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Old 08-31-2015, 12:16 AM
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Are the GT seats that come with the 2LT & 3LT actually leather or just the seat bottoms & backrests leather? Most car manufacturer's say "leather seats" but the bolsters and headrest are actually Pleather (vinyl). Also like to know if the center console arm rest, door arm rests, door panels and dash board are leather or vinyl?
Old 08-31-2015, 12:29 AM
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Are the GT seats that come with the 2LT &amp; 3LT actually leather or just the seat bottoms &amp; backrests leather? Most car manufacturer's say &quot;leather seats&quot; but the bolsters and headrest are actually Pleather (vinyl). <span style="color:#FF0000">Also like to know if the center console arm rest, door arm rests, door panels and dash board are leather</span> or vinyl?
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This is not the first time this has come up. The real question is are the seating surfaces only Napa?

From this link.http://www.gmfleetorderguide.com/NAS...page=9&butID=3


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Perforated Napa leather seating surfaces
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Originally Posted by Ammo
This is not the first time this has come up. The real question is are the seating surfaces only Napa?

From this link.http://www.gmfleetorderguide.com/NAS...page=9&butID=3


3LT GT buckets
AQ9
Perforated Napa leather seating surfaces
145
195
205
345
555
705
755
I come from an M5 BMW to a 2LT convertible. I had legit leather in the BMW but one thing I noticed is that it would show slight signs of wear and I had the car for 6K miles. Im not a heavy person by any means but the 2LT is durable and gives me the impression that it wont show a high level of wear (even if its not real high grade leather)
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Not trying to split hairs but what does GM mean when they say "seating surfaces"?

Mfg'rs like BMW, Acura, etc. also use the term seating surfaces when in fact only the places your butt & back sit/lean against are actually leather the rest is vinyl often referred to as Pleather. Unless you get the upgrade leather package like Napa leather than the entire seat is leather.



Red = Vinyl (Pleather)
Yellow = Leather
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In all honesty I asked my butt and it said it couldn't tell the difference.
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Originally Posted by MJZ
In all honesty I asked my butt and it said it couldn't tell the difference.
My 3LT red sure smells like leather !!
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Originally Posted by Duntov7
My 3LT red sure smells like leather !!
Mine toooo
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Originally Posted by Duntov7
My 3LT red sure smells like leather !!
Can you please tell me where the red mats are from? Thank you.
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Not sure where OP are from but mine are the same and I got them from autobarn.net
Only place I could find that would let me build them out custom like I wanted. Those are "torch red" mats. Their site is a bit hard to use, but it works.
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Originally Posted by Duntov7
My 3LT red sure smells like leather !!
That color is SWEET!

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