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Reaching Out To The Tan Leather GS Owners

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Old 05-28-07, 11:33 AM
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Default Reaching Out To The Tan Leather GS Owners

My previous GS had black leather inside which I liked. I wanna buy another GS and saw one with tan leather inside. It looked good and rich looking; at least this one did. But I'm worried about the color because it's light and discoloration and stains could be easily seen. Is it hard keeping the tan leather in good condition?

Also, I would like to see how a tan leather interior car looks with a minimum 15% tint on the windows. So any of you with tan leather and the tints, can you post exterior pics of your rides. Close ups and distant pics are welcome. Many thanks.
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IMO tan leather is easier to maintain than black leather. Once leather form cracks, it's much more visible on black leather. As for stains, I had ink from ball point pens which came right off with leather cleaner. Sure tan leather gets dirtier quicker but it also gets cleaned more often due to this reason. From my experience 5 year old tan leather still look plush compared to black leather.
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If at all possible stay with black interior, it's better for a number of reasons.
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tint definately looks lighter with tan leather. I have a black on black accord with 35% and it looks damn dark. I personally like darker leather better but I don't think they're much harder to keep clean
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I have tan and love it. To me it just looks better then the black interiors I have seen.
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Tan interior IMO is much easier to keep clean. My tint is pretty dark so pics really won't help.. My last car also had the tan interior so i think my next car down the road maybe black or a graphite color.. FOr example i sat in a new IS with black interior and it was pretty sweet..

My GS interior after 8 years still looks perfect..
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I'm a fan of the tan.

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Originally Posted by chuckb
I'm a fan of the tan.
does your MPP also come with the 2 tone tan/gray interior? it seems all MPP has that.

anyway, i don't love my tan interior, and i dont' hate it either.
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Originally Posted by ElitistK
does your MPP also come with the 2 tone tan/gray interior? it seems all MPP has that.

anyway, i don't love my tan interior, and i dont' hate it either.
I think that's just how all the tan(actually called ivory) interiors are.
here's mine...
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love the tan interiors, my has tan leather/suede
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Originally Posted by RI-Lex
love the tan interiors, my has tan leather/suede
How did you get that combo? Never seen that before..
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Previous owner had the interior done
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i like the tan,i own & opp a tire and wheel shop its not to hard to keep clean if im that dirty i just put a plastic cover over it till i get home. got a black, tan, wid 35% tint. if you would like i could post you some pics..jus p.m. me
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Originally Posted by toeb
i like the tan,i own & opp a tire and wheel shop its not to hard to keep clean if im that dirty i just put a plastic cover over it till i get home. got a black, tan, wid 35% tint. if you would like i could post you some pics..jus p.m. me
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
Tan interior IMO is much easier to keep clean. My tint is pretty dark so pics really won't help.. My last car also had the tan interior so i think my next car down the road maybe black or a graphite color.. FOr example i sat in a new IS with black interior and it was pretty sweet..

My GS interior after 8 years still looks perfect..
Your tint is dark, that's exactly the kind of pics that I'm asking for. I just wanna see how the the car would look from the outside.
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i like black leather but im fine with my tan leather. black = sporty/ran = luxury, well thats waht i hear


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