4ank

Has anyone else noticed that the leather on their car is very inconsistent? For example, my rear passenger seat leather is hard and grainy-like, while the rear driver side is perfect. Also, the one bolster on the passenger front seat is entirely different that the other bolster. The color is normal, but the feel/texture of the leather is dramatically different.

I will try to snap some pics tomorrow, but is this a common trend or is this isolated to my car? I am the second owner, but bought it in 2005 (it is an '03). It is really not noticeable unless you are looking for it (i.e. the owner of the car).

windwardjoe82

yeah dude I have the same problem with my tl the leather is horriable i am so sick of it I told the dealer and they are willing to replace the side of my passenger seat so hopefull it doesnt start cracking after couple of weeks. I am so sick of the problems that this 07 tl is giving me.

VIPCLS

Naw, i continually condition my leather constantly!!

2K1CLtypeS

Mine seems ok. I condition it on a regular basis too....

BigLizard

Food for thought, if you have your window down all the time, dirt from the road is kicked up and literally thrown into the back of the car. I have it all the time, and with parchment leather it's gross.

Wipe your hand on the leather to see if dirt shows up on your hand.

Take a wet wipe and you'll see the dirt.

4ank

Yeah, I don't think it is a matter of clean vs. dirty or conditioning though. It is just inconsistent leather, some smooth, some textured or harder. Pics would help, so I will shoot some and take a wet wipe to it!

fuzzy02CLS

iTrader: (2)

Maybe the previous owner has some of the leather replaced? The replacements are not the same as the factory stuff. The texture & color is a little different.

EL19

iTrader: (4)

or maybe they left the window down and the leather got rained on or sun bleached?...i condition the hell out of my leather with lexol...it looks & feels pretty healthy

RaviNJCLs

iTrader: (4)

I hated the seats in the CL. But my biggest problem was wear related. I never got around to having them replaced, but it always bothered me that they looked like crap. The seats in my Infiniti are 10x better. They a lot softer and show almost no age at all.

And by the way, what I found that cleans them best are baby-wipes. Those things are amazing. They clean off stains really well. And the little guy in the avatar loves to "Mom my ride." They leave no film or drys out the leather. And then you can condition them. Works like a charm.

cltypeSLOW

meguirs leather conditioner wipes do the job for me.

RaviNJCLs

iTrader: (4)

That's what I use to condition mine too. I usually have to clean them though. Juice and Formula stains really well.

pai_gow

Mothers Cleaner and Conditioner FTW

Leafy Bug

my back seats are perfect cause only two people have sat in them. haha and they weighed about 90 lbs. havent noticed anything else about the leather.

CL6

I had my driver's seat cushion replaced under warranty a while ago because of a seam coming loose. I noticed the new leather is softer, doesn't have a coating like the older stuff and was more like the leather in the new TLs.

Misdby1

My driver side bottom had a rip at the left front corner that got continually worse until I super-glued it back together last weekend. We'll see how long it holds.

I did notice that the leather on the seat is very thin and looks more like perforated vinyl. my driver's seat is pretty worn out, the rest of them look pretty good though.