Is the Leather Coated or Uncoated
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Is the Leather Coated or Uncoated
Just bought a GS350 and wondering if the Leather in the car is Coated or Uncoated and how much of the seat is actually leather vs leather looking vinyl.
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I posted incorrectly so am correcting. The GS350 leather is a pigmented leather. This means the leather is dyed and has surface pigment and topcoat.
The GS460 is semi-aniline leather which means the leather is dyed, but does not have a pigment coat, but does have a thin clear protective surface dye.
Last edited by *Batman*; 01-03-11 at 07:09 PM.
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The only difference is one has a "leather clearcoat" and one doesn't. If anything I would have thought that the coated one would feel a bit stiffer but probably wear better.
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But your conclusion is right, the regular leather is stiffer and wears better than the semi-aniline.
There is one area of my car I wish did not have semi-aniline. The arm-rest.
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I have the same observation comparing the semi-aniline in my GS460 vs. the normal leather in my parents ES350. A night and day difference in feel.
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I've got few pics of my seats. Can anyone tell me for sure if the leather semi-aniline or not ?
http://s3.images.drive2.ru/car.journ...f756-large.jpg
http://s3.images.drive2.ru/car.journ...1c31-large.jpg
http://s3.images.drive2.ru/car.journ...6f53-large.jpg
These are the best pics I've got, sorry guys
http://s3.images.drive2.ru/car.journ...f756-large.jpg
http://s3.images.drive2.ru/car.journ...1c31-large.jpg
http://s3.images.drive2.ru/car.journ...6f53-large.jpg
These are the best pics I've got, sorry guys
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If it's true that all 2011 now have the semi-aniline...that's definitely why the leather feels "better" than my 2008 with "regular" leather.
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