Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 16:00:58 -0500 From: "Fred W." <Fred.Willsnospampam myrealbox.com> Subject: Re: How do I tell leather from leatherette ?
"Bob" <uctraingNOSPAMnospamanet.com> wrote in message news:p1fp40doh2n84skjbbr92hgufpa1rpkpfgnospamcom... > 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". > > Good point. I should have mentioned that. -Fred W.
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