leather seats in vy ss

[pepstar87]

ive found the ute i want, but it has black leather seats.
one question about them, in summer are they boiling hot after being left in the sun for a while?? aswell as in winter, are they freezing cold?

that seems to be the only downfall with leather.

 

[walesy]

pretty much yeh... being black they will heat up a fair bit in summer... i have beige lether in mine and even that can get quite hot if left in the sun

 

[pepstar87]

Yeah my mate has a CV8R monaro with the beige leather and he said he got in the other day and it was extremely hot..one thing id like to know is, is it just instantly hot and only lasts for say 20 seconds then once your driving, used to it and the air con is on or whatever its sweet?

Also are your windows tinted? Would that help a bit do you think?

 

[walesy]

yeh they do cool down after you sit in them for a while, my windows arnt tinted, yet, so that will help alot too, if yours has tinted windows they might not heat up anywhere near as much

 

[davway]

buy it and remove the leather seats.
replace with some cloth seats.
when you sell the ute, put the leather seats back in and it'll get more value.
problem solved.

 

[walesy]

but then you dont have the comfort of the leather... after i shampoo my leather it feels so good to sit in! cloth just feels ****

 

[Jesterarts]

Or if your not planning on selling the ute... sell the seats... there is alwasy someone looking for leather seats... black in particular.

Good Luck

 

[pepstar87]

True, they would sell easy but I want to keep them, just seeing what the view is on the temperature of them!

 

[adamc11]

You'd be nuts to sell the leather and put in cloth.

 

[danja]

They can get hot, but it doesn't last. Sit down, wind down the window / pump the aircon and you forget all about it.