Btw, I know dogs make their own decisions and it is cool to let them see the forward movement, but keep the dog in the back if possible. Even a collision at 25 mph will send a dog through the windshield. Dogs aren't strapped in and they aren't equipped for sudden stops. It's a shame, but losing a dog to a small wreck isn't worth it.
I'm super paranoid about my leather seats
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As mentioned by one of the previous posts, leather CAN be repaired. I had thought that the leather in my '99 was in need of replacement until I found a leather restoration guy. He took leather that was cracked and made it virtually like new again. What I had thought were cracks in the leather were actually surface cracks that could be sanded and re dyed. Amazing results and my seats have help up well the last 3 or 4 years since I had them done.
here's what I have for my dobie
It closes, he is safe back there and no damage to the truck
It closes, he is safe back there and no damage to the truck
The way I see it is leather came from an animal and now that animal is dead so it can not provide nutrients to its skin. That is where we come in. Treating it often preserves it longer. I have used many different products though the years(lexol, bickmore, leather honey, letherique to name a few) and I think something anything is better than nothing. My seats in my 96 4runner were in very good shape when I sold it. My boots and gloves last 3x as long as my coworkers because I treat them and I treat them a lot in the summer sun. As far as the dogs I keep my 2 Airedales in the back with a cage seperating from the middle seats and they are happy.
This thread is epic!
I have a spare Cruiser, a 100. It sits in the garage. If I were a sane man, I'd sell it. But good, low-mileage Hundies are hard to find now. So I'm keeping this one. Which of us is nuttier; you or me?
I have a spare Cruiser, a 100. It sits in the garage. If I were a sane man, I'd sell it. But good, low-mileage Hundies are hard to find now. So I'm keeping this one. Which of us is nuttier; you or me?
Really simple stuff. I'll reiterate good thoughts posted...
Dogs travel in the back in a crate. He's safer and you are too as he won't become a projectile in a wreck. Oh, and your leather is also safe.
Window tint.
Windscreen shade.
Yes, getting in and out procedure can wear leather faster than anything. Butt gets planted in center of the seat, not drug across bolster, then legs swing in. An auto upholsterer showed me that years ago...
Then cleaning and conditioning.
Leather lasts a long, long time this way...
Dogs travel in the back in a crate. He's safer and you are too as he won't become a projectile in a wreck. Oh, and your leather is also safe.
Window tint.
Windscreen shade.
Yes, getting in and out procedure can wear leather faster than anything. Butt gets planted in center of the seat, not drug across bolster, then legs swing in. An auto upholsterer showed me that years ago...
Then cleaning and conditioning.
Leather lasts a long, long time this way...
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I consider, one considering how to get in/out to reduce harm to the leather, to be paranoia lol.
I'm glad I'm obviously not the only one in this boat. Its definitely a different game from my old cloth seats that I could be completely carefree about.
I'm glad I'm obviously not the only one in this boat. Its definitely a different game from my old cloth seats that I could be completely carefree about.