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    Leatherette seats on 997?

    My 997S was bought new in Florida in October 2004. I am not the first owner, so I do not have a copy of the original purchase order. The car is Atlas Grey over Sea Blue. I was recently told by a Porsche salesman that my seats are made of man-made leatherette. At first, I thought that he was kidding, but inspecting other cars in the showroom, both full-leather and partial-leather versions, I did notice that my seats were somehow different. My upholstery seems thicker and more glossy than on other cars. Did anyone ever know of early 997 being offered with leatherette seats?

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    full leather seats are an option. If you no leather options were ordered when you car was new then you have partial leather seats, meaning the center section. You also have a leather steering wheel and shift knob, that's about it. Seems a shame for a $80k car when you can get a toyota prius for $25k with full leather seats.

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    Only the top surfaces of the seats (what you touch) are leather on the minimally equipped Porsches. Sadly, over the years, their idea of "leather interior" and mine have split considerably. Today you have to call out nearly everything individually. I don't think they even have a "full leather interior" option that really does mean everything in leather,--it would cost at least $20K.

    Dan

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    I just found a printout spec of my car:
    Interior trim FB
    Interior Equipment Code KL
    Seat Comb Number FLL
    Seat Cushion Material LED
    Seat Side Support Material LE
    Seat Back Material KL

    If I am correct this means partial leather, however if this is leather then it sure has a totally different texture that the cars in the showroom. As I stated earlier it is much thicker and glossy. Any comments?

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    I believe that the door pockets covers are also real leather in the simple leather version. Am I right?

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    The standard/partial leather seat has "GRAINED" natural leather surface. The surfaces you touch are leather, the backs and sides of the front seats as well as the entire back seats are leatherette.

    The door pockets, handle, shifter and hand break come in "SOFT" leather (you can see the difference between these and the seats' grained leather).

    If you order the "leather seats" option you get the entire front seats and back seats in "soft" leather.

    The "full leather" option use "soft leather". You can also order the steering wheel in soft leather (it is not included in the full leather option).

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    Maybe I'm totally out of it but partial leather means only the parts of the seat (back and skirts) that you do not sit in are fake.

    Leather is mainly for the driver's tactile comfort (i.e. antidote for active sweat glands).

    BTW 1, partial leather doesn't bother me because whatever the fake stuff is made of it's so good that it's hard to tell the difference.

    BTW 2, how many of you guys wipe your seats once a week with a damp terry towel followed by a dry one? This removes salt and..., wait for it..., possible smell.

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    Agree. I'm not going to towel off the seats every week. That's why I didn't get the $3,000 leather seat option. IMHO, the standard covering is well done and very durable.

    Jim

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    the full leather option looks BEAUIFUL. when you get in the car and the dash is all leather you feel like youre sitting in a $100K car. the non leather option just looks cheap to me.

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    I tried to order full leather in stone grey on my 06 Carrera, but Porsche would not accept the order -- appparently only S cars were getting full leather in that color at that time. So I got all leather seats instead which cost $1,500 instead of $3,000. I probably wouldn't do that again, although the seats look and feel nice. But most people would not notice that the backs of the front seats are leather, as well as every part of the back seats.

    I've gotten used to the dash being look-alike leather and I hardly ever pay attention to it anymore. I'm glad I don't have to treat a leather dash, since I live in a hot climate and leather dries out here fast. Next time? I'd try again to order full leather!

     
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