Hi Guys,

So my car has fully Ivory interior which is a change for me.

I normally use Dr Leather wipes on the leather - saw a bottle of Land Rover Leather cleaner in the glove box - anyone got any other suggestions to keep the leather clean and stop the side bolsters from wearing at all.

Also any hints for the rest of the interior, dash, headlining, door seals, screens, etc.

Thanks in advance.

Seat covers? Which btw, if you do get buy them from Inka directly. They’re the OEM brand for JLR and significantly cheaper than genuine.

Or, try the Autoglym leather cream. I’ve been using that for years and it seems to help keep things fresh and plump. MY15.5 HSE
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I use Zymol leather cleaner and leather treatment. After 8.5 years it still looks like new apart from the minor creases in the front seats (bases) which are unavoidable. I treat it once a month or when it has been to the dealers.

Gliptone leather cleaner and feed is good too - they also sell leather scented air fresheners to help make the car interior smell like you have new leather. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Thanks for the seat cover tip - will get them for when I take the car up the mountains in winter!!

Also thanks for the other leather care tips, I hear LTT/Furniture Clinic and Dr Leather are the main things to use but interested in what everyone else uses to keep the leather supple so it doesn't start to show signs of premature wear.

When I looked into how they take the seat bases and covers off, they can never put them back the way they were from the factory which are all stapled down and the mechanics at the dealerships tie the covers into place so I'd like to try and keep the leather in as good condition as possible to avoid a seat cover/base swap.

Unfortunately I cannot remember the source but it was a leather manufacturer site talking of care. What they said (my interpretation) was modern leathers are treated from the factory for life to prevent drying out and the waterproofing making these expensive creams and oils pretty irrelevant anyway as they can't get past the waterproofing. I guess that's why manufacturers recommend nothing but a vacuum and damp cloth to clean.

It kind of made sense, so what I look for is a product that will clean and leave a nice smell, and I have no idea if it's the best but the Dr Leather wipes seem to do the job, and I've had comments on how it still has that 'new car smell' (I never say it's the wipes....). I try to look past the fancy packaging of most shelf products and inevetable placebo effect  13MY Range Rover Sport Autobiography SDV6 - mine
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Lots of folks swear by a dilute solution of Woolite to gently clean modern leathers for the reasons laid out in last post.
Ratio is 5 parts distilled water to 1 part Woolite in a spray bottle.
Vacuum seat of debris first though!
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Dr Leather also does a product called Dye Block which is designed to do exactly what you need. I use it on my ivory leather approx every 3 months and just use the Dr Leather wipes in between. Its a wipe on leave to cure and wipe off application but also leaves the same OE finish as the wipes.

Will try that Dr Leather dye block as well.

How do you guys stop the bolsters from prematurely wearing apart from putting a cover on the seat?

As per my other post the SVR doesn't sit as low as the normal RRSes - I'm guessing this might be a tyre thing as I see no reason the suspension would be programmed to sit any higher.

I can see this wearing the seat quicker - any suggestions? Non JLR Vehicle

Side steps reduce the bolster wear but some people dont like the way they look. If you are just getting in/out normally and the seats are kept clean they shouldnt wear any quicker.

Agreed.

Problem is either the SVR sits a bit higher than the normal car or my car isn't going into full access height mode and therefore I'm tip toeing in and thus putting more weight the side bolster on getting in. Non JLR Vehicle