Thread: New 2014 TDV6 D4

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Thanks Paul.
Never had leather chairs,now have 2 vehicles with them.
Had a good score with Autoglm polish the other day.Repco had 500ml bottles with fathers day on them out for $12.00,a litre of the same polish was $50 so I bought 2.Will look at their leather treatment.May throw the bottle we bought for the Territory(unused,cheap brand) and get some Autoglim.
Andrew

Bloody hell thats a top deal!! Lucky bugger

Originally Posted by Mark56

Hi Guys, Whist I still enjoy my discovery 2 I decided to take a D4 for a test drive a few Saturdays ago.Wow what a machine and have one in my garage now.My friend with a D4D Prado says he can't believe how quiet and refined it is and makes his seem agricultural.The Alpaca cream leather is new and unmarked and I will be fussy with it for a while.Should I get it treated or sealed with a product or just wipe it over periodically?I hope the light leather will not be a nightmare to look after .
Thanks Mark

Hi Mark,

I also have cream leather in my D4 HSE. I was a little wary, at first, thinking black interior would be better. To the point where it nearly swayed my decision whether or not to buy the car. I am glad I stuck with it, though. Having seen other black interiors, I think the reverse is now true. Black shows up everything, and the cream interior hides a lot more - especially after several days away touring/off-roading. Others may disagree, but I am happy with my interior choice.

Having said that, you do need to keep the cream interior and carpet clean. I found a company called Car Care Products (www.carcareproducts.com.au/), who specialise in detailing products. They really know their stuff, and will be able to advise on how to handle the leather. I cannot comment on their pricing/value for money, as I have not compared them to other detailing shops. They sell some of the products mentioned in this thread too.

Good luck with the car.

John

Having said that, you do need to keep the cream interior and carpet clean. I found a company called Car Care Products (www.carcareproducts.com.au/), who specialise in detailing products. They really know their stuff, and will be able to advise on how to handle the leather. I cannot comment on their pricing/value for money, as I have not compared them to other detailing shops. They sell some of the products mentioned in this thread too.

Good luck with the car.

Yeah I love the light coloured interior over the drab black too, had it for over 5 yrs now and still love it.
I too have used Car Care Products, they sell an excellent alloy wheel cleaner:
https://www.carcareproducts.com.au/p..._wheel_cleaner
Mind you I don't need it anymore now my wheels are painted black

Leather Cleaner: https://www.carcareproducts.com.au/p...z/leather_care

That car care products is friggen amazing they have so much stuff it's bloody unreal!! Such a good site!!

I went from a cream leather d1 to a black leather d3. I like them both really - as has been said you need to clean cream a bit more and black does show mess more but both are good. I personally clean my seats with auto glym spray and every year or so I apply dubbin which seems to work good. Only my drivers seat has any real signs of wear.

Originally Posted by nat_89

Bloody hell thats a top deal!! Lucky bugger

ALMOST bought the other 2 bottles on the shelf too!!!!
Andrew

Originally Posted by shanegtr

I'm a big fan of bowdens own products. I've been using their leather products for a while on my couch and dining room chairs and also my volvo's leather seats. Their vinyl cleaner worked a treat on the interior of my D3 when I brought it.

You are a VOLVO driver
Its OK I really loved my Volvo grader,until I got a M Series CAT.
Andrew