What is real leather???

09KingRanch · #1 10-20-2009, 04:27 PM

First post, but lurking for the last couple weeks since bringing home my new King Ranch.

Loving this truck! Big step up from my '97 Lariat. Reading the posts about King Ranch leather care brings up the question about what parts of the seats, dash, etc. is real leather. If I remember correctly the brochure states "leather trimmed front seats". However, I may be fuzzy on that detail. Who can enlighten me on this? Don't want to waste any of that precious leather conditioner on vinyl.
Will post some pics later.

Timberdoodles · #2 10-20-2009, 05:42 PM

I, unfortunately, can't help much. In the past, the "Entire" seat in a KR has been leather. I hve not seen an '09 KR, so I can't tell you what exactly is leather to be treated. I'm sure someone, (RockPick?), will chime in and enlighten you.

Welcome aboard with your KR!

**JackandJanet** · #3 10-20-2009, 07:36 PM

I'm with Timberdoodles, since I don't have an 09, (but wish I did).

However, you can usually tell by the "feel" and "texture" which is leather and which isn't. We know the seat cushion is leather and I think the seat backs are leather (at least the part you rest against). If all else fails, you might be able to tell with the "sniff" test,

since your seats are so new. Plastic is NOT going to have the leather smell. I doubt if anything on the dash is leather - we have a covering over the gauge pod that looks like it came off a football, and it's "pleather".

Anyway, enjoy your new truck!

- Jack

**Rockpick** · #4 10-20-2009, 10:25 PM

Based upon my limited seat time in the 2009, if it was brown, it was leather... I don't think that there were exceptions. Not certain but, pretty sure...

09KingRanch · #5 10-21-2009, 02:03 AM

Thanks for the replies. More specifically, is the back seat leather also?

Timberdoodles · #6 10-21-2009, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by 09KingRanch

Thanks for the replies. More specifically, is the back seat leather also?

Yes, the back seat is leather also

09KingRanch · #7 10-21-2009, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Timberdoodles

Yes, the back seat is leather also

Thanks. Finally found my 09 brochure which states "leather trimmed" front and back seats. Is it safe to assume that the back of the front seats won't need any leather conditioner then? And I would assume that the dash is vinyl so 303 for those two places and leather conditioner everywhere else. Any other suggestions for caring for this beautiful interior?

**Rockpick** · #8 10-23-2009, 10:20 AM

I'm nearly certain that it's leather... that said, condition.

Either way, you're not going to damage a vinyl product with a leather conditioner -- it would, however, be wasteful.

I'd be beside myself if Ford cheap'd up the interior to only seating panels being leather. To my recollection based upon my limited interior time with the 2009 at the F-150 Ride & Drive event -- it was all leather.