Leather seats
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Leather seats
I was cleaning in IS and RX today and I noticed something. The leather in my 05 RX looks in much better shape than the leather seats in my 09 IS. I treat them the same way with Leatherique. I noticed that there are more "micro-cracking" on the driver's seat especially on the bolsters.
Anyone else notice this and what ideas do you have to ensure that the seats in my IS will last without large cracks or splits.
Thanks in advance,
Chris
Anyone else notice this and what ideas do you have to ensure that the seats in my IS will last without large cracks or splits.
Thanks in advance,
Chris
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Our cars are great the only complaint I have about it is the leather. I had my s2000 for over 100k miles and leather didn't even wear much. My IS I've had for only 35k and leathers already cracking. My friends 335 he's had it for 4 yrs now and leather still looks brand new. I use lexol to clean my seats
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Our cars are great the only complaint I have about it is the leather. I had my s2000 for over 100k miles and leather didn't even wear much. My IS I've had for only 35k and leathers already cracking. My friends 335 he's had it for 4 yrs now and leather still looks brand new. I use lexol to clean my seats
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My front seats definitely need to be brought back to life. I wonder if we could get a group order on some oem or equivalent seat covers to replace the old ones. It seems like it's pretty common amongst IS owners.
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Buy a new Seat leather from a dealer, which is expensive. Then try not to just throw yourself in and out of it.
You can't "restore" the leather or anything. Automotive seat leather, at least now, is designed not to absorb anything. So putting chemicals on it to help bring it back to life will just be a moot point.
I am pretty skinny, so none of my seats ever get too wrinkly. Unfortunately, my lexus previous owner was a big boy, so now I have to stare at the wrinkles in the driver seat until I get a new cushion leather.
You can't "restore" the leather or anything. Automotive seat leather, at least now, is designed not to absorb anything. So putting chemicals on it to help bring it back to life will just be a moot point.
I am pretty skinny, so none of my seats ever get too wrinkly. Unfortunately, my lexus previous owner was a big boy, so now I have to stare at the wrinkles in the driver seat until I get a new cushion leather.
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i think the way you get in and out of the car helps the life of the seats
i dont care much for the seats in my is350 but the way my cousin gets out of the car and in, he literally lifts himself up like hes sitting on an invisible chair
for me, i jsut slide in and out, the quickest way and there is a noticeable difference in the appearance of the leather seats
i dont care much for the seats in my is350 but the way my cousin gets out of the car and in, he literally lifts himself up like hes sitting on an invisible chair
for me, i jsut slide in and out, the quickest way and there is a noticeable difference in the appearance of the leather seats
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I was cleaning in IS and RX today and I noticed something. The leather in my 05 RX looks in much better shape than the leather seats in my 09 IS. I treat them the same way with Leatherique. I noticed that there are more "micro-cracking" on the driver's seat especially on the bolsters.
Anyone else notice this and what ideas do you have to ensure that the seats in my IS will last without large cracks or splits.
Anyone else notice this and what ideas do you have to ensure that the seats in my IS will last without large cracks or splits.