearly as much as the others.

 

Either your dealer did not call the regional manager or the regional manager to the dealership to try and talk you out of it.

 

Bottom line, I would continue to push for them to replace it.

Ryan00TJ Enthusiast

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I also had mine done around a month ago. My dealer warranty rep also had to get the ok from the district service rep. The covers were ordered in late Nov 09 and finally came in mid Feb 10. They had the truck for two days doing the covers and checking the leaky PS rack and airbag module recall. I was the first GMT900 done by them and they did a fine job. Looks like factory. They said they had a very good upholstery guy there and not any average GM tech could pull it off and make it look good.

 

So far a month later the seats seem to be staying cleaner and what lint accumulates on the outer seat portion seems to sweep off far easier than the old covers. I prefer the looks of the updated covers and am happy with mine so far.

 

I would call GM and see if they say the same thing about not honoring the TSB anymore. Seems to me thats dealer BS what they told you.

MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

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They called me back and said that they are no longer replacing the seat covers because it doesn't completely fix the issue and people are still complaining about lint even after the replacement.

 

Gee,Imagine that...I been saying that from the very beginning,Thats why I never had my 2LT covers changed..'cause there the same covers! :happysad:

And even if you have the 1LT/SLE1 seats,and go to the 2LT/SLE2 covers,the sides are still going to collect lint,mine do :fume:

Snow White Enthusiast

Snow White

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i put a pennstate blanket on the seats... works great, dog won't mess them up either, lol my 09 doesn't seem to have that problem really, maybe i just ain't noticin it?

ja49gmc Enthusiast

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i put a pennstate blanket on the seats... works great, dog won't mess them up either, lol my 09 doesn't seem to have that problem really, maybe i just ain't noticin it?
We'll see what the lint problem looks like I just dropped my 09 off at my dealership to have the seat covers changed out . I saw the new seat covers they did look a like a little different material . Well we'll see how it looks thursday afternoon.
jdubya Enthusiast

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MS3DALE: the covers that the dealer replaced my seats with were significantly different than the original ones. From the pattern on the center part to the fabric they are noticably different. I understand that these are the ones that they put on the newer trucks? Maybe in your experience those that were replaced already had the updated covers in them. IDK?

 

I do know that I can roll dog hair off of them now with one of those 3M masking tape lint rollers and it does not need to be done after every time I put the dog in the truck. The old covers the lint roller would hardly work and it would take about an hour to clean off with a vacuum. There would be so much dog hair no them after one trip that it needed to be done.

MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

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MS3DALE: the covers that the dealer replaced my seats with were significantly different than the original ones. From the pattern on the center part to the fabric they are noticably different. I understand that these are the ones that they put on the newer trucks? Maybe in your experience those that were replaced already had the updated covers in them. IDK?

 

This is possible if you have a 1LT trim level truck....The 2LT trim level trucks like I have already have the so called "updated" covers.

And yes,The center part of the covers is whats different,You will however still get lint on the outer parts,Trust me!!

jdubya Enthusiast

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I do not think there is a cloth seat out there that does not collect lint. The upgraded seat covers are a big improvement over the originals though. Plus it seems like the lint that is collected comes off a lot easier than before.

Xtremski74 Enthusiast

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So, I just bought my 07 with Ebony interior. It does collect lint quite a bit. If I go to my dealer they will know about this issue? Also, will they be required to replace them? Or will they look at me like I have six heads?

Daryl LBZ Senior Enthusiast

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Im goin to the dealer Tuesday if I mention this to them is there any chance they would replace mine or even know what im talking about?

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