Originally Posted by david i

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

Originally Posted by BurgXK8

Very little of the interior is covered in leather, only the part you sit on, actually. This was the case for my XK8 as well as the 4.2 XKR I just bought. I'm surprised how many people think everything is leather. You can tell by the feel what is and is not genuine. There are really very few cars with leather interiors which use leather everywhere.