The main advantage of using leather care and conditioner products made especially for leather upholstery and car interior is that it creates a protective film which reduces friction.If you experienced easy sliding from the seats or furniture after using some of those products....that's it.That almost non-friction effect is saving our leather seats from everyday using & wear.
Some people think that using products which are softens the leather are prolonging their life.While it's true for wardrobe,it's NOT the case with upholstery and car seats.Products which are softens them are not protecting them,they speeds up the wear process.Those products are more suitable for leather jackets,coats,shoes but NOT for leather upholstery and car seats.
Best deep clean product for Volvo leather
- misha
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2010 S80 D5 / restyling / fully equipped / Twin turbo / Savile Gray Metallic (492)
History of Volvos in the family:
'71 144 S
'73 144 De Luxe
'78 244 DL
'78 244 DL
'79 244 GLE
'85 340 GLS
'97 850 2.5 20v / fully equipped / Motronic 4.4 from the factory / upgraded with S,V,C,XC70 instrument cluster / polar white wagon
History of Volvos in the family:
'71 144 S
'73 144 De Luxe
'78 244 DL
'78 244 DL
'79 244 GLE
'85 340 GLS
'97 850 2.5 20v / fully equipped / Motronic 4.4 from the factory / upgraded with S,V,C,XC70 instrument cluster / polar white wagon
- E Showell
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- Year and Model: ‘07 S80 3.2
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Seats are leather on seating surfaces and synth leather on sides and back. Magic eraser with no chemicals of any kind works great on vinyl door panels.
'98 V70 NA FWD 5 spd, silver sand metallic (sold)
'99 V70 NA FWD Auto, dark blue (sold)
'99 S70 NA FWD Auto, black (sold and resurrected -- Don't cry for me Argentina . . . )
'07 S80 3.2 FWD Auto, Barents Blue Metallic
'06 V70 R AWD Auto, Sonic Blue Metallic (sold)
'04 XC70 Ruby Red Metallic (sold)
'95 855 auto (sold)
'86 245 manual (sold)
'05 V70 T5 M (totalled)
'06 V70 FWD Auto (totalled)
'02 Honda Insight CVT
‘04 Honda Insight CVT — “Yesterday’s car of tomorrow” (sold)
‘06 Honda Insight CVT
'99 V70 NA FWD Auto, dark blue (sold)
'99 S70 NA FWD Auto, black (sold and resurrected -- Don't cry for me Argentina . . . )
'07 S80 3.2 FWD Auto, Barents Blue Metallic
'06 V70 R AWD Auto, Sonic Blue Metallic (sold)
'04 XC70 Ruby Red Metallic (sold)
'95 855 auto (sold)
'86 245 manual (sold)
'05 V70 T5 M (totalled)
'06 V70 FWD Auto (totalled)
'02 Honda Insight CVT
‘04 Honda Insight CVT — “Yesterday’s car of tomorrow” (sold)
‘06 Honda Insight CVT
- bmdubya1198
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I don't think so. The seating surfaces are real leather, however the sides and backs are vinyl. You can tell from a close look at the texture, how the vinyl has a simulated leather texture while you can see the wear on the real leather.misha wrote: 17 May 2017, 16:53 No they don't![]()
It's a real leather on whole seats...front and backside.
I cut up an old seat cover for a color sample, and you can tell from the back of the pieces that there is a difference.
07 XC90 V8 AWD Sport Titanium Grey/Black 235k
92 245 White/Beige 249k
91 944 Turbo 175k
…and a bunch of other stuff
Sold-
00 V70R Venetian Red/Charcoal M56 Swapped
03 S60 2.4T
00 S70 GLT
98 V70 GLT
93 944
98 S90
95 850 GLT
01 S60 2.4T
05 S60R M66
08 S40 2.4i
88 744 Turbo M46
92 245 White/Beige 249k
91 944 Turbo 175k
…and a bunch of other stuff
Sold-
00 V70R Venetian Red/Charcoal M56 Swapped
03 S60 2.4T
00 S70 GLT
98 V70 GLT
93 944
98 S90
95 850 GLT
01 S60 2.4T
05 S60R M66
08 S40 2.4i
88 744 Turbo M46
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