Re: Leather seats?

[only5kgt@uswest.net]

My 5kcst has the blue leather as well. Total splits so far: Driver side top corner,
passenger side squab. One per seat, after 13 years in southern AZ, parked outside
for the past several. I used a product called "Tanners Preserve" by Eagle Ottawa, it
improves the shine and feel of the leather. I admit, the seats in my car *have*
split, but this desert ranks as some kind of torture test for dark leather
upholstery- I'm inclined to believe this preservative works. Not to be confused with
anything from Eagle One.
Regards,
Rob

Wallace White wrote:

> I wonder if Marty's leather is a dark color (blue, black). The darker
> leather interiors seem to do split seams more often, IMLE ("L" for
> "limited"). My blue leather interior has several split seams and
> generally looks like it has shrunk.
>
> Perhaps it wouldn't have happened if the seats had been regularly
> conditioned? Lexol cleaner and conditioner doesn't seem to reduce the
> tension that's building where a seam hasn't split.
>
> - Wallace
>   '87 5kcstq 154k
>
> iviarty@juno.com wrote:
> >         While we're on this seat thread...
> >
> >          The seam in my driver's seat was split, exposing the foam underneath.
> > At first, it was no big deal, I was just going to try and stitch it back
> > together.  Then someone left the sunroof open on a night that we had
> > about 2.5 in of rain and snow.  When it dried, the leather pulled back,
> > exposing even more of the interior of the seat.   Is there still a way
> > for me to fix it without replacing the seat?  Also, what do I do about
> > seams just starting to split in the passenger and back seats?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Marty
> > 1987 5000S