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Old Jan 4, 2002 | 12:56 PM
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hey guys,

i have a 2002 tl-s i bought 6 months ago. i was wondering how your leather is holding up? any complaints or comments? the reason im asking is everyone here on the forum are complaining about the poor quality leather.

i've been conditioning my leather monthly with lexol. if you guys are doing the same, do see any improvements?

thx for the info!!!!
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Old Jan 4, 2002 | 12:59 PM
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63000 miles and the leather still looks great... no tears or rips...etc.. I use Lexol as well....
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Old Jan 4, 2002 | 01:17 PM
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Just under 70,000 miles and the leather is fine I also use lexol cleaner and conditioner I use it about every 2 months
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Old Jan 4, 2002 | 01:23 PM
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i have 51k on mind and i have a few crack on the outter trim of the driver seat...
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Old Jan 4, 2002 | 01:27 PM
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I only have 25k miles on mine but I have seen no visible wear on my seats whatsoever. I have not used any conditioner or treatment at all and everything is fine so far.
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Old Jan 4, 2002 | 02:25 PM
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Originally posted by stan kiang
I only have 25k miles on mine but I have seen no visible wear on my seats whatsoever. I have not used any conditioner or treatment at all and everything is fine so far.

Damn you dont drive your car very often huh?
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Old Jan 4, 2002 | 02:35 PM
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I've got 38,500 miles on mine, the only slightly worn area is my center console arm rest. the seats are in perfect condition.
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Old Jan 4, 2002 | 04:50 PM
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I have 54K on my '99 TL. So far my seats look as good as the day I purchased my car in Sept '98. I use Meguires leather cleaner/conditioner about every 2-3 months.
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Old Jan 4, 2002 | 05:18 PM
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I've got just over 36,000 and everything looks great. No tears, etc. I've only had the car 1 month and I haven't treated the leather yet. I also don't know how the guy who owned it before me took care of the leather but it is in good shape (bought it from a dealership so they may have treated it). I'm looking to treat it sometime soon to get into the habit of doing it every couple of months.

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Old Jan 4, 2002 | 06:06 PM
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I just crossed 59K miles and the leather is just fine. I've only treated it with lexol like less than 5 times.
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Old Jan 4, 2002 | 06:15 PM
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I have 30K miles and I only use Lexol conditioner every couple months or so. Still looks new.
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Old Jan 5, 2002 | 07:28 AM
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I have 92'000 miles and have cleaned them only twice - perfect so far, great quality leather or water buffalo or whatever it is.
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Old Jan 5, 2002 | 08:22 AM
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The areas most prone to deterioration are the places where your skin comes in contact with the leather, i.e. where your elbow rest, the back of your calves, behind your knees and thighs. Pay special attention to those areas and clean the sweat/salt on the leather. I clean my leather 2x a year and condition 4x a year. It is still looking great!
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Old Jan 7, 2002 | 08:33 AM
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After 17K miles, it still looks new. I only condition every 3-6 months (too lazy).
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Old Jan 7, 2002 | 09:21 AM
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48XXX miles and still looking good
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Old Jan 7, 2002 | 10:16 PM
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Almost 3 years and 27,000 miles and it's prefect..
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