Leather Seats - Just the sitting surface?

nis350 · 12-05-2014, 11:13 PM

It appears that only the sitting surface of the Touring leather seat is real leather (exc the mid section) and the rest is vinyl. Is this correct?

What other part of the interior is leather?

cooltoy · 12-06-2014, 12:08 AM

The inserts are synthetic suede (alcantara).

nis350 · 12-06-2014, 03:15 AM

Yes. I know that. I am referring to the rest of the seat - side & back etc..

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Originally Posted by cooltoy

The inserts are synthetic suede (alcantara).

Chuck33079 · 12-06-2014, 09:32 AM

As far as I can tell there is no difference between the seat bottom and the rest of the seat. What makes you think that it is vinyl?

nis350 · 12-06-2014, 05:38 PM

I heard that most of the seats only have leather on the sitting surface (front portion) and the rest is just vinyl.

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

As far as I can tell there is no difference between the seat bottom and the rest of the seat. What makes you think that it is vinyl?

Chuck33079 · 12-06-2014, 06:04 PM

Stop listening to whoever you heard that from.

Kenwoodturbo · 12-07-2014, 11:21 AM

I don't know for 370z but many cars are this way and you can't tell with naked eye. The bolsters on sides and bottoms are usually a synthetic material. I've had gm, Toyota, honda, and fords that were this way. My guess besides cost savings would be that the synthetic hold up better to getting in and out of the car. Thus less complaining from customers trying to get warranty repair for messed up leather from sliding in and out of the seats. In cars where I knew this was the case I could not really tell by looking wih naked eye. You could feel it after conditioning. Or see it when magnified. Typically you can tell by the way they advertise the leather option. Verbiage will read "leather appointed" seats.

nis350 · 12-07-2014, 04:54 PM

that's exactly what I heard and it was likely due to cost. I think only the high end cars come with full leather seats. I am pretty sure the Z does not have full leather seats.

I was conditioning the seats and it appears that only portion of the front sitting surface is leather (excluding the middle section).

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Originally Posted by Kenwoodturbo

I don't know for 370z but many cars are this way and you can't tell with naked eye. The bolsters on sides and bottoms are usually a synthetic material. I've had gm, Toyota, honda, and fords that were this way. My guess besides cost savings would be that the synthetic hold up better to getting in and out of the car. Thus less complaining from customers trying to get warranty repair for messed up leather from sliding in and out of the seats. In cars where I knew this was the case I could not really tell by looking wih naked eye. You could feel it after conditioning. Or see it when magnified. Typically you can tell by the way they advertise the leather option. Verbiage will read "leather appointed" seats.

Red__Zed · 12-07-2014, 06:43 PM

It is, the material is a synthetic called Sofilez

Fountainhead · 12-16-2014, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

It is, the material is a synthetic called Sofilez

A.K.A. "Pleather"

wolfesquire · 12-17-2014, 04:59 AM

and how would you be able to clean this section from say.....dye transfer from jeans?

zefaulter · 12-17-2014, 07:42 AM

so, leather shops can't repair our seats? my driver side seat is all cracked

12-05-2014, 11:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
nis350 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: socal Posts: 1,084 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 13434	Leather Seats - Just the sitting surface? It appears that only the sitting surface of the Touring leather seat is real leather (exc the mid section) and the rest is vinyl. Is this correct? What other part of the interior is leather?

12-06-2014, 12:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,938 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 240204	The inserts are synthetic suede (alcantara). __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

12-06-2014, 09:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29538	As far as I can tell there is no difference between the seat bottom and the rest of the seat. What makes you think that it is vinyl? __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

12-06-2014, 06:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29538	Stop listening to whoever you heard that from. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

12-07-2014, 11:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
Kenwoodturbo Base Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 124 Drives: 13 Nismo Rep Power: 11	I don't know for 370z but many cars are this way and you can't tell with naked eye. The bolsters on sides and bottoms are usually a synthetic material. I've had gm, Toyota, honda, and fords that were this way. My guess besides cost savings would be that the synthetic hold up better to getting in and out of the car. Thus less complaining from customers trying to get warranty repair for messed up leather from sliding in and out of the seats. In cars where I knew this was the case I could not really tell by looking wih naked eye. You could feel it after conditioning. Or see it when magnified. Typically you can tell by the way they advertise the leather option. Verbiage will read "leather appointed" seats. Z-Girl 12 likes this.

12-07-2014, 06:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 119	It is, the material is a synthetic called Sofilez

12-17-2014, 04:59 AM	#11 (permalink)
wolfesquire Base Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: 757 Posts: 204 Drives: 10 370Z Touring Rep Power: 11	and how would you be able to clean this section from say.....dye transfer from jeans?

12-17-2014, 07:42 AM	#12 (permalink)
zefaulter A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,983 Drives: 40th 370Z Rep Power: 27	so, leather shops can't repair our seats? my driver side seat is all cracked

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