Rob in Oz

Just settling down after owning my '86 951 for 3 months and scrutinising the interior. Looks to me like the only leather in the interior is on the front seat facings. The remainder appears to be vinyl....sorry - "leatherette"!! Are they all like this? - I'm positive mine is the original material.....

Rob

Nabeel

3 types of seats to the best of my knowledge- base seats are cloth/leatherette. Upgrade 1 is leather seating surfaces/leatherette bolsters, and upgrade 2 is full leather.

user 8430

There was an optional "full leather" deal that gave full leather on the seat backs and rear seats I think.

Luke

any body have pics of the 'full' leather?

Scootin159

steering wheel & shift boot is leather as well

Damian in NJ

I had full leather, including the rear seats, in my 85.5 944.

PorscheG96

This 968 has full leather though it's tough to tell:

http://hobbystage.net/porsche/2cati/

Check out the door panels, they're the most obvious. There's stitching EVERYWHERE...on the handles, armrests, seats front, sides, back, I mean everywhere.

There's stitching all over the dash, center console, everything is leather. I think it's the best 944/968 option that was offered. It's NICE!

ERAU-944

my car has optional full leather front seats. the rear are leatherette.

so afaik there were

1. several combinaions of cloth/leatherette
2. leather fronts/leatherette sides and back
3. full leather front seats and sometimes rear as well

cambria

I have a full leather interior. It includes all surfaces of the front and rear seats, door panels, lower portion of the dash and the center console as well as the shift boot. Oh what a wonderful smell.

AndyK

I thought "partial leather" meant the seats (both front and rear) had leather seating areas, and the sides and backs were vinyl? I KNOW my bolsters are leather (ie: the wear on them), and the back seats look to be leather too (stitching and all).

In other words, who would pay over $600 for front seating surface leather?

SimonK

I have full leather front seats and leatherette rears . I don't think I would want all full leather = pig to clean!

Chris_924s

check the option codes located behind the carpet in "front" of the hatch lock. there is one code for "partial" plus a second code for "full" leather.
My 944 has the "full" leather trim- dash, glove box, shift boot, full leather front seats- but alas the rear is "leatherette"
maybe they were expecting messy kids in the backseat??

AndyK

My option code is "Leather/Leatherette" seating?

Leather IS a PITA to take care of, especially in a 15-year-old car! Must have been sweet when the cars were brand new! But to me, a $40k plus car should have all leather!

Luke

i wonder if a full leather door panel is just 'wrapped' around the a vinyl one.