Leather seats

flewbyu · 10-22-2008, 10:34 AM

I'm not sure which section this should go into..Anyways I'm going to eventually get a titan and was just wondering how everyones leather seats were holding up, mainly because I was not sure if I wanted an LE or SE, thanks.

Titan Izzey · 10-22-2008, 10:51 AM

No problem with the ones in my 06, I do treat them twice a year

zxbulk · 10-22-2008, 12:22 PM

I bought an SE without leather and had aftermarket installed. Cost $895 through the dealer and it feels way better than factory.

flewbyu · 10-22-2008, 12:38 PM

How many miles are on your truck "seats" and what do you treat them with? I was lookin to get a used truck at around 30k miles on it. My buddy had an 08 ridgeline with 10k on it and his seats are showing some wear already.

**Carbeaux** · 10-22-2008, 12:41 PM

I have an '06 with leather, odo just turned 40k miles. I am not showing any wear. I treat mine far more frequently than twice a year. I do mine about every two weeks with a leather conditioner/cleaner. I don't remember the brand. Mequiars, or some other name brand stuff.

flewbyu · 10-22-2008, 12:46 PM

cool thanks for the info i'm a clean freak when it comes to my interior so cleaning every two to three weeks is no prob for me

**Carbeaux** · 10-22-2008, 12:56 PM

I do it that often just because I've seen some threads about other folks leather wearing pretty quickly. The pics I've seen make it look like it's primarily from drying out and cracking. I try to do everything I can to keep that from happening. So far, so good.

Titan Izzey · 10-23-2008, 06:01 AM

I treat mine with Mequiars leather conditioner/cleaner, My wife’s 04 GMC I treat about 4 or 5 times a year because she is the one hulling the kids.
Ps, thanks for the post you reminded me that it’s time to treat the seats

skohler · 10-24-2008, 07:49 AM

Leather is 3.5 years old and looks good. I had my pass. side seat replaced because the heated seat coil went bad, so driver side original, pass side new. Not a lot of difference, the older seat is just a little more burnished. I don't treat mine with anything and it is an outdoor vehicle.

I have always had less trouble with leather than with cloth over time. I also have kids so cloth always looks like crap quickly where the leather is much easier to clean.

vilim12 · 10-24-2008, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by skohler

Leather is 3.5 years old and looks good. I had my pass. side seat replaced because the heated seat coil went bad, so driver side original, pass side new. Not a lot of difference, the older seat is just a little more burnished. I don't treat mine with anything and it is an outdoor vehicle.

I have always had less trouble with leather than with cloth over time. I also have kids so cloth always looks like crap quickly where the leather is much easier to clean.

Off topic but whats in your avatar? ferrari?

skohler · 10-24-2008, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by vilim12

Off topic but whats in your avatar? ferrari?

Yep, 360 modena. Business partner had one for a few years and I got to "borrow" it quite a bit. Took the pic cruising down the highway. Not as fast as my titan, but not a bad ride if you get the chance

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Had a rather fun F1 paddle shift. Anyone complains about how much Nissan service charges for things I can tell some stories about that car. One oil change and fixing a few stupid things was just shy of $4k. Best part was he usually needed to borrow my titan for things. His 2 little boys like my truck better. I thought it was a fair trade.

skohler · 10-24-2008, 09:37 PM

Here is a pic