Love for Alcantara - Cold Morning
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helix402 said:
Forget Alcantara seats, what you need are Alcantara trousers. But don’t buy too many pairs as the Alcantara is now an endangered species.
It's because they only eat Japanese Knotweed which, as we all know, is being eradicated whenever it starts to grow in any quantities. Fun fact, the male Alcantara is the one that gives colour to its hides. So any car trimmed in orange or yellow etc will be from a male Alcantara - depending on its age as the colour changes shade as they get older. The grey/charcoal colour is from the females. I like Alcantara, I'm always surprised it doesn't get more use. It's important to remember with Leather than a lot of what is used for car seats is truly awful stuff, and more comparable to the vinyl of the 1970s than to actual leather. If you're comparing Vauxhall electric shock velour to Jaguar Connoly Autolux then you wouldn't be so keen on fabric. BMW "Dakota" compared to anything better than sack cloth though? Not so clear.
The heat given off by my car when I put it away on an evening seems to have been largely retained in the garage by the time I need to go out the following morning. In more than four years at my current address I've never seen the outside temp display read less than 9 deg C on a morning when I've put the key in and fired the electrics up. The leather, therefore, isn't an issue.
gizlaroc said:
swagmeister said:
And very quickly Alcantara bobbles like you old trusty pullover.
3000 wet and dry and it looks like new again. So don't all cars allow you to turn on the heating via remote control so the whole cabin is toasty when you get in in the morning?
This is my 10 year old RR, getting into a cold cabin is never an issue......
Apart from the fact that the Fuel Burning Remote Heater is usually enough to drop the battery voltage to the point where you get loads of warning lights when you start!!!! Arghhh! Bloody Land Rovers.
smarty156 said:
Ares said:
Exactly what mine has. Perfect combo (although leather in the rear would have been good for child/wipe-free purposes)
Get some GTechniq Smart Fabric. Waterproofs the Alcantara and makes it easy to wipe clean. Just don't get it on the leather bits.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff