MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: maxp on March 05, 2012, 09:43:40 pm

Title: Leather seats - how rare?
Post by: maxp on March 05, 2012, 09:43:40 pm
I know people are very 'marmite' about the tartan cloth seats of the MK5.

Every now and then I have a look on auto trader at mk5 gti's ( :sad: by the way) it seems like theres far more leather seated golfs than there were than when I last looked (6 months ish). Dare I say almost the majority of them!

In reality, anyone know how rare leather seats are?
Title: Re: Leather seats - how rare?
Post by: bacillus on March 05, 2012, 09:47:11 pm
The last batch of mk5 gti produced for the UK came with leather as standard. Before this, it was a £1600 option.   :scared:
Title: Re: Leather seats - how rare?
Post by: Top Cat on March 05, 2012, 09:48:43 pm
Leather seats in a Mk 5 are rare as hens teeth, because it's plastic leatherette.  :evilgrin:
Title: Re: Leather seats - how rare?
Post by: MPS on March 05, 2012, 10:48:37 pm
Quote from: Top Cat on March 05, 2012, 09:48:43 pm
Leather seats in a Mk 5 are rare as hens teeth, because it's plastic leatherette.  :evilgrin:

Only on the non-contact areas, everywhere else is real leather. I hope anyway!
Title: Re: Leather seats - how rare?
Post by: OEM+ DUB on March 06, 2012, 08:10:55 am
Quote from: MPS on March 05, 2012, 10:48:37 pm
Quote from: Top Cat on March 05, 2012, 09:48:43 pm
Leather seats in a Mk 5 are rare as hens teeth, because it's plastic leatherette.  :evilgrin:

Only on the non-contact areas, everywhere else is real leather. I hope anyway!

Spot on - leather on the contact areas :happy2:.
Title: Re: Leather seats - how rare?
Post by: Vdub13799 on March 06, 2012, 08:25:40 am
Not rare at all. Now my cloth interlagos gti recaro bucket seats are extremly rare!!!  :grin:
Title: Re: Leather seats - how rare?
Post by: john87 on March 06, 2012, 12:36:57 pm
Definitely real leather - as stated in the mk5 brochure  :happy2:
Title: Re: Leather seats - how rare?
Post by: stealthwolf on March 06, 2012, 01:14:27 pm
It's leather but has a plastic coating.