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Offline iainmac

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Half Suede or not?
« on: 01 July 2013, 11:04 »
Quick question, folks. I've seen a few different pictures of the GTD/GTI's interior.  Some pics show the seat bolsters being suede like material while others seem to be standard cloth.  Is the suede a cost option?
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Re: Half Suede or not?
« Reply #1 on: 01 July 2013, 11:05 »
Quick question, folks. I've seen a few different pictures of the GTD/GTI's interior.  Some pics show the seat bolsters being suede like material while others seem to be standard cloth.  Is the suede a cost option?

Not in the UK market, but it appears to be for EU countries.
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Re: Half Suede or not?
« Reply #2 on: 01 July 2013, 11:11 »
It's a cost option here in Ireland, less than half the cost of full leather. The sides of the seats, the armrests and door padding are all leather too (or more likely leatherette!).

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Re: Half Suede or not?
« Reply #3 on: 01 July 2013, 12:27 »
Oh yeah baby!

Shame we can't get those seats.

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Re: Half Suede or not?
« Reply #4 on: 01 July 2013, 12:28 »
Oh yeah baby!

Shame we can't get those seats.

Yup, must admit, that's one extra option I would have definitely ticked the box on.
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Re: Half Suede or not?
« Reply #5 on: 01 July 2013, 12:32 »
I wanted that option too, but I really like these cloths seats, they are different material on the inside bolters, kind of like a hexagon pattern to mimic the grill etc.

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Re: Half Suede or not?
« Reply #6 on: 01 July 2013, 12:49 »
I wanted that option too, but I really like these cloths seats, they are different material on the inside bolters, kind of like a hexagon pattern to mimic the grill etc.

Dave

Sounds cool, didn't know they had a pattern on the bolsters though...got any close-ups?!
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Re: Half Suede or not?
« Reply #7 on: 01 July 2013, 13:17 »
I wanted that option too, but I really like these cloths seats, they are different material on the inside bolters, kind of like a hexagon pattern to mimic the grill etc.

Dave

Sounds cool, didn't know they had a pattern on the bolsters though...got any close-ups?!

The standard Scirocco seats are like that - coarse mesh covering the bolsters, didn't see it on GTD/GTI seats though.
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Re: Half Suede or not?
« Reply #8 on: 01 July 2013, 15:36 »
I wanted that option too, but I really like these cloths seats, they are different material on the inside bolters, kind of like a hexagon pattern to mimic the grill etc.

Dave

Sounds cool, didn't know they had a pattern on the bolsters though...got any close-ups?!

The standard Scirocco seats are like that - coarse mesh covering the bolsters, didn't see it on GTD/GTI seats though.

yes the mesh is on the gtd seats. they look and feel rather nice and much better than the leather seats in my tiguan.
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Re: Half Suede or not?
« Reply #9 on: 01 July 2013, 18:40 »
I wanted that option too, but I really like these cloths seats, they are different material on the inside bolters, kind of like a hexagon pattern to mimic the grill etc.

Dave

Sounds cool, didn't know they had a pattern on the bolsters though...got any close-ups?!

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