"Leather" seats
12-30-2008, 09:01 PM
#11
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: TX
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Sometimes I'll spray the entire interior down on a Friday night and let it sit "wet" until wiping it down on saturday evening. Still looks as good or even BETTER than new.
Not to mention (though daily driver) for the life of the car it has been garaged both at home and at work every day.
Not to mention (though daily driver) for the life of the car it has been garaged both at home and at work every day.
12-30-2008, 09:59 PM
#12
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: missouri
Posts: 155
YES leather has to be cared for intensely to stay pliable, soft and uncracked.
There's not a week that goes by that I don't use some meguire's leather cleaner/wipes on them and seriously condition them every month.
My car is now 1 1/2 years old and a friend got in the other day... said WOW, it smells like new car.. smell that leather.. lol. I don't eat or smoke in it (drinking in it is another matter lol) and detail monthly. makes all the difference.
There's not a week that goes by that I don't use some meguire's leather cleaner/wipes on them and seriously condition them every month.
My car is now 1 1/2 years old and a friend got in the other day... said WOW, it smells like new car.. smell that leather.. lol. I don't eat or smoke in it (drinking in it is another matter lol) and detail monthly. makes all the difference.
My friend got in mine the other day and said, "GODD@MN!! WHO ****?!?!!"
I said, "I musta stepped in cat ****."
12-30-2008, 10:04 PM
#13
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: TX
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I have a coworker that had a "peanut butter pie" melt in his passenger seat once.. He was too embarassed to let me know and let me sit in it. I never rode in that goddamn little suv again lol.
That may even be worse than cat **** smell.
That may even be worse than cat **** smell.
12-30-2008, 11:42 PM
#14
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Texas
Posts: 671
On a Ford factory 'Leather Trimmed' seat, the areas I've highlighted in red are leather. The tan areas, and the entire back, are vinyl. The entire rear seat is vinyl as well.
You can tell this yourself if you go out to your car and look closely at the grain in the material.
You can tell this yourself if you go out to your car and look closely at the grain in the material.
12-31-2008, 07:24 AM
#15
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Erie, PA
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On a Ford factory 'Leather Trimmed' seat, the areas I've highlighted in red are leather. The tan areas, and the entire back, are vinyl. The entire rear seat is vinyl as well.
You can tell this yourself if you go out to your car and look closely at the grain in the material.
You can tell this yourself if you go out to your car and look closely at the grain in the material.
THAT was easy (Staples button)
12-31-2008, 10:25 AM
#17
1st Gear Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 77
Are you sure?
I've always heard it was the inset section with all of the tiny holes. the area around it sure looks like vinal to me. There has been several other threads about this elsewhere. I hope you are right though...............
BP
I've always heard it was the inset section with all of the tiny holes. the area around it sure looks like vinal to me. There has been several other threads about this elsewhere. I hope you are right though...............
BP
12-31-2008, 04:20 PM
#18
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Location: Dallas, TX area
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According to Justang of Obsessive Detail (one of our sponsors):
"The whole seat is actually considered vinyl coated leather. It has a protective layer to it that will hold up better and it won't stain as easily as real leather."
https://mustangforums.com/forum/obse...her-seats.html
"The whole seat is actually considered vinyl coated leather. It has a protective layer to it that will hold up better and it won't stain as easily as real leather."
https://mustangforums.com/forum/obse...her-seats.html
12-31-2008, 07:04 PM
#19
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Alberta Canada
Posts: 1,432
i love my seats either way and would never have anything other then leather. i use meguires wipes but am wondering is there something more i should be using to keep them good forever. I use the wipes the normal weekend clean up.... i spend mpre time cleaning the car then the house.. kinda sad really
12-31-2008, 09:59 PM
#20
Go to Roush website and look under overstock/clearance items under interiors. They are selling the leather kit for non seat airbaged cars for 600. I might get the yellow set but am debating how stupid it is to disconnect my side seat airbags.