...top-coated or not, and how much is vinyl? I don't want to be wasting my Leatherique where it does no good.

Ken

 

Front seat faces (bolsters and inserts), armrest on center console and on doors, and rear seat inserts. I think that is it.

 

I haven't come across a leather covered Centre Console lid (armrest) in a while.

My XJ40, X300, X308 and last XK8 were definitely synthetic. My current 4.2-S may be leather but I haven't needed to take it apart. It can be difficult to tell from the outside!

Graham

 

I read somewhere that where ever the human body would touch the interior, it was done in leather.

 

That remnds me, I left out the steering wheel, including the airbag cover.

 

That is also what I have read, although I don't think that he console is leather, but the parts of the seats that a body comes into contact with are leather.

You know, the funny part is that it is hard to tell the difference, until the actual leather starts to deteriorate and the faux leather still looks as good as new!

 

I'm pretty sure the 97 "coffee" seats are vinyl or at the very least mine are off a cow with vinyl skin.

 

The faces of the seats are leather. Nothing else! I've had every panel out and everything else is vinyl.
Oh, except the center console. It's leather as well.my center console anyway.

 

Hmm. To everyone who asks, it's all real leather. Shhh

What about the wood veneer? Is that all real walnut or is any of it plastic?

 

I thought it was all leather. I'm waiting on the day to re do the interior

 

My '97 Ivory centre console has a barbed wire scar....

 

I never thought there was much need for this road sign .......



............ clearly, I was wrong!

Graham

 

It's all Maple or Walunt. I think there was one other wood offered at some point, though I can't remember right now...

 

I think it was Elm.

 

The 4.2s/Victory Editions have upgraded soft grain leather including all leather seats (fronts, backs, head rests, inserts) console, armrest, door pull/armrests, door inserts, steering wheel and shift knob.

As far as i am aware the available wood veneers were:
Walnut
Birdseye Maple
Elm
Sapele

They were also offered in Piano Black and Carbon Fiber

 

Had a nice chat today with the Jaguar Dealership. My XKR's interior is in superb shape, but I've noticed that when something (sun shade, etc) bumps the A-pillers, they tend to stay dented. This I assume relates to failure of the foam/adhesive/etc below. Still, there is not even a smidge of dirt on the pillers or headliner so I'm in no rush to tweak. But, I raised the question regarding replacing the underlying material (and, presumably the material of the pillers/liner itself). I love the interior of my XKR, but I do note that more recent versions seem to use more leather. Sure enough, the Dealership does work with a leathersmith who can replace the piller and headliner with pretty much any sort of leather desired. Love the smell of leather I do. Also was noted that most interior surfaces not currently of leather can be covered. I am tempted to do the inserts on the doors. Maybe a softly contrasting color (light mocha on A-pillars and door inserts to complement the current beige. No rush though. Suspect to do the pillars and headliner in a very good leather would run $3k. Still, I bought the car for the very long haul, and at some point I might give in to temptation.

regards

-david

 

defo real wood..I worked at browns lane for seven years and would see them shaping and polishing it..the leather seats were made there also but it was only really an assembly plant

 

Dennis,

Going to Browns Lane for seven years - you can't count that as "work".

Graham

 

Sometimes I think they used what ever they had that matched. Even if it was supposed to be leather or plastic, what ever was handy!!
That's what they did the last year of production. I know several non victory edition cars have victory smoked tail lights from factory. Used up what ever they had!!

 

Gra
if i knew then what i know now my boot an toolbox would have been loaded with extras
remember the Johnny cash song "one piece at a time"..
cheers
Dennis