How identify leather dashboard?
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How identify leather dashboard?
Hi all!
How can I tell if my 2011 XK E50 has a true leather dashboard or if the dashboard is made of other (synthetic) material?
My black dash has stiches but that I guess is not a real identifier.
I understand that some XK did not come with leather dashboard.
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How can I tell if my 2011 XK E50 has a true leather dashboard or if the dashboard is made of other (synthetic) material?
My black dash has stiches but that I guess is not a real identifier.
I understand that some XK did not come with leather dashboard.
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All XKR's had leather dash and door panels, etc....not synthetic.
For XK's:
If your seats have perforated leather, your dash is leather. The upgraded seats and real leather trim came as a package. If your seats have solid leather panels without perforations, your dash, door panels, etc. is all synthetic.
Note: a few early XKR's had leather sports seats without perforations, with aggressive side bolstering. Like other XKR's the rest of the interior was leather.
Unperforated leather seats=synthetic leather for door panels, dash, etc.
Perforated leather seats (luxury trim)= all leather dash, door panels, etc.
Rare XKR sports seats with aggressive side bolstering. Not perforated leather, but all XKR's had the leather dash and door panels.
For XK's:
If your seats have perforated leather, your dash is leather. The upgraded seats and real leather trim came as a package. If your seats have solid leather panels without perforations, your dash, door panels, etc. is all synthetic.
Note: a few early XKR's had leather sports seats without perforations, with aggressive side bolstering. Like other XKR's the rest of the interior was leather.
Unperforated leather seats=synthetic leather for door panels, dash, etc.
Perforated leather seats (luxury trim)= all leather dash, door panels, etc.
Rare XKR sports seats with aggressive side bolstering. Not perforated leather, but all XKR's had the leather dash and door panels.
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The consensus is put nothing on the dash except very mild water based cleaners. Anything else and you run the risk of it lifting or damaging the dyes / coating.
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I think that is true for the 5 litre cars but my '07 XKR didn't have a leather dash. In fact I think that on the 4.2's only cars with the Luxury Sport interior theme or Portfolio models had leather dashes. All the other XKR's with the R interior theme did not.
Last edited by u102768; 09-09-2018 at 03:06 AM.
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Did your 2007 XKR have the seats with the ribbed side bolsters and 10-way (instead of 16-way) adjustable seats ? If so, you may be right that there were some XKR's available without the Luxury Package. Very, very, very few were ordered with this setup. I would guess 5% or less of the XKR's in the US at most. I had seen a few of these cars with the "R Sport" leather seat, but never connected this as a lower trim level, but now that makes sense. Can you confirm your seats had ribbed side bolsters (and not perforated leather) and had and control switch packs looked like the 10-way ones below? If so, your right... your XKR did not have the leather dash/door panels. Thanks for your comments.
10-Way Seat Adjustment Controls (Standard interior package) If you have this, your dash, door panels, etc. are not leather.
16-Way Seat Adjustment Controls (Luxury Package) If you have this, your dash, door, panels, etc. are leather.
Last edited by winstonsalemncxk; 09-09-2018 at 08:36 AM.
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