which parts of the interior are leather?
09-20-2009, 03:18 PM
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So atleast in the U.S I do not believe we get cloth seats-so I assume most of you can answer this-I have an 07 with comfort seats and black dakota leather-but wondering which parts of the interior are also leather-ie-the door pieces look like a lot of it is leather, the steering wheel-any other pieces?
09-20-2009, 05:17 PM
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Without going to the garage, I believe the leather areas are:
1. Seats (less the pastic rear panel on the fronts)
2. Headrests
3. Steering wheel outer ring
4. Arm rests
5. Door inserts (middle part)
6. Shifter boot
7. E-brake boot
Maybe:
8. E-brake handle
9. Back/sides of shifter (Auto.)
Also, top of i-Drive knob on mid MY '06 through '07.
1. Seats (less the pastic rear panel on the fronts)
2. Headrests
3. Steering wheel outer ring
4. Arm rests
5. Door inserts (middle part)
6. Shifter boot
7. E-brake boot
Maybe:
8. E-brake handle
9. Back/sides of shifter (Auto.)
Also, top of i-Drive knob on mid MY '06 through '07.
09-21-2009, 04:38 AM
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great thanks-it is hard to tell on an all black interior since the black dakota pattern looks almost identical to the entire dash/interior minus the obvious panels that are flat/matte surfaced but for example my dash board has the same "pattern" as the dakota leather-but its plastic-
09-22-2009, 05:01 AM
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My Ride: 2006 525XI, Jet black on Dakota beige. Premium and winter packages. I consider myself a purist and intend to keep my car absolutely stock and shiny.
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='1012528' date='Sep 20 2009, 09:17 PM
Without going to the garage, I believe the leather areas are:
1. Seats (less the pastic rear panel on the fronts)
2. Headrests
3. Steering wheel outer ring
4. Arm rests
5. Door inserts (middle part)
6. Shifter boot
7. E-brake boot
Maybe:
8. E-brake handle
9. Back/sides of shifter (Auto.)
Also, top of i-Drive knob on mid MY '06 through '07.
1. Seats (less the pastic rear panel on the fronts)
2. Headrests
3. Steering wheel outer ring
4. Arm rests
5. Door inserts (middle part)
6. Shifter boot
7. E-brake boot
Maybe:
8. E-brake handle
9. Back/sides of shifter (Auto.)
Also, top of i-Drive knob on mid MY '06 through '07.
09-22-2009, 11:15 AM
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To make this even more confusing, I believe they use DIFFERENT leathers on different parts of the interior too! 
09-22-2009, 11:32 AM
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I tried to look at while clearly not every piece is leather-for mine it all looked like the same black dakota leather seat pattern on all the plastic in the front dash aside from anything smooth/matte-so I tried my leather bmw cleaner/conditioner on all the dakota patterened trim and it turned out great with so much dirt removed despite me washing the interior often with soap and water.
Did not make anything overly shiny, just some new life into things, including the steering wheel which seemed needed a conditioning from getting a bit over-dry
Did not make anything overly shiny, just some new life into things, including the steering wheel which seemed needed a conditioning from getting a bit over-dry
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