[geo-veo]

I recall seeing a comment on a thread here quite recently saying that the leather seats in Rovers are not real leather. I have not had my 75ConnSe long but thought that there was something odd about the seats, even after conditioning them they don't have the smell and feel of leather. My previous Renault did have leather that had that leather smell. Does anyone know if the comment was right, did Rover use some sort of simulated leather substitute for the seats?

 

[northstand]

I recall seeing a comment on a thread here quite recently saying that the leather seats in Rovers are not real leather. I have not had my 75ConnSe long but thought that there was something odd about the seats, even after conditioning them they don't have the smell and feel of leather. My previous Renault did have leather that had that leather smell. Does anyone know if the comment was right, did Rover use some sort of simulated leather substitute for the seats?

As far as I know the seats are gen, as is the s wheel in the contemparys.

 

[Ian]

The leather seats in the 75 are genuine leather seats.

The post that you are referring to, I think, concerns the MG ZT seats, whereby the side bolsters of the sports seats look like leather, but aren't. The ones that we are talking about are the sports seats, with the cloth centre

 

[CDTi]

AFAIK its only the wearing surfaces are leather.

My 75 is now a year old (built for at least 2 years!) and there is still a lovely leather smell.

 

[sydneymj]

I would recommend Gliptone Leathercare which I purchased off Ebay from the company below with very fast delivery there are two products to buy
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GLIPTONE-LIQU...ryZ72201QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Great leather smell in the car afterwards. The beige piping on my seats came up brilliant.

Malcolm

 

[geo-veo]

are French cows more leathery?

Hi sydneymj.

I have used the Gliptone products but the seats still don't have the same smell and feel of my Renault seats, maybe I have a nose for French leather; perhaps French cows are more leathery :haha:

 

[BLMC]

Even on the genuine propper leather seats it's only the seat facings that are leather, the sides and back are vinyl.