Leather or Vinyl?

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Old 02-20-2005, 04:51 PM
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Leather or Vinyl?

On the TL-S, there are perforated inserts on the doors, matching the perforated leather seats...

Are they leather or vinyl? I was going over my inside doors with meguir's mirror glaze 41 (for vinyl/rubber), and I was wondering whether to use a leather or vinyl conditioner on the perforated portion...

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Old 02-21-2005, 02:54 AM
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They're leather, just like the perforated section on your steering wheel and seats.
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Yes, I agree with AsianRage. They are leather. Seating surfaces, steering wheel and door panels are lined with leather. Don't use the vinyl cleaner for them. Lexol, Zaino Z-10 Leather in a Bottle, Meguirs, Zymol are some of the brand names I have come across. If you love your car: garage it, keep it away from the sun, and tint the windows to reduce UV rays from damaging your car. I personally just use a damp rag to wipe down the leather surfaces and I garage my vehicle to prevent sun damage from dry out my leather. Do a search on the net, there is a wide range of products to choose from.
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I don't think you can get Vinyl in any car anymore.
Old 02-21-2005, 09:16 AM
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Leather

They are l;eather, as for cleaning/restoring. Honda has a spray cleaner polisher that you can pick-up at any honda/acura dealer. Smells like good , and works...
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even if it is vinyl you can still use leather cleaner and it wont hurt it, but vinyl cleaner is not good for leather so if you ever arent sure go with leather
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Originally Posted by MADCAT
I don't think you can get Vinyl in any car anymore.
What is the material that the upper part of the door (and most of the rest of the door) made of? OK...some of it is definitely Plastic... But the rest of it that is "skinned" with foam underneath...

I call it vinyl...but it could be something else... It's not leather...
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i think fake leather and vinyl often are used interchangeable (maybe incorrectly) but to the same point. the sides of the seats are fake/vinyl as well
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