After lots of elbow resting the center console fabric is looking sort of flattened. Anyone have any tips for making this look new again?

 

i need some advice to , my interior is starting to look like **** . . esp the console, the red stichting is now like black

 

The interior fabric has worn very quickly on almost every R I've ever seen, including mine. The center console goes to hell, the seat bolsters get worn, and the rear seat tops get UV damage. I've already spoken to my dealer about it, and they will replace the seat skins under warranty no problem. I haven't asked about the center console yet but I'm sure they'd replace that too if I asked. Once the fabric starts to deteriorate I don't know of any way to clean it up though. You could always switch to the JDM console.

 

it's called suede, you can find suede cleaner at about any shoe store or leather supplier.

 

im pretty sure its not real suede

 

umm...ok, it is real suede and i've used suede cleaner. looks perfect. but what do I know?

 

easy tiger, just making a comment, i could be wrong. bet you got picked last for kickball when you were a kid.

 

always picked last, cause me to have a short temper. All i'm tryin to say is trust me, suede cleaner does a great job.

 

it might do a great job , but its not real suade, trust me .

 

How do you know? Did you read that somewhere?
I thought the brochure said suade...

 

Actually if you read the brochure for the type R it says alacantara. IE: FAKE suede. But yes suede cleaner does work, however after continued use, it will start to wear the alacantara down. And trust me on that. I've been cleaning my '98 R seats for a lot longer then you have on your '01 R. BTW- try this white bar thing you get with some suede cleaners. This bar which feels like a soft rubber compound helps make the alacantera tons softer, however it will wear down fast.


[Modified by Rboosted717, 2:36 PM 6/25/2002]

 

Fake suede hmmm Alcantara?Suede? Alcantara is Alcantara,Suede is Suede...
Its like saying Plastic is fake Carbon fiber But thats my opinion...




[Modified by RedintegraR, 2:42 PM 6/25/2002]

 

wtf does it matter. point is its not fake,m thats what he's getting at , and that is what it is , i couldnt rememebr the name though. i forget where i saw it . . . i tell everyone they are suade, but i know they are not .

 

alacantra is basically fake suede. The design, texture, etc... is all similar to suede. Look at the Audi's, etc... they too all use alacantra. Even BMW, etc... use it also.
I just call it fake suede because it carries almost every suede propriety minus the leather base suede has. Actually the correct way to phrase it as Acura use for our "carbon fiber" is faux suede and faux carbon fiber.
But yeah alacantra is used as a way to keep costs down, etc... since replacing interior and wearing interior is very common. Also alacantra is also more water friendly then suede is, etc...

FROM THE ACURA TYPE R BROCHUER:
"Deeply bolstered, high-traction racing-design front seats with suede-like side trim"
"Carbon fiber-look instrument panel"
etc....




[Modified by Rboosted717, 2:55 PM 6/25/2002]

 

They don't do a very good job at keeping the cost down, considering new seats from Acura are 7-8k.

 

My buddy works for a pizza place and has spilled alot of food on his seats. He used resolve to take out the stain and it worked well. I have no idea why someone uses a R to diliver pizzas but i thought i would share.


[Modified by slowassR, 6:06 PM 6/25/2002]

 

thats funny.........when it somes down to it........he's probably almost losing money with the wear and miles he puts on the car while delivering pizza.........and only making like minimum wage........

 

youd be suprised, they actually make mad cash .
my grandparents own a pizza shop, i did deliveries when i was in a bind for quick cash . it was good money in tips and **** , my one friend worked for pizzatime a while ago and made mad cash to build his race car on top of having another newtruck to tow it and lived on his own .

 

It's fake....

 

Pizza people make good money. To be honest he works at pizza hut and its like a car show there. Lots of nice cars.

 

So, umm, does anyone have any ideas other than me not becoming a pizza delivery guy? I know the suede cleaner is an option, but I'm weary of using that due to the chemicals and faster wear ..

 

its alcantera. not suede.

a suggestion would be to steam clean it and then if necessary redye.


[Modified by 00-0187, 2:42 PM 6/26/2002]