340i coral red interior white spots and discolored air vents?

Socaln54 · 06-10-2020, 01:35 PM

I just got my car 2 weeks ago and just noticed that the seats and leather overall has some white "stains" or "spots", pictures make it look better than it is but its hard to get a good angle, anyone experienced this before? Also my air vent has some discoloration

328iX · 06-10-2020, 03:11 PM

Probably just some dry cum?? All jokes aside it's possible they've been dyed? I bought my car with 35k miles with saddle interior and there were wear spots that the dealer dyed. Either that or the previous owner did something and had them dyed/or repaired. Or just cleaned poorly.

I'd honestly start with a leather cleaner and scrub the area with a microfiber and see if there's any improvement.

Socaln54 · 06-10-2020, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 328iX

Probably just some dry cum?? All jokes aside it's possible they've been dyed? I bought my car with 35k miles with saddle interior and there were wear spots that the dealer dyed. Either that or the previous owner did something and had them dyed/or repaired. Or just cleaned poorly.

I'd honestly start with a leather cleaner and scrub the area with a microfiber and see if there's any improvement.

lol nah literally just got it, but I wonder what leather cleaner I can use

328iX · 06-10-2020, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Socaln54

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Originally Posted by 328iX

Probably just some dry cum?? All jokes aside it's possible they've been dyed? I bought my car with 35k miles with saddle interior and there were wear spots that the dealer dyed. Either that or the previous owner did something and had them dyed/or repaired. Or just cleaned poorly.

I'd honestly start with a leather cleaner and scrub the area with a microfiber and see if there's any improvement.

lol nah literally just got it, but I wonder what leather cleaner I can use

Anything really. Adams. Chemical guys, Lexol. Etc

TheShadow · 06-10-2020, 10:00 PM

It's not water stains. Previous owner had an air freshener in the vent that dripped and damaged under the vent after a while. air blew it on to the leather seats and damaged it as well.

leather cleaner is not going to remove the stain as it's damaged the dye, just like the trim under the vent.

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328iX David 786 Rep 2,009 Posts Drives: 2015 328iX F31 Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Temecula, CA iTrader: (0)	Probably just some dry cum?? All jokes aside it's possible they've been dyed? I bought my car with 35k miles with saddle interior and there were wear spots that the dealer dyed. Either that or the previous owner did something and had them dyed/or repaired. Or just cleaned poorly. I'd honestly start with a leather cleaner and scrub the area with a microfiber and see if there's any improvement.
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TheShadow Lieutenant 305 Rep 526 Posts Drives: 335i M sport Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: louisiana iTrader: (1)	It's not water stains. Previous owner had an air freshener in the vent that dripped and damaged under the vent after a while. air blew it on to the leather seats and damaged it as well. leather cleaner is not going to remove the stain as it's damaged the dye, just like the trim under the vent.
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