Lariat “real leather” seat upgrade

[BoldlyGoingNowhere]

And then there is the topic of slaughtering animals and putting their skin on seats..just a thought.

Conversely, there is the thought of the pollution created in using petroleum products and other chemicals to create the pleather. Not to mention the offgassing in an enclosed vehicle.

PVC takes hundreds of years to break down and leaves chemicals in the environment. Leather breaks down in about 50 years.

Leather is recycling and avoiding waste. You might not be eating meat, your neighbor is and leather makes sure the whole animal goes to use. There are low chemical ways to tan leather as well.

Leather lasts many many years. My husband has a pair of dress shoes that are 25 years old, that look new and have been resoled twice.

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[AngeloInSC]

Too many rude comments and people personally offended that OP didn’t like the original seats. Who cares lol.

He prefers real leather, has the money to upgrade, and considers the cost worthwhile for himself.

This is good for everyone because he came in and shared knowledge for free.

Thanks for your comments. I can’t believe the length some people go to make the kind of comments I’ve seen on here for no useful purpose. Some people must be really bored with their lives.

 

[AngeloInSC]

Conversely, there is the thought of the pollution created in using petroleum products and other chemicals to create the pleather. Not to mention the offgassing in an enclosed vehicle.

PVC takes hundreds of years to break down and leaves chemicals in the environment. Leather breaks down in about 50 years.

Leather is recycling and avoiding waste. You might not be eating meat, your neighbor is and leather makes sure the whole animal goes to use. There are low chemical ways to tan leather as well.

Leather lasts many many years. My husband has a pair of dress shoes that are 25 years old, that look new and have been resoled twice.

You’re wasting your breath on someone that makes a comment like that. Just like all the people that think an electric car is totally greenhouse gas free. You need to drive one 100,000 miles just to break even with a modern gas vehicle considering all the pollution it puts out during the production of the car and their batteries in particular, without even considering the pollution, put out at the power plants that produce the electricity to charge them.

 

[AngeloInSC]

I think the your new seats look great. When the seats wear out in my Mav. in 10 years I'll put them on.

Oh, I’m sure those seats will last way longer than 10 years. That’s exactly why I changed them now.

 

[AngeloInSC]

I've never understood why the factory Lariat interior wasn't leather from the get-go. It's vinyl, the insert color is (IMHO) ugly, and the all-black interior simply isn't an option for me, here in Florida. Very happy with my XLT interior, thank you. Having grown up in an AMC family, it reminds me of their Levi's interior.

Finally someone else gets it 🫡

 

[BoldlyGoingNowhere]

My beef with these particular cloth seats is the lighter bits being in the areas most likely to get filthy. My microfiber black seats in my 15 yr old Outlander look brand new. Pretty sure if they were any other color they would not.
I have tan leather seats in the Winnebago. Denim has stained them. My ideal leather seats would be a darker grey.

 

[AngeloInSC]

Agreed. The original seats will last for a lifetime. We have had several fords with this type of seat and no issues at all.

So will a cast iron park bench. Some people just don’t have a very high bar. What exceptable for some just didn’t cut it for me. It’s that simple. Nothing wrong with preferring hamburger over prime rib though.

 

[Bluebel]

I’m halfway through my seat replacement and wanted to post a few pics of the progress. I am thrilled with my new seats and how it is going so far. My replacement leather seats make the factory seats seam even cheaper than they are. The difference is night and day. I ordered them from Leatherseats.com and would highly recommend them, not only for the quality of their product, but for the service they provide. The follow up and help when needed is stellar. I worked with Tim, but I’m sure the entire staff is just as top notch. If you have any questions about the installation process, just ask. I’ve attached before and after of the back and my removed covers (which I will sell, if anyone is interested since they are in perfect condition). I will have the full set in a couple of days.

What ate you wanting for the original Lariat covers? i have a XL coming and would be a nice addition.

 

[Bluebel]

What ate you wanting for the original Lariat covers? i have a XL coming and would be a nice addition.

Sorry, are instead if ate.

 

[AngeloInSC]

FWIW, had Ford used the quality materials such as real leather, just like the original poster installed, I would have ordered the Lariat trim level rather than the XLT.

For the life of me I don’t understand why car manufactures think vinyl seats are an upgrade. The car I traded in was a Toyota with those final seats. They tried to tell me or leather. Geez

IMHO perforated vinyl is better than the non-perforated stuff, but real leather has no equal as far as material goes. I had to laugh when the dealer sales dude where I ordered my XLT Maverick from, said the Lariat trim had ‘Vegan Leather’. Umm yeah

Well, as you can tell from some of the comments people on this thread have posted, there’s a lot of folks that fall for it. I wish they had a leather seat option and it would’ve certainly saved me a lot of extra work. But since they didn’t, this is the way I went and I’m glad I did. I think there are two types of people that are convinced or at least say these vinyl seats are just as good as high quality leather. Those that can’t afford the leather and those that are lying. And as justification that so many of these people use, that’s my opinion, and I’m entitled to my opinion.

 

[son of a ..sven]

Conversely, there is the thought of the pollution created in using petroleum products and other chemicals to create the pleather. Not to mention the offgassing in an enclosed vehicle.

PVC takes hundreds of years to break down and leaves chemicals in the environment. Leather breaks down in about 50 years.

Leather is recycling and avoiding waste. You might not be eating meat, your neighbor is and leather makes sure the whole animal goes to use. There are low chemical ways to tan leather as well.

Leather lasts many many years. My husband has a pair of dress shoes that are 25 years old, that look new and have been resoled twice.

True..kind of a two sided coin with the same thing happening on each side. Make your choice.
I think I will ask Ford about the negative aspects of producing their seating materials..(plastic type) My personal views on leather and how we use cattle in this county is really , probably, something of a much larger and goes off topic , as another discussion. Enjoy your ride.

 

[BoldlyGoingNowhere]

Welcome to the internet...where a handful of people get their panties in a wad, and turn it into a pissing contest just because some guy is able to upgrade to leather seats that also aren't a color that they would choose.

 

[gp1200x]

I have the black active X seats on a Lariat. Everyone thinks it's leather even though it really isn't but it is nice. The issue with the Maverick seats is that they are a little too small. They should have had more width and more material towards the pedals to help support your legs. Most new cars have better seats than the Maverick. Even my 2013 Escape SEL seats were wider and longer with more leg support.

 

[AngeloInSC]

Welcome to the internet...where a handful of people get their panties in a wad, and turn it into a pissing contest just because some guy is able to upgrade to leather seats that also aren't a color that they would choose.

That sums it up rather nicely.
And people wonder why no one wants to be helpful these days.

 

[taylor_]

This thread was a fun read, watching OP condescend to all the jealous little peasants who are just envious of his REAL LEATHER upgrade that made the seats look worse and require more maintenance. Stay mad, poor little bus riders!

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