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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 10:13 PM
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I need to replace my door panels on my 81. Is it worth the extra cost to go with leather?
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 10:33 PM
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I need to replace my door panels on my 81. Is it worth the extra cost to go with leather?

That depends. Do you like leather or not?
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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 10:37 PM
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I'm replacing the cloth seats with leather, just can't decide on the door panels. I was hoping for some feedback from other members that have switched to leather t see how they are holding up.
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Probably tough to find leather skinned door panels except from a custom shop like Down South Vettes in Texas.

Even the C3 "deluxe" interior although dressed up with wood trim, still only had leather seat covers. Door panels were still vinyl.
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Seating surfaces were leather. Door panels are leather look vinyl. If memory serves, the only actual leather trimmed door panels were in the CEs.

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Absolutely! Corvette America and Mid America sell leather door panels.
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