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My '12 driver's seat doesn't seem to have any major deformation at 54K miles. It is the semi-aniline
major no. But if I look close enough i can just pick up two circle formations. Mine are just more visible. Seems like it’s a combo of foam deformation and leather stretching.
I had to get down really close and I think there might just a minor amount. It's not visually easy to see with my eyes but camera and lighting seems to bring it out a little. One would really have to be looking for it on mine. I can't really complain for this on my rig with age and mileage. Examples others listed above would concern me though.
Hello everyone. After cross shopping a T4R Limited and the GX, I just bought a 2014 GX Luxury with 41k a few days before Christmas. I’m almost certain the PO was a lesee with no intention of keeping the car when the lease was up. The interior was pretty messy and I’ve spent a good deal of time over the holiday getting things cleaned up. Which leads to my question/concern....
The car has black leather. I’ve been using Lexol products for quite a while and used the cleaner followed by the conditioner. The microfiber cloth I was using ended up quite a bit dirtier than I had expected. Is it possible that the seats were THIS dirty? Or am I removing some of dye in the leather? I have a BMW with black leather and have never experienced this before. I’m hoping this is just 5 years of ground in dirt. Thoughts?
If the interior needed cleaned up as much as you say I would wager this is actual dirt caught from pants and whatever else was in the vehicle. Lexol has never made the dye bleed on any of my cars and this really looks like filth.
First, just try some mild soap and water (or saddle soap if you have any). I'm not a fan of Lexol products and don't use them as they leave a residual I don't like (and smell bad as well). Though I don't think it is the Lexol that is the issue.
I also own a 2014 lux with black leather and use lexol products. I have not experienced any dye transfer issues so far. The picture of your microfiber looks similar to when I cleaned my steering wheel for the first time.
I found this picture on ebay. It does look to be a very similar color, but the perforations look to be different from factory. This may not bother anyone if you are replacing both seats.
Still a lower cost solution to heavily worm seat leather.
The ad says 100% leather. Not certain of everything involved for replacement. I believe the factory Lexus part is $500+ dollars for just the lower or back section.
I used their replacement leather in my 96 Land Cruiser. It's a full leather replacement and not a cover. As was said previously, it's not a 100% factory match in color, especially with fading and wear patterns. In fact, I had them add black stitching to mine rather than the standard tan that was factory from Toyota.
I think the quality is good, fitment was really spot on, and the price is better than most others I've seen out there. Installation is a *****, especially if you replace the foam along with the leather. If you've never worked with hog rings they can test your patience and leave you with very achy hands. It took me about 8 hours to do the first seat, including the addition of heater elements. Second seat was about 4 hours once I figured everything out.
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