Alcantara vs. Silk Nappa in S4

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07-14-2011, 08:02 AM

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aris4n

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Originally Posted by seinsmeld13

..... Pros alcantara: nice and warm in the winter and cooler in the summer, hold you nice and firm in the seat.....

So is the alcantara actually cooler (breathes more) than the leather in the summer, but warmer in the winter? I live in warm California and wish that the S5 ventilated sports seats were an option on the S4 since after long drives my legs and back are often warm and sweaty. Do you think that the alcantara inserts would really make a diffrence in keeping me cooler?

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07-14-2011, 08:09 AM

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This is what I feel. It's cooler in summer and warmer in winter. Being fuzzy you don't sweat and stick to it either.

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07-14-2011, 08:17 AM

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Yes synthetic, I scotch-guarded mine day 1. Had a 2 year old puke in her car seat and get on the alcantara. Wiped right off no damage. My car is 18 mos old and the alcantara shows ZERO signs of wear - even on the drivers seat, this is a daily driver car with over 21K miles on it now.

Sorry to thread jack a little but...

Glad to hear that we can use scotch guard on it.

Is this what you used?:

http://www.scotchgard.com/wps/portal...glGMX4SN2MJQbl

Or is there something else I should be looking at?