3LT question...
Melting Slicks
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[QUOTE=C7cmnthru;1590282508]As a point of reference, only the brownstone interior with all leather seats has suede door inserts and console cover.
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I have a 15 3LT DSOM/Brownstone and that's the way it is.
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I have a 15 3LT DSOM/Brownstone and that's the way it is.
Racer
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On another note, have you had an opportunity to do a side-by-side comparison of the solid black 2LT and 3LT interiors? If so, I'm interested in knowing which one you prefer. Deciding between 2LT with navigation and 3LT was the toughest decision I had to make when ordering my '15 coupe. While there's no question that the black 3LT interior is very nice, so is the 2LT. Both use genuine stitched materials that have a rich look and feel. Even though the material used on the 2LT dash, door panels, and center console is man-made, it's still of excellent quality and it doesn't seem at all "fake" to me. It largely becomes a matter of whether one prefers the smooth texture of the 3LT or the slight grain of the 2LT, at least that was how I saw it. I've always maintained that if you showed both interiors to a group of people who knew nothing about them, they'd be able to tell the differences but they wouldn't be able to tell which was the more expensive choice. That in no way takes away from the 3LT - it just reinforces how good the 2LT is.
Drifting
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As a point of reference, only the brownstone interior with all leather seats has suede door inserts and console cover.
And leather conditioner will do nothing in conditioning your seats. Most modern leather car seats have a plastic or similar coating to protect the leather. The conditioner will not penetrate to condition. Just clean per the owners manual. Just an fyi.
And leather conditioner will do nothing in conditioning your seats. Most modern leather car seats have a plastic or similar coating to protect the leather. The conditioner will not penetrate to condition. Just clean per the owners manual. Just an fyi.
My Brownstone interior has the above. 
Drifting
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That's what came with my 3LT with the sueded seats. I actually like the sueded shift **** and boot. Was it a pleasant surprise for you or you don't like it?
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Drifting
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Where my car is an automatic and I won't be touching the **** that often, it doesn't bother me. I like the look a lot, I just don't care for the feel of it. Now if the steering wheel was suede, I would not be happy!
Burning Brakes
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I too have the suede seat inserts on a 3LT black interior, so maybe this is some unannounced 'running change' for 2016's ordered w/sueded GT seats...
I didn't want the suede on the steering wheel, anyway. So this combination actually worked out fine in my case - just wish they would use the same contrasting stitching as the rest of the interior...
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Melting Slicks
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For me it was the 3LT with the suede on the pillars n visors. The main reason was the red on the dash. with Two Toned (Red & Blk) seats the red on the dash makes the interior, they used a different grade of leather on the 3LT vs the 2LT and another reason was the Air Conditioned seats vs the Vented seats in the 2LT.
I especially wanted the red on the dash.
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Racer
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To add some more information here are the available suede options in order of increasing suede coverage.
1LT: No suede for you
2LT & 3LT with no suede option selected: A-piller, sun visors and headliners will be suede
Suede Inserts: All of the above plus the seat inserts, shifter and shifter boot will be suede.
Suede Inserts with Competition Seats: All of the above plus a suede wrapped wheel.
Brownstone or Jet Black Suede Design Package (2016 only): All of the above plus the door arm rests, center console lid, the area wrapping above the gauge cluster and around the passenger air vents will be suede.
I'm not 100% on this but I believe the 2015 3LZ Z06 with suede inserts and comp seats comes standard with the all of the suede included in the Jet Black Suede Design Package
1LT: No suede for you
2LT & 3LT with no suede option selected: A-piller, sun visors and headliners will be suede
Suede Inserts: All of the above plus the seat inserts, shifter and shifter boot will be suede.
Suede Inserts with Competition Seats: All of the above plus a suede wrapped wheel.
Brownstone or Jet Black Suede Design Package (2016 only): All of the above plus the door arm rests, center console lid, the area wrapping above the gauge cluster and around the passenger air vents will be suede.
I'm not 100% on this but I believe the 2015 3LZ Z06 with suede inserts and comp seats comes standard with the all of the suede included in the Jet Black Suede Design Package
Last edited by efarley; Sep 12, 2015 at 08:09 AM.
Drifting
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Kevin - I thought I was the only one that got the sueded shift **** & boot, as a weird little mistake at the factory!
I too have the suede seat inserts on a 3LT black interior, so maybe this is some unannounced 'running change' for 2016's ordered w/sueded GT seats...
I didn't want the suede on the steering wheel, anyway. So this combination actually worked out fine in my case - just wish they would use the same contrasting stitching as the rest of the interior...
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I too have the suede seat inserts on a 3LT black interior, so maybe this is some unannounced 'running change' for 2016's ordered w/sueded GT seats...
I didn't want the suede on the steering wheel, anyway. So this combination actually worked out fine in my case - just wish they would use the same contrasting stitching as the rest of the interior...
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Racer
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So wait you ordered the red/yellow stitching and the wheel has grey stitch? I hope that's a mistake as it would be ugly and I ordered the red stitch. I don't know why it wouldn't match since they use red stitch on the wheel for the red interior.
