I went to get a quote from a upolster shop a while back to get all of my interior re-done because it's pretty much F#&$^@ and they told me that everything on the doors is vinyl but the seats were leather.

 

Rs are all real leather material.

My dad's 2005 2.5T AWD had real leather seats with the back of the seats and door panels vinyl, but looked and felt like leather.

 

So wait are you asking about an R or a T5??

This thread if its about an R should be in the R forum where it would get a lot more action.

Anyway, yes the R is all leather, through and through, just like DevolvR stated.

I use Lexol conditioner on the door panels, on top of the instrument cluster, armrest, entire seats front/rear, head rests, basically all that you see that's (in your case) Gobi. I wouldn't do the steering wheel as it gets enough oil from your hands.

If you need to clean the leather don't use the Lexol cleaner, its a bit to harsh for the delicate R leather. Warm water and woolite works pretty good. If your leather is really f'd up you should try a product called Leatherique, its pretty damn good.

 

If your leather is really f'd up you should try a product called Leatherique, its pretty damn good.

Thanks for the info!! Yeah I have a couple of fairly big spots on my seats that looks like dried paint from when I got my car painted they got it on the interior but it doesn't look like what paint would look like if it was overspray. I found some interior from a wrecked S60 but it's not a T5 so I don't think the seats will be as nice, so I'll try your idea to clean it.

 

Cool!

I sure thought that it was all leather (even the door panels). I was thinking that if it was fake, it was some AWFULLY good fake stuff.

Weather's supposed to be a bit cooler in the Milwaukee area this weekend - maybe a good weekend to give my new baby a good cleaning, inside & out.

Thanks for the cleaner tips. I'll have to pick-up some stuff.

 

Leatherique is a process but gives great results. I had a friend do his Gobi and it looked amazing afterwords.

 

On the premium Volvo models, they do leather everywhere. The 262C Volvos had 100% leather door panels and headliners. It's gorgeous.