Extended Merino Leather Care

mab436 · 06-10-2014, 03:58 PM

Will the extended leather on the dashboard crack more easily due to sunlight and heat versus the full?

ake · 06-10-2014, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by mab436

Will the extended leather on the dashboard crack more easily due to sunlight and heat versus the full?

With extended there is no leather on the dash... thus there won't be cracks!

mab436 · 06-10-2014, 07:04 PM

Ok well whichever one has the leather in the dash

Wah · 06-10-2014, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ake

With extended there is no leather on the dash... thus there won't be cracks!

GBPackerfan1963 · 06-10-2014, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mab436

Ok well whichever one has the leather in the dash

mab436 · 06-10-2014, 07:49 PM

Full leather has leather on the dash as it is stitched

Am I missing something? I am trying to make a decision on my order

GBPackerfan1963 · 06-10-2014, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mab436

Full leather has leather on the dash as it is stitched

Am I missing something? I am trying to make a decision on my order

You are correct and no.

Sedan_Clan · 06-10-2014, 07:56 PM

Use a window shade. Problem solved!

Wah · 06-10-2014, 07:58 PM

How long do you plan on keeping the car?

GBPackerfan1963 · 06-10-2014, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Use a window shade. Problem solved!

Tint the windshield

Sedan_Clan · 06-10-2014, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by GBPackerfan1963

Tint the windshield

I've actually considered doing this, but then I was too lazy to take my car to the tint shop. If it doesn't have anything to do with motorcycles or the gym, I ain't got time fo dat!

GBPackerfan1963 · 06-10-2014, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

I've actually considered doing this, but then I was too lazy to take my car to the tint shop. If it doesn't have anything to do with motorcycles or the gym, I ain't got time fo dat!

Lawbreaker.

SW19 · 06-10-2014, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by mab436

Full leather has leather on the dash as it is stitched

Am I missing something? I am trying to make a decision on my order

The only people that can answer this are owners who actually have a car with leather on the dash.The leather dash looks fantastic on the M3 and M4 but I also wonder how well it will hold up over the years.Maybe someone with an old 911 can answer this question,they have had the leather dash option a long time.

mab436 · 06-10-2014, 08:17 PM

Prob 8-10 years

vm · 06-10-2014, 08:36 PM

As you live in Atlanta if you park your car every day outside on the sun the probability of your dash leather cracking or shrinking are high. I would recommend to park most of the time in the shadow and carry a windshield shade for the ocasions when your car is outside. If you want to not be thinking about this, go with the extended and not the full leather.

mab436 · 06-10-2014, 09:28 PM

Thanks VM!

ersin · 06-10-2014, 09:38 PM

You need to talk to someone over in the 5 series forums. AFAIK, this is the first time that full leather has been offered in the 3 series.

Cheers.

///SAL · 06-10-2014, 10:49 PM

Get the full leather, makes the car look different and you feel in a more expensive car.

Dash will look like this.

///SAL · 06-10-2014, 10:52 PM

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sand99 · 06-11-2014, 12:10 AM

You actually can buy clear ceramic tint for the windshield that will block the UV rays from the sun. I have this on the windshield of my F15 X5 and love it.

Not sure about GA law, but it's 100% legal in the state of TX, and pretty much a must down here with our 100+ degree summers!!

Lups · 06-11-2014, 12:14 AM

Hey this thread has gone on for a long time, and no balls yet. Boys, did you miss me?

UK6 · 06-11-2014, 12:18 AM

Use Gliptone liquid leather care and it will be fine, just keep it well maintained and it will stay lovely, supple and soft.

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mab436 Private First Class 10 Rep 117 Posts Drives: 2005 e46 2015 f82 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	Full leather has leather on the dash as it is stitched Am I missing something? I am trying to make a decision on my order
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vm Second Lieutenant 11 Rep 239 Posts Drives: 2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA iTrader: (5)	As you live in Atlanta if you park your car every day outside on the sun the probability of your dash leather cracking or shrinking are high. I would recommend to park most of the time in the shadow and carry a windshield shade for the ocasions when your car is outside. If you want to not be thinking about this, go with the extended and not the full leather.
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///SAL Captain 38 Rep 846 Posts Drives: 2014 ///M5 ZCP Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: QUEENS, NY iTrader: (0)	Get the full leather, makes the car look different and you feel in a more expensive car. Dash will look like this. Attached Images
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sand99 Second Lieutenant 92 Rep 247 Posts Drives: G05 X5/F80 M3 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ATX iTrader: (0)	You actually can buy clear ceramic tint for the windshield that will block the UV rays from the sun. I have this on the windshield of my F15 X5 and love it. Not sure about GA law, but it's 100% legal in the state of TX, and pretty much a must down here with our 100+ degree summers!!
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UK6 First Lieutenant 79 Rep 383 Posts Drives: M4 & 330e Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Middlesbrough UK iTrader: (0)	Use Gliptone liquid leather care and it will be fine, just keep it well maintained and it will stay lovely, supple and soft.
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