Leather seat care

[egibson606]

This is my first vehicle with leather seats and I'm wondering what's the best way to take care of them. I have read alot of conflicting things about this on the internet.
What's everyone doing or have done with toyota leather seats?

 

[mayonayze]

I use zaino; mostly because i’m addicted to the smell. Which isn’t great, but whatever

 

[LCOceans]

Great question.
Does anyone have experience on what type of leather cleaner/conditioner is best to maintain the leather over the years?

 

[Beach Cruiser]

I have used Lexol Leather Cleaner and their conditioner on my vehicles with leather for years and it seems to work well. The last was for the 8 years I owned a Mazda 3 at 80K miles the seats looked new. Traded it for Big Blue and immediately gave him a few coats of conditioner, after 1200 miles, the seats still look new So it must be working.

 

[micah]

I have used Lexol Leather Cleaner and their conditioner on my vehicles with leather for years and it seems to work well. The last was for the 8 years I owned a Mazda 3 at 80K miles the seats looked new. Traded it for Big Blue and immediately gave him a few coats of conditioner, after 1200 miles, the seats still look new So it must be working.

So what part of our “leather seats” actually leather?

 

[Beach Cruiser]

So what part of our “leather seats” actually leather?

The specs say the seats are leather trimmed and the shifter is leather in the LC/LC Premium. I conditioned the entire seat.

 

[Altitude]

I have used Lexol Leather Cleaner and their conditioner on my vehicles with leather for years and it seems to work well. The last was for the 8 years I owned a Mazda 3 at 80K miles the seats looked new. Traded it for Big Blue and immediately gave him a few coats of conditioner, after 1200 miles, the seats still look new So it must be working.

I also use Lexol. Their Vinylex protectant is also great, it’s an Armor-all like product.

I do find though that modern leather seats require less intervention than the ones I remember from the 90s and earlier.

 

[LCOceans]

In the FE I think the whole seat is leather.

 

[micah]

Even though I like the seats in the LC model they are definitely not all leather. I believe it’s only the vented portion.

 

[Bluey]

Leatherique, is really good on leather. I learned about it from the Porsche forums. It’s quite intensive but totally worth the time and effort. I was able to remove shine from steering wheels and driver seat bolsters. It is different in that you apply the conditioner first, let it soak for at least 24 hours and then clean it off with the cleaner. Brought out the original leather smells in a 20 year old Porsche. It also made it soft again. I’ve used it on chevys, jeeps, and Audis. I haven’t used it on a Toyota yet. It is very good but a lot of work.

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If you get some buy it directly from them. I feel like the ones on Amazon are either fakes or diluted.