Good tip Mike... thanks

 

Wow thanks for all the great replies. I did not know the leather/vinyl was coated. I will not waste my money on Leather conditioner...yet! I can only assume, like all finishes of most kinds, that the finish will wear off after some time. One of the replies has a good link for leather care. The test to see if you have coated leather, put a drop of water on the leather. If it does not soak in, then it is coated. I guess every year I will try the water test...when it fails, then leather conditioner will be applied. Until then, I will do the woolite/303 combo. The 303 sounds like it is better than sliced bread.

 

My 01 Maxima had vinyl side bolsters and leather center sections. Mine cracked to **** on the driver side bolster on the piping, and the dealer had the seat repaired. That's when I found out what they were really made of.

 

I used LExol for years, but my biggest complaint was it alwasy seemed to leather a sligth flim. I switched to Leather CPR and it is great, cleaner conditionor in one. The leather feels so awesome after treatment and seems to stay supple. Only down side is I find myself treating the seats more often, mostly becasue the seats in my Acura 08 TL Type-S have high bolsters and sides that seem to take a beating so I keep them treated and they look great other than some wrinkles that can not be avoided.

http://www.leathercpr.com/

 

im pretty sure my buddy's new 335xi has full leather seating.

 

Almost all cars under $60k are partial leather. All most every leather seat made in recent years is coated leather.

 

Most cars the parts that touch you are leather the sides and backs are vinyl, you can usually feel the difference.