Buddha

Hi, quick question to which I wasn't able to find an answer: was real leather dashboard ever a factory option on a '79 (Euro) 928?

A friend of mine just found a '79 928 for sale at an official Porsche Zentrum in Germany. It features cork interior which is supposedly full leather. See pics here:
http://www.porsche-schwaebisch-gmuen...e_sgm,114.html

Is this original/factory correct? Thx.

Guy

Link isnt working for me but in general, yes. Leather was a popular option. In fact it was very common on the later cars in the US.

77tony

MY79 (US) cork interior w/partial leather option including leather dashboard. T

Buddha

Thanks for quick answers. Rennlist rocks! 77Tony, beautiful car!

Fracture

option #981

https://www.stuttcars.com/technical/...des/928-78-81/

The Forgotten On

It was common, so much so that when the leather commonly warped sitting on the lot when they were new my mechanic got to the point where he could change it in 4 hours

Buddha

Guys, here's a follow-up question. Have the leather seats been always perforated leather or was there an option to have smooth, non-perforated leather? The car in question has non-perforated seats and we are unsure if this is original.

The Forgotten On

^^ Piping is missing on the tops of those seats so they have been redone at some point.

Jadz928

Good eyes, Blake!

Bertrand Daoust

There was an option (code 980?) from Porsche on later cars at least called "Supple Leather". Those seats had non perforated leather.
Would love to have that option on my car but unfortunately it has the regular perforated leather.

jpitman2

My 83 Euro has full leather ("Leather to sample") interior, and all is plain, unperforated. Even the horn push is leather covered.
jp 83 Euro S AT 57k

Vilhuer

M980 Supple Leather was available as standard option starting from '88. Anything before that would have to come from Exclusive department.

jpitman2

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