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Old 08-06-2012, 04:28 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by switchlanez View Post
I had a Celica GT-S for 5 years with Alcantara seats. I didn't like how they were dust magnets so I put seat covers on them from the begninning so I can't comment on lastability. But another BRZ owner told me his friend's BMW's Alcantara seats were a pain to maintain and frayed. So I bought faux leather seat back/bottom cushions from Wal-Mart. It only covers the Alcantara midsection and leaves the leather bolsters/headrest on the seat exposed.
So how do you like them so far while driving with those cushions, as far as comfort goes?

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Originally Posted by Turbowned View Post
I put 12k miles on an Audi S4 with leather/alcantara seats and try still looked brand new when I turned the car in. The nice thing about Alcantara is that they have a color palette of material and it's synthetic so even if it does wear several years down the road, an upholstry shop worth it's salt could replace the Alcantara sections fairly easily.
And that's good to know, thanks.

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