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Old 02-12-2010, 11:14 PM
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Question Is the leather really that bad?

I have read a post on here that some people have given feed back on regarding cloth seats and leather seats. Is the leather in our stangs really that bad? Is there anyway to prevent them from cracking or looking like crap? The car is my daily and I would like to keep it looking good as long as I can. After all its a Mustang.
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Old 02-12-2010, 11:18 PM
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There are a few decent leather care products that will maintain luster and prevent cracking. But since our seats are "leather trimmed" and not all leather, we need a product that also works well on vinyl (or whatever the non-trim material is). I've been using a maguires product but I'm sure there are other good products available. Just don't use Armorall...
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Old 02-12-2010, 11:45 PM
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I've had my car since Aug of 06. Seats look great. All I use is Lexol products for leather and Vinyl
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Old 02-13-2010, 12:08 AM
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Thanks. Although I know that nothing lasts forever I just want to keep it looking good for as long as I can.
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Old 02-13-2010, 01:29 AM
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just keep the leather conditioned.

it drying out is why the seats end up looking like crap after a few years....make sure the area closest to the door gets special attention. it's a rub spot
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Old 02-13-2010, 11:20 AM
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Thanks. I knew if I were to post on here there would be some insight into this.
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Old 02-13-2010, 11:43 AM
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My seat does look pretty crappy... that rub spot near the door is ugly. The backseats look perfect though... probably because they've only had like three asses total sitting in them. lol Passenger seat looks alright.

I wonder if the new soy seats are any better or if I should just get cloth next time around.
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Old 02-13-2010, 12:01 PM
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can you use the same conditioner for red leather? I remember someone saying that they tried using something on there red leather and it wiped off color.
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Old 02-13-2010, 04:40 PM
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Mine had the rub spot when I got it with 14,800 miles
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Old 02-13-2010, 09:35 PM
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No!!! Does this mean I shouldn't get leather?
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