Real leather?
#1
Racer
Thread Starter
Real leather?
Leather A pillar
I have a base interior in my 2010 997.2 S.
Been updating it piece by piece with
leather parts, seats, side panels, A pillars,
hand break, etc. Recently purchase a used
glove box advertised as leather. After receiving
it I question if it is indeed leather. All the
leather pieces I have purchase prior to the
glove box were smooth, with no texture.
this box looks like the one that came with the base
interior. It has a textured appearance.
How can I verify that this is/isn’t leather?
New “leather?” Box
Last edited by David Berry; 11-22-2023 at 03:21 PM. Reason: Add photos
#2
Rennlist Member
Hopefully it is leather - but it looks like vinyl to me.
#3
Racer
Thread Starter
I told the seller, specializedgerman, that it most certainly is not leather. They didn’t question me and promptly refunded the purchase price. Told me to keep it or throw it away. 🤔 Maybe it is leather?
Last edited by David Berry; 11-22-2023 at 05:15 PM.
#4
NO, not leather. Leather has a smoother finish than this.
#6
The way to tell on anything is to press in with your finger. Natural hides will show little creases/folds. Press the skin between your thumb and forefinger and you’ll see it. Vinyl just bends, no folds.
Last edited by jayzbird; 11-24-2023 at 10:52 PM.
#7
Ideally you look at the back to see. I did see a good video a while back that explained the differences of various leather grades and vinyl. Very low grade leather is very similar to vinyl as it have a lot of plastic on the surface. But Porsche don't use the lowest grade of leather, so I think it is vinyl. Having said that the top picture looks better and more like the leather in my car
Last edited by Carrera2RS; 11-28-2023 at 02:28 PM.