Drifting
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Last edited by kevincol; Sep 12, 2015 at 01:16 AM.
Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '09
But I ended up with this new (and unannounced) addition of the suede on the shifter&boot as well, and GM ONLY makes those parts available currently with BLACK stitching.
SO - I believe that no matter what stitching you order for your interior, if you get the suede shifter&boot, it will always have jet black stitching.
It's really a minor issue with my car since I didn't pay extra for a unique stitching color like Kevin did.
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Last edited by EvilBoffin; Sep 12, 2015 at 03:07 AM.
Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '09
To add some more information here are the available suede options in order of increasing suede coverage.
No suede option selected: A-piller, sun visors and headliners will be suede
Suede Inserts: All of the above plus the seat inserts, shifter and shifter boot will be suede.
Suede Inserts with Competition Seats: All of the above plus a suede wrapped wheel.
Brownstone or Jet Black Suede Design Package (2016 only): All of the above plus the door arm rests, center console lid, the area wrapping above the gauge cluster and around the passenger air vents will be suede.
I'm not 100% on this but I believe the 2015 3LZ Z06 with suede inserts and comp seats comes standard with the all of the suede included in the Jet Black Suede Design Package
No suede option selected: A-piller, sun visors and headliners will be suede
Suede Inserts: All of the above plus the seat inserts, shifter and shifter boot will be suede.
Suede Inserts with Competition Seats: All of the above plus a suede wrapped wheel.
Brownstone or Jet Black Suede Design Package (2016 only): All of the above plus the door arm rests, center console lid, the area wrapping above the gauge cluster and around the passenger air vents will be suede.
I'm not 100% on this but I believe the 2015 3LZ Z06 with suede inserts and comp seats comes standard with the all of the suede included in the Jet Black Suede Design Package
Ordering the 3LT package is the ONLY way to get suede on the "A-pillars, sun visors and headliners", even if you order suede seat inserts with 2LT (there are no suede options available w/1LT...).
ALSO - that suede does not just stop at the A-pillars. Here is the exact option description from the 2016 Order Guide:
RPO Code = IWE - - Sueded Microfiber-Wrapped Upper Interior Trim Package, includes headliner, visors, trim above windshield and rear window, A-pillar trim and area around quarter window
So, unless you order your 3LT with a transparent roof, microfiber suede will cover the inside roof panel headlining, all pillars and the entire upper greenhouse...
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Last edited by EvilBoffin; Sep 12, 2015 at 03:03 AM.
Drifting
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Not exactly - - what I ORDERED was Jet Black 3LT interior with the extra-cost suede insert seats. That means that ALL stitching should be contrasting silver/light grey.
But I ended up with this new (and unannounced) addition of the suede on the shifter&boot as well, and GM ONLY makes those parts available currently with BLACK stitching.
SO - I believe that no matter what stitching you order for your interior, if you get the suede shifter&boot, it will always have jet black stitching.
It's really a minor issue with my car since I didn't pay extra for a unique stitching color like Kevin did.
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But I ended up with this new (and unannounced) addition of the suede on the shifter&boot as well, and GM ONLY makes those parts available currently with BLACK stitching.
SO - I believe that no matter what stitching you order for your interior, if you get the suede shifter&boot, it will always have jet black stitching.
It's really a minor issue with my car since I didn't pay extra for a unique stitching color like Kevin did.
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It is odd that they wouldn't match stitching even if you didn't order 36S or 38S. I could have sworn that I saw red stitching on the shifter on other pictures for a 2015 (36S & 38S were new options for 2106). They did stitch my stick shift with yellow.
Last edited by kevincol; Sep 12, 2015 at 04:19 AM.
Drifting
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One correction for your list above - -
Ordering the 3LT package is the ONLY way to get suede on the "A-pillars, sun visors and headliners", even if you order suede seat inserts with 2LT (there are no suede options available w/1LT...).
ALSO - that suede does not just stop at the A-pillars. Here is the exact option description from the 2016 Order Guide:
RPO Code = IWE - - Sueded Microfiber-Wrapped Upper Interior Trim Package, includes headliner, visors, trim above windshield and rear window, A-pillar trim and area around quarter window
So, unless you order your 3LT with a transparent roof, microfiber suede will cover the inside roof panel headlining, all pillars and the entire upper greenhouse...
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Ordering the 3LT package is the ONLY way to get suede on the "A-pillars, sun visors and headliners", even if you order suede seat inserts with 2LT (there are no suede options available w/1LT...).
ALSO - that suede does not just stop at the A-pillars. Here is the exact option description from the 2016 Order Guide:
RPO Code = IWE - - Sueded Microfiber-Wrapped Upper Interior Trim Package, includes headliner, visors, trim above windshield and rear window, A-pillar trim and area around quarter window
So, unless you order your 3LT with a transparent roof, microfiber suede will cover the inside roof panel headlining, all pillars and the entire upper greenhouse...
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