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Leatherique treatment - what is leather (besides the seats?)

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Old Jun 23, 2025 | 04:26 PM
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Leatherique treatment - what is leather (besides the seats?)

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Before I jump into this, can anyone tell me what else is leather aside from the seats? Are the doors trimmed with leather? Anything on the dash? center console?

My initial guess is just the doors but I could be mistaken.


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Thank you. I've already done the car, and it appears to be the first time it's been conditioned in 23 years. It made a big difference in the softness of the leather but that classic Mercedes smell is now gone. My brother has a similarly aged car and my son commented that both cars had the same smell (he liked it). It's been such a long time that I think I will give it a second go in a few months. In particular, the rear head rests are baked into a rough texture.
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