Life Expectancy
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Life Expectancy
How long do the seats in Vettes last? I have an '02 and with only 12K it seems like the driver's seat is not aging well either by cracks or by cushions....I use plenty of Meguiar's.........
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If you don't sit on them they will last a lot longer. 
Seriously though, they are notorious for not holding up. Regular leather treatment will certainly help them stay nice longer. I use Zymol leather treatment.
Seriously though, they are notorious for not holding up. Regular leather treatment will certainly help them stay nice longer. I use Zymol leather treatment.
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Mine is an '02 also and mine are hanging in there just fine. And I also use the Mequire's leather wipes. But they are notorious for not hanging in. Lots of guys here get new seat covers from Vetteessentials. A forum vendor. You can see their link on the left hand side of the page.
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The previous owner of my old 2000 had installed some really expensive seat covers when he bought the car new. When I traded the car in last week I took off the covers to put on my new Z. The seats on the 52000 mile 2000 looked like brand new.
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The seats in my 90 looked like new when I sold it in 1999 to get the Nassau Blue coupe. It had over 65,000 miles on it, the last time I saw the car. The current owner still used, what I use on all my leather seats, Lexol. My 99 seats looked as new wnen I sold it at 19,600 miles to buy the 2004 POS.
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Unfortunately not as long as they should. I had a little over 18K on my stock seats when I switched over the the Vette Essentials ones. But, my stock seats still looked very good. I too put leather conditioner on at regular intervals. Maybe someone with a lot more miles on their car who still has the stock seats can give you a better idea of how they hold up.
