Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 18:34:57 GMT From: Bob <uctraingNOSPAMnospamanet.com> Subject: Re: How do I tell leather from leatherette ?
On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 12:23:47 -0500, "Fred W." <Fred.Willsnospampam myrealbox.com> wrote: >You could also try finding a spot where you could gain accesss to the back >of the material, like at the bottom edge of the seat covers. Leather will >have a suede like inner surface and Pleather (or Leatherette, vinyl what >have you) will have a textile inner surface. > >-Fred W > I think that if it looks like leather in the USA, it's leather. The cloth is obvious. If you do Fred's test, you have to be sure to check the backside of the seating surfaces. The sides and back of the seat are imitation leather. This is true for most any car you buy today - if you look at the spec sheet it says something like "leather seating surfaces" - never "leather seats".