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Old Jan 30, 2006 | 06:13 PM
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Dashboard and door panels - are they leather covered ?

Anybody knows the answer ? you can see the stiches between pieces but is it leather or just plastic ? thx.
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 02:00 AM
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Anybody knows the answer ? you can see the stiches between pieces but is it leather or just plastic ? thx.
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by ChrisSL
Anybody knows the answer ? you can see the stiches between pieces but is it leather or just plastic ? thx.
Directly from the MBUSA site under interior specifications for the SL500.

Hand-fitted premium leather upholstery on seats, head restraints, dash, console, doors, armrests, roll bar and rear cabin panels.

and for the SL55:
Hand-fitted AMG-designed perforated leather seating surfaces with metal AMG badges. Premium leather on dash, console, doors, armrests, roll bar and rear cabin panels. Contrasting top-stitching on doors, dash and console. Alcantara covering instrument-cluster hood, ceiling and sun visors.
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Old Feb 2, 2006 | 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by lkirchner
Directly from the MBUSA site under interior specifications for the SL500.

Hand-fitted premium leather upholstery on seats, head restraints, dash, console, doors, armrests, roll bar and rear cabin panels.

and for the SL55:
Hand-fitted AMG-designed perforated leather seating surfaces with metal AMG badges. Premium leather on dash, console, doors, armrests, roll bar and rear cabin panels. Contrasting top-stitching on doors, dash and console. Alcantara covering instrument-cluster hood, ceiling and sun visors.
That is BS on the SL500. Take your car to any leather dye shop, and they will tell you that it is not leather on the dash, console, doors, armrests, roll bar and rear cabin panels. I had both rear rear cabin panels replaced because of holes.

The seats, head rests and air bag area on the doors are leather.
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Old Feb 2, 2006 | 01:23 PM
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You don't want a all leather dash. They shrink in sun.
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