Heritage 2020
SILVER Star
Greetings All,
The standard Land Cruiser uses a semi-aniline and the Heritage Edition uses pigmented full-grain leather.
I’m in MT and was asking a dear friend who does leather works to explain what it all meant and he tipped me off to this.
He said my HE seats are pigmented full grain leather which is what he prefers for any high wear/high use surface.
Standard LC seats are more “luxurious feeling”, but he recommends old school full grain if sheer luxurious looks isn’t the primary objective.
Given that we do have dogs and high wear/durability is paramount—standard pigmented leather is best for us (which is Heritage Edition seating).
Semi-aniline is softer and has better “luxurious texture/feel”.
Note: I wouldn’t have minded a more durable synthetic leather if it had been an option. We have an MB with synthetic leather that wears like iron, and I like it.
Aniline vs Semi-Aniline vs Pigmented Leather | Castlery - https://www.castlery.com/us/blog/aniline-semi-aniline-pigmented-leather
The standard Land Cruiser uses a semi-aniline and the Heritage Edition uses pigmented full-grain leather.
I’m in MT and was asking a dear friend who does leather works to explain what it all meant and he tipped me off to this.
He said my HE seats are pigmented full grain leather which is what he prefers for any high wear/high use surface.
Standard LC seats are more “luxurious feeling”, but he recommends old school full grain if sheer luxurious looks isn’t the primary objective.
Given that we do have dogs and high wear/durability is paramount—standard pigmented leather is best for us (which is Heritage Edition seating).
Semi-aniline is softer and has better “luxurious texture/feel”.
Note: I wouldn’t have minded a more durable synthetic leather if it had been an option. We have an MB with synthetic leather that wears like iron, and I like it.
Aniline vs Semi-Aniline vs Pigmented Leather | Castlery - https://www.castlery.com/us/blog/aniline-semi-aniline-pigmented-leather
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