artico

Hi. How can one tell? I've called mb uk and they won't tell me spec sheet for a car unless I'm the owner. Car is being advertised as leather but I'm not sure. Obviously makes a difference to value. Any other way of seeing the spec sheet?

I am sure this may well of been covered before but what is the best way to treat or clean Artico. I have just bought a new C Class with it in it, perhaps if I had a choice I would of went for actual leather but budget and car availability put paid to that. Can you use Gliptone leather...

Hi all Looking at the spec of a w205 or s205 C-class, and quite like the idea of a dark car, maybe cavansite blue, with light seats (prefer grey to biege). Do the grey artico seats seats stain like leather ones do, for example if you wear jeans in them? The car will be a company car so long...

I've had my 2013 C-Class with the Artico/Dinamica seats for about 5 weeks now. Just general use - 5 days commuting to and from work (60 mins per day combined) plus general farting about at the weekends - I've done about 1600 miles in 5 weeks. About 3 weeks ago I noted a small tear on the...

Could anyone recommend the best cleaning wipes for Artico leather? It seems that when my new car was prepped by the dealer, they have used something or other on the Artico dash, which has left some swirly marks. Are the leather cleaning wipes from various manufacturers best for using on...

Can anyone recommend a vehicle upholsterer in the Essex area to carry out this work, and also retro fit electric seating? Thanks in anticipation.

I dropped some of the gunk from the tyrefit canister on to the seat. Its black suede on an Artico seat. The tyrefit that leaked out is like glue. Anyone suggest a product to clean it with?

Considering an E Class Cabriolet at the moment. Don't know if it will be new or used yet. MB brochure dated 09/14 states leather upholstery. MB web site currently states Artico Artificial Leather - pay extra for real leather. Looking through Auto Trader adverts it seems MB have varied the...

Hello, I have just noticed that my drivers seat looks like it is splitting. It looks like this is a common problem for Artico. Not a happy bunny as the car has only done 34k miles. Aside from the obvious of swapping out the whole interior for leather, has anyone got any suggestions? Has anyone...

Does anyone dislike Artico enough to replace it with leather? I've been looking into it recently and so far it's going to cost 1.5k to do the seats,add nappa and a few bits and pieces and I'm up to 2.5k. I realise that if I do it I'll never get the money back should I sell the car,I just...

Been ages since I have been here. Have had a change of car. Gone to an ML which I'm loving, one issue though. The Amtico bolster on driver side has split a little. Am thinking of getting it repaired now, before it gets any worse. Has anyone had any repairs done? If so, can you tell they've...

Hello all, I have a pair of trousers with a button on the rear pocket that split in half. Sliding into my W204 it scored the Artico of my drivers seat!! Offending button now dealt with but the damage remains and catches my eye every time I get in the car - photo attached. The damage is...

Hi Guys! Really need opinion and reviews on the Artico Leather / Dinamica Microfibre seats compared with normal leather. Do they make the interior feel cheap? I can't believe leather are standard on the E Class SE and an extra cost option for the AMG sport. Any advice would be...

Hi all, anyone having a problem with the fake leather on the rear seats of a C Class? Mine is 2012 and its split bang in the middle near the central rear cup holder. Will or should the dealer fix this under warranty?

What is the opinion of the cognoscenti ?

Any tips on how to clean black Artico? Unfortunately it shows all the greasy fingermarks. I have tried a couple of proper interior cleaners such as Auto Glym Vinyl & Rubber but I don't like it - it creates dark and sticky patches. I prefer not to use any cleaner at all - I used to just use a...

Hi all, I hope everyone is well. I was just wondering is it safe to use Gliptone on the half artico/ cloth seats in the A-class? Kind Regards dokalj

Over the last few weeks I have been looking into getting a c-class, probably a 204. As is often the case, I am really struggling to find something with the spec I would like, which is probably because MB believe in charging for so many things as optional extras. What really surprises me is that...

Anybody got any opinions on the man made Artico leather that Mercedes is fitting

Hi I have just got a car with a grey artico interior and wondered what the best cleaner was for this I have seen something called maguiars but have never used it so i wondered if any one had any thoughts