I love leather seats!

sean1141

Servicing the car today sat in to it to move it. When i got out


Some of this mixed with water and a microfiber cloth


And clean again


Would have been a lot worse if they were cloth seat!

ZENER

I think you scrubbed too hard !! They've changed color !!

Glenvw

Love the febreeze smell. They heated leather seats

ShadowHearth

I LOVE heated leather seats. I got them in scooby and i am spoiled for life now. i will be looking for this option in any car i will buy next!



p.s. it was stupid to sit inside in to a light leather interior with oil all over your ass m8. you got lucky this time!

Glenvw

ShadowHearth wrote: »

I LOVE heated leather seats. I got them in scooby and i am spoiled for life now. i will be looking for this option in any car i will buy next!



p.s. it was stupid to sit inside in to a light leather interior with oil all over your ass m8. you got lucky this time!

Heated seats are savage. Don't have them I my car but are a definite must have when changing car

_Kaiser_

I've never had leather (or heated) seats yet

ShadowHearth

Glenvw wrote: »

Heated seats are savage. Don't have them I my car but are a definite must have when changing car

I was very snobish about them. Its the first time i have car with heated seats and omfg what an amazing thing those are. I do have to be at work by 5:00 in the morning so its almost allways cold whenever i go to work. Now my arse is half way sweating on the way to work! :pac:

Glenvw

ShadowHearth wrote: »

I was very snobish about them. Its the first time i have car with heated seats and omfg what an amazing thing those are. I do have to be at work by 5:00 in the morning so its almost allways cold whenever i go to work. Now my arse is half way sweating on the way to work! :pac:

I am thinking now of cheap ways to achieve the heated seat warmth. Maybe a. Hot water bottle wrapped in a blanket.

bobin fudge

just do plenty of farts soon warm the car up

Blazer

Buy the autoglym leather cleaner and leather cream.
Clean them every 3-4 months or so (easily know there's no baby in my car..yet ) and the car smells like new
takes about 20 minutes or so to clean the inside of mine and smells fantastic for a few days..the cream is applied and buffed off and ensures the leather doesn't dry or crack..paid about €40 for the two bottles and a few cloths and I still have it about 16 months later..

Stheno

Glenvw wrote: »

I am thinking now of cheap ways to achieve the heated seat warmth. Maybe a. Hot water bottle wrapped in a blanket.

I've used the microwaveable ones when I've had to drive a distance for work and was feeling sick with a kidney infection

Worked pretty well

listermint

Ive black nappa leather in mine.


Prefer the feel of alacantra better tbh.

Eric Cartman

Sitec wrote: »

€1900 for a new seat and a lesson well learned. :pac:

:O they probably could have just sent it to be retrimmed in decent leather for less than half that.

Stinicker

I've leather seats, they're lovely, easy to keep clean and a much more premium feel too. Not seen that often in cars here but then again some cars in Ireland are still sold with manual windup windows!

colm_mcm

Stinicker wrote: »

some cars in Ireland are still sold with manual windup windows!

Only toyotas apparently

Mr Benevolent

Stinicker wrote: »

I've leather seats, they're lovely, easy to keep clean and a much more premium feel too. Not seen that often in cars here but then again some cars in Ireland are still sold with manual windup windows!

Yup, won't buy a cloth seat car again. Yuck.

racso1975

Yup heated leather seats here too. Can never heat to the max as it is just too warm. The best advantage of leather is when you have kids in the back. I would dread to think what the condition of material seats would be like now!!! Oh and dog too. No hair sticking to seat.

MuppetCheck

Treat them with Gliptone and they also smell excellent

sean1141

ZENER wrote: »

I think you scrubbed too hard !! They've changed color !!

blame my phone camera for that!

Glenvw wrote: »

Love the febreeze smell. They heated leather seats

Non heated but my last car had them!

Glenvw wrote: »

I am thinking now of cheap ways to achieve the heated seat warmth. Maybe a. Hot water bottle wrapped in a blanket.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/WAECO-HEATED-SEAT-KIT-RETRO-FIT-KIT-FOR-2-SEATS-NEW-SWITCH-DESIGN-MSH-60-/261114438807?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3ccba22497

Blazer wrote: »

Buy the autoglym leather cleaner and leather cream.
Clean them every 3-4 months or so (easily know there's no baby in my car..yet ) and the car smells like new
takes about 20 minutes or so to clean the inside of mine and smells fantastic for a few days..the cream is applied and buffed off and ensures the leather doesn't dry or crack..paid about €40 for the two bottles and a few cloths and I still have it about 16 months later..

Gliptone is so much better and smells loads better too

Marcusm

listermint wrote: »

Ive black nappa leather in mine.


Prefer the feel of alacantra better tbh.

Can't beat a bit of polyester, wha'?

CrowdedHouse

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Treat them with Gliptone and they also smell excellent

sean1141 wrote: »

Gliptone is so much better and smells loads better too

..Am I the only one that thinks Gliptone smell is appalling ?

Now it is an excellent cleaner and conditioner but that faux 'leather' smell is overpowering. I only use it if I'm sure I can leave the windows open for several hours.

Stheno

Hmm I've been wondering what leather cleaner/polisher to use on my seats.

I might give that gliptone a go, I'll smell it in the shop first though before I buy it.

sean1141

Never seen Gliptone in a shop. I always got it online

sure joe

black ghia x???

Stheno

sean1141 wrote: »

Never seen Gliptone in a shop. I always got it online

Gah! Not buying something online that might stink!

Dartz

I like cloth seats.

They don't sweat my arse. And back. This is also important.

sean1141

sure joe wrote: »

black ghia x???

Black ghia

Blazer

sean1141 wrote: »

Gliptone is so much better and smells loads better too

hmm..must try it..maybe you should send me a sample?
does halfords have it I wonder?

MuppetCheck

CleanCar.ie has it, cheap too.

randy hickey

Sean, I'm probably telling you something you already know, but just in case......
You might be well advised to give that leather some conditioner (eg. Autoglym Leather Care Balm) after using that detergent on it- in removing the engine oil it may also have removed some of the natural oils in the leather, leading to cracking later on.

+1 on the arse heating seats btw!

sean1141

randy hickey wrote: »

Sean, I'm probably telling you something you already know, but just in case......
You might be well advised to give that leather some conditioner (eg. Autoglym Leather Care Balm) after using that detergent on it- in removing the engine oil it may also have removed some of the natural oils in the leather, leading to cracking later on.

+1 on the arse heating seats btw!

They have been treated with gliptone about 4 times in the six months i have had the car.