tsk

I managed to destroy one of my 2nd row seat cushions on my car and I'm looking for a replacement. It's an 08 if that matters. I can find lots of MB Tex black parts but not the actual leather.

My question is, will it look out of place side by side if I just replace one side or the seats?

If I replace the whole row, will it look out of place with the other 2 rows (the row in front and the row in back)?

For that matter is there an easy way to tell the difference between leather/mb tex in pictures? Is the stitching the same?

Thanks in advance.

Plutoe

Have your girlfriend test out the back seat---wada she say!!

SndsoftheSbrbs

Most people cannot tell the difference. Generally imitation leather is thought to be more durable.

BlownV8

MBtex is 10x more durable than leather. I currently have 2 MB's with leather and one with MBtex. Wish they all had MBtex instead. The leather shows wear before 50k miles while the MBTEX still looks as new at 200k miles.

SndsoftheSbrbs

The leather in my 2005 E500 shows very little wear. However, the imitation leather in my 2010 GL450 is easier to keep clean and, for whatever reason, has kept what has been described as the "new car smell" and look to it. I am always asked, "New car?"

I think that beige, or ivory, leather wears more nicely than the other leathers. The color hasn't faded and wrinkles are A LOT less noticeable than darker colors. That has been my experience.

1xsculler

MBtex wears like iron but I doubt it would look similar to leather if both were in the same car.