Notice! White interior owners
01-31-12, 01:04 PM
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USB/Alpine white owner here. Great color but requires weekly at minimum cleaning if you wear jeans without a towel on the seat. Zaino leather cleaner seems to work wonders for keeping them show room new. I just hit 25k and my interior still looks brand new, back seats have maybe been used 2-3 times
04-01-12, 02:42 AM
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I am just curious. When you got your seat replaced, did you notice the difference between the old and new leather? like softness. Because I just got my driver seat changed on my 08 and it seem like the new seat has much softer leather vs the old one (passenger side).
04-01-12, 03:33 AM
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Glad to hear that Lexus replaced the seat for you and it points out the main reason I will never own a vehicle with a light-colored seating surface. The outside bolster on my '08 was beginning to crease and I determined that my "bit butt" was causing the crease when I slid across the suface getting into the car rolling the bolster toward the inside of the car.
04-01-12, 06:24 PM
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04-02-12, 08:56 AM
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Wow. I think you lucked out. I have the black seats but they have scratches from denim jeans with rhinestones on the back scratching them. I went to Target and bought "F" blue colored towels. Now I sit on them anytime my jeans have crap on the back. I also make passengers do the same!
04-02-12, 04:04 PM
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Me, I read about this on the forum before hand and always use a towel on the lower seat when wearing jeans. I know it is a PITA but there is no doubt how bad my seat would be without it.
Even using a towel I have notice some blue on the low part of the upright and I also have a small wear mark on the side bolster where I get in an out. Regular cleaning removes this.
If you want to keep it looking good, high maintenance no doubt. I generally clean and condition once a month to make sure the beautiful leather stay that way for as long as possible.
Tempted to try for a new cover before warranty runs out due to side bolster issue as this presented itself with only 15,000 km on the clock.
Even using a towel I have notice some blue on the low part of the upright and I also have a small wear mark on the side bolster where I get in an out. Regular cleaning removes this.
If you want to keep it looking good, high maintenance no doubt. I generally clean and condition once a month to make sure the beautiful leather stay that way for as long as possible.
Tempted to try for a new cover before warranty runs out due to side bolster issue as this presented itself with only 15,000 km on the clock.
04-02-12, 06:10 PM
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My alpine white seats on the new ISF feel as soft as the black seats on my 2008 when I bought it new. Of course after almost 4 years those black seats weren't soft anymore, no way to compare them.
I got used to a totally new way to get into my car, basically I try to avoid sliding over the bolster. I don't use a towel either, I just clean up the seats every 10 days and they look and feel like new. Regular maintenance is a must on any leather seat besides using good products, in my case I use Griot's Leather Care Spray, best on the market!
I got used to a totally new way to get into my car, basically I try to avoid sliding over the bolster. I don't use a towel either, I just clean up the seats every 10 days and they look and feel like new. Regular maintenance is a must on any leather seat besides using good products, in my case I use Griot's Leather Care Spray, best on the market!
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