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01-28-2009, 10:18 PM | #2 |
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Effectively, also called pleather, among other things. Wiki expands on the subject - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleather
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01-29-2009, 01:33 AM | #5 |
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Letherette, or imitation leather has been around for many years. Naugahyde, Pleather, leatherette - all names for the same thing. Of course, like anything else, the quality varies and you get what you pay for. The leatherette that BMW uses has always been very good over the years. It is very durable, wears well and looks great.
BMW puts the leathette section in the bolster because they know it will wear better than the thin leather that they use, so they are simply doing you a favor. Most people can't even tell the difference. Shhhh...... |
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01-29-2009, 01:49 AM | #6 |
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All my buds thought the interior was leather, didn't have the heart to string em' out, informed em' it was ye olde' plastic leather.
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01-29-2009, 01:51 AM | #7 |
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Same here. BMW leatherette rocks. Let's all check back in about 5 years with pictures and see who is happiest. I don't knock anyone for getting leather, it is real nice - especially when it is new. I had to go for the pragmatic choice, though.
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01-29-2009, 07:13 AM | #8 |
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Yeah, basically it is fake leather. In the Bimmer, it is extremely nice and "leather-like." I looked at it before deciding. For me, although I like leather, I am extremely lazy about taking care of it, and I plan on keeping my 128i a while, so I decided on the leatherette. The coral red leather was awfully tempting, but I knew in the long run, for me (and my lazy ways), I'd be happier with the 'ette. And it really is a nice quality.
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true though, without frequent care, real leather can deteriorate
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I wish they offered the 'ette in more color choices. taupe and black are not enough. leather offers another 5 color choices (if you include the P1 choices).
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Even better, I wish that the taupe offered the two-tone black/taupe on the doors and dashboard like savannah beige or coral red. That two-tone interior look is pretty cool. The monochrome taupe leatherette interior is really boring.
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I believe BMW is one of the manufacturers that does this but I'm not sure how extensive it is. |
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Indications of leatherette: 1) a bit stiffer, especially when cold 2) doesn't smell like leather 3) dig your fingernail into it, Leatherette will stretch and flex a bit 4) Leatherette can often be cut more easily, in which you'll see the layer of vinyl lined backed with some sort of cloth. Of all that I've seen, BMW leatherette gets the cake. My wife has it in her Jetta, I like it, but a bit too hard IMO. Yes, most manufacturers use leatherette to complete their interior leather "trimmings" Audi is notorious for this, it's been worse since the A4-B6 platform where only seat surface is leather. Even my Dad's $90K Cayenne GTS has sheets of leatherette wrapped between the leather and alcantera. BMW, however generally has a more complete leather interior, at least with seat sides and full headrest wrapped in leather. |
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