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Words of warning: Black interior w/ softex
It gets dirty really easily. Maybe this is common knowledge to most.
Dogs+dirt road= wiping it down every other day. I wish I could go back to tan or grey interior, ignorance is bliss.
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07-10-2015, 01:32 AM
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Beige interior screams 1990s minivan/rental car.
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07-10-2015, 04:08 AM
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The Fact is, you have a 4Runner and not a show car. Wipe it down every other week, and get a little comfortable with some dirt!
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07-10-2015, 04:30 AM
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Seat covers
Yea, black upholstery. It shows dirt.
Consider getting rugged cordura seat covers in your favorite brown and wash them once in a while. Throw a blanket down on the back seat for the dogs.
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07-10-2015, 04:48 AM
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Quote:
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The Fact is, you have a 4Runner and not a show car. Wipe it down every other week, and get a little comfortable with some dirt!
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I keep the dirt on the outside..I like my interior looking clean. I dont mind the scratches or dings on the panels but if there is dirt or mud I will clean it. Just because we have 4runner dont mean we dont have to appreciate and take care of our rides.
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07-10-2015, 05:29 AM
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All the while I thought SofTex was easy to clean.
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07-10-2015, 07:47 AM
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Quote:
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All the while I thought SofTex was easy to clean.
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It is.
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07-10-2015, 08:04 AM
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Wipe it down 
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07-10-2015, 08:06 AM
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I think the beige SofTex looks great, not dated at all. Very classy-looking on my black SR5. But I digress...
In your case, I don't think your problem has anything to do with the color of your interior. I guarantee you my beige interior would look horrible if I drove multiple dirty dogs around every day. Seems sort of like the cost of doing business to me.
On the plus side, at least the SofTex cleans up easily.
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07-10-2015, 08:31 AM
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We only get black dogs, cuts the cleaning down. 
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07-10-2015, 09:17 AM
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I know black shows dust and dirt, nothing a good wipe down can't fix...but beige seems like it would show more marks, smudges, and other dog and kid related messes and spills easier?
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07-10-2015, 09:18 AM
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Maybe a little off topic but what do you guys use to clean the softex? Is there a particular type of cleanear? Thx
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07-10-2015, 09:23 AM
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My Softex is black/gray. I agree with you about keeping it clean, I'm a bit OCD about that. But hauling around dogs (which I do frequently) requires me to clean my interior regularly.
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07-10-2015, 09:27 AM
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For every hour my dog is in my rig, its a half hour of cleaning. I've got some pretty good techniques for getting dog fur off of WO neoprene. My Dyson hand held beater bar mated to the 2" shop vac hose is very effective.
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07-10-2015, 09:41 AM
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Dog doesn't ride in 4Runner. Still have fur in the car. However, our two year old does ride in the car, Kurgo covers are a magical thing. VERY water resistant. I say resistant because you still have the areas where seatbelts go through, and eventually liquid finds it's way down. If you're quick to dry it up, you're golden like grahams.
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