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Offline Finglonga

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Re: Leather vs Cloth Seats
« Reply #10 on: 26 August 2018, 16:02 »
Fabric every time, I had leather before, never again, it is boiling hot in the summer or freezing cold in the winter. Looks great but impractical for every day use.

Offline wantmygti

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Re: Leather vs Cloth Seats
« Reply #11 on: 26 August 2018, 16:08 »
Another vote to avoid leather - it ages too quickly and is very expensive. I would opt for Art Velours if buying new today...
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Offline Ryan90GTI

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Re: Leather vs Cloth Seats
« Reply #12 on: 28 August 2018, 00:30 »
Leather all day long for me, easy to clean and looks classy. Saying that I do love the standard tartan seats in the Golf.

I'd question how genuine the leather is on cars these days and because of that it certainly doesn't get boiling hot/freezing cold like it used to. Even in the red hot summer we've had I never once burnt myself.

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Re: Leather vs Cloth Seats
« Reply #13 on: 28 August 2018, 08:09 »
Or, as I have done, have the best of both worlds with the Art Velour Interior. Nice and warm (and grippy) Alcantera where your body touches and leather (pleather) on the seat sides, back, door card, arm rest etc ?





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Re: Leather vs Cloth Seats
« Reply #14 on: 28 August 2018, 08:40 »
I specced leather on mine and then exported it to Cyprus for a year. Even there I never really had the seats so hot you couldn't sit on them - although I'll admit to them getting a little warm lol.

23000 miles in and the leather still looks in really good nick - minimal sagging (nothing a good steam won't cure) and loads easier to keep clean.
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Re: Leather vs Cloth Seats
« Reply #15 on: 28 August 2018, 13:42 »
Or, as I have done, have the best of both worlds with the Art Velour Interior. Nice and warm (and grippy) Alcantera where your body touches and leather (pleather) on the seat sides, back, door card, arm rest etc ?







Looks really good, thanks for the pics. Any chance for a pic of the inside of the doors?

Also do those GTI mats come standard with the car?

Offline Jim_mk7.5

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Re: Leather vs Cloth Seats
« Reply #16 on: 28 August 2018, 16:16 »
Art Velours looks so good. That said, the latest leather with the red perforations looks a lot better now as well. Don't think there is a bad interior. I have the tartan cloth and love it.
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Re: Leather vs Cloth Seats
« Reply #17 on: 28 August 2018, 19:35 »
The more I see the Art Velours, the more I like them, even though I love my tartan seats.
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Offline Sootchucker

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Re: Leather vs Cloth Seats
« Reply #18 on: 28 August 2018, 22:17 »

Looks really good, thanks for the pics. Any chance for a pic of the inside of the doors?

Also do those GTI mats come standard with the car?

Here you go, just the back door, but the front is similar. Leather (pleather) to the vertical faces and armrests that are usually cloth. And No, the mats don't come with the car, these were just a cheap set I purchased.


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Re: Leather vs Cloth Seats
« Reply #19 on: 30 August 2018, 17:44 »
Basically, it's down to wear and tear. Mine doesn't get a lot. c6K a year and up to 2 people on board. Notwithstanding last week in Cornwall with a 6 and 9-year-old kicking hell out of the backs of front seats and half a beach in the back :rolleyes: Interior restored today, exterior tomorrow.
Am happy with my cloth which is cozier than leather and more giving comfort wise.
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