[Oil Man]

Originally Posted by hawk02

My driver’s seat bolster is starting to show some wear on the side closest to the door from getting in and out of the car. Whenever I drive my Camaro or Corvette, I usually move my wallet from a back pocket to a side pocket so it doesn’t catch on the bolster when I get in the car.

This is a great point.

Even minor things like rivets on your jeans, or keychain fobs, or the steel retainer clip on your pocket knife can end up being pretty destructive if it becomes the fulcrum that you pivot yourself in and out of your driver's seat upon.

My friend tore up the driver's seat in his C7 in pretty short order this way.

Since I learned that from his lesson, I have been very careful about making sure that I don't have anything exposed from a pocket when I am getting into or out of my Z.

[KYVOM1LE]

Reported in another similar thread (no pun intended) that my stitching has also started to unravel. It has nothing to do with the side bolstering. The unraveling started below the bolstering and very bottom of the seat back.
Will begin process for repair tomorrow with dealer. Taking seat out and replacing seat back material sounds like the proper repair process...