Hi, I am looking to 'preserve' the seats in my T30 SVE, I took the car to my regular valeter (who i have to say has always done a 100% job for me) to have some bits and pieces done and we discussed treating the seats, he called a Nissan dealer who were reluctant to confirm if the seats were in fact 'real' leather (the material looks and feel quite different to those in my friends Saab ) has any one come across this issue before ? what products have you guys used in the past that you would recommend ?

Thanks.

can confirm its leather... just use a special leather cleaner, and nourisher!

Hello Darrell,

I treat my leather seats with Autoglym Leather Cleaner and Balm. I am very pleased with the finish, and it goes "matt" after about 48 hours - it is not at all slippery.

There are a couple of other threads on this subject...
viewtopic.php?f=20&t=6006
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5992

Best wishes, John

Hi Darrell - It seems that the seats are made of Japanese leather which is not particularly good quality. I had to have some restitching done on the driver's seat of mine and the upholsterer commented about the poor quality and thinness of the Japanese leather used in those X-Trails manufactured in Japan (all the T30s I think)! Which may explain difference in quality when compared to the leather used by Saab!

Yes, there's leather, and there's "leather"...

Anyway, that aside, you're stuck with what you've got! I've always been very fond of the Gliptone's "Liquid Leather" range of products:

http://www.liquidleather.com/liquidl.htm

Thanks for the information, armed with this I shall now have a chat with the valeter