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  1. Crashton

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    #2 Crashton, Jun 26, 2014
    Any mild soap will clean them nicely. Prima Nero works well as a protector & does have a cleaning quality to it. When done buff the seats with a clean towel. Nero can be slippery if not buffed off.
     
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    #10 Crashton, Jun 29, 2014
    See post #2.
     
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    #4 ZippyNH, Jun 29, 2014
    Very diffent answer for leather vs plastic....
    Leather absorbs.....
    Plastic....er...just gets brittle and cracks...
    Try posting a photo of the interior...a quik glace and we can tell you if they are leather or the fake stuff....
     
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    #5 M1N1, Jun 29, 2014
    seats 002.JPG

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    These are the best shots that I could get.
     
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    #6 Crashton, Jun 29, 2014
    Most likely those are Pleatherete. If the driver's seat has a lumbar adjustment knob on the inside edge of the driver's seatback it is leather.
     
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    #7 M1N1, Jun 29, 2014
    seat 2 001.JPG

    Is this the lumbar support adjustment lever? If so, that means that my R50 is fitted with seats covered in genuine dead cow?
     
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    #8 Crashton, Jun 29, 2014
    I see from your picture the knob is missing meaning pleatherete. That lever is for seatback recline.
     
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    #9 M1N1, Jun 29, 2014
    Okay, now that we have established what the seats are covered with, how do I take care of it?