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Originally Posted by chassis
No protection needed. Today’s automotive vinyl is very good: Sensatec, MB-Tex and V-Tex are all nearly indestructible.
Clean with plain water and a terry towel, not microfiber.
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You've obviously not seen all of the "leather" interiors on our cars with the cracked side bolsters on the outside of the sport seats? The leather holds up well, it's the "partial" part (vinyl) that fails. We've had to replace vinyl seatcovers under warranty on BMWs, never had to do the same for leather. I've seen late-model E-class Mercedes with completely cracked drivers seats in a short time with MB-Tex. The newest Sensatec in BMW (like newer perforated Cognac) actually looks much better but only time will tell. Leather is a known product. Vinyl is known to fail unless you're talking about a 2002 (the model, not the year) with Skai luggage vinyl from the '70s which can still be in good shape today. I can show you a perfect original Skai interior on my '70 1600 as well as a repair in the side panel of my "leather" sport seat on my 2013 128i M-sport.