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wanted to change my fabric car seat, but can't decide whether should I change it to synthetic or full leather. I have check with quite a few shop, only one quoted me $450 for synthetic & $880 for full leather, most of them quote between $480 for syn & 950 for full leather. But heard that synthetic (oso know as PVC), will be very hot if you park your car under hot sun, was that true? Any bro/sis here oso have synthetic car seat, any comments for the 2 leather. Which will be more easy to maintian & lasting.

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never go for PVC, it gets hot easily even if not under hot sun.

only go for leather if u ask me [thumbsup]

good leather can be quite cooling [nod]

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Price was quoted by the sale person at 1 of the shop at Tampines st 92 (behind ITE). What he told me was $880 for full leather, but how am I going to tell that the one given by them was really full leather or PVC?

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When caring for leather, it is not as easy as wipe with water. Must use cleaner and conditioner. Cleaner maybe every 3-6mths. Conditioner every month to maintain leather suppleness.

 

If you buy those cleaner+conditioner together solutions, results might not be as good.

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so u finally decide on changing your fabric seat.

 

for one, PVC will be very hot and will crack over time (depending on where u park and how u take care). Coz it's afterall, plastic.

 

becareful when the shop tells you that it's full leather... get the shop to put in writing what they're giving u.

 

All things being equal, IMHO, I think PVC will tend to be more lasting, becoz it is a plastic based material.

Leather, being a natural product will wear off faster if not taken care of.

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bro... u knew so much abt car... (maintaining, handling etc)... i need to learn more leh.....

 

i hv car... juz drive oni!!

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I know of some shops that give you partial leather. The part that you sit on is leather, the back of the car seat is PVC

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Own car must drive car, must maintain car. Just like house. Buy house, must sleep in house, cook in house, clean house, repair house, improve house.

 

As you do this you know the house, where the ants are. Where to hide illegal VCDs and when it will breakdown. Car also the same.

 

Hire help to clean car? Either rich or very busy. [:p]

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Neutral Newbie

ya, that what happened to a fren of mine.

 

but at least the shop informed him first.

 

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I know of some shops that give you partial leather. The part that you sit on is leather, the back of the car seat is PVC

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As you do this you know the house, where the ants are. Where to hide illegal VCDs and when it will breakdown. Car also the same.

 

Hire help to clean car? Either rich or very busy.

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My car will be parked at basement carpark at my office most of the time, only during weekend it will be parked under the hot sun, as my place there are those open air carpark.

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