jrdjrd7 Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 When I bought my 95 STS about 2 months ago there was a worn spot (soon to become a tear) on the driver's seat that I wanted to fix. I contacted the trim shop that does all the leather work for the local dealership and had him replace the worn section. When he looked at my interior he was surprised by the fact that the seats were all leather, even the sides and back. He said he had never seen a Caddy that didn't have some vinyl. Since he has worked on Caddys for years you would think he would know. I have several friends with Caddys and they thougt theirs were all leather only to find out that the side pieces were vinyl (93 SLS and 92 Sedan Deville) I checked my other 95 Sedan Deville (now sold) and sure enough the sides were vinyl. I was just wondering if anyone else had all leather seats, and if not, why would this particular car be all leather? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenD Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 All heated leather in my beast! 1994 STS Pearl White 260,000 KM (163,000 miles) <img src="http://img45.photobucket.com/albums/v137/caesar/caddycaesar.jpg" border="0" class="linked-sig-image" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thexboxpiii Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 It should be the leather is called Nuance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dasher Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 A few years ago, GM got in a spot of trouble because they were advertising "leather seating" and the entire seat was not leather. They changed that to "Leather in the seating areas." My understanding was that they put leather where it actually touched the passenger and vinyl on the sides of the seat and backrest where it did not. Quality household furniture is also often made the same way. Both my 93 STS and my current 2000 STS have leather on the seat and on the backrests but the sides of both are vinyl. I have a friend who had a 95 Concours and 1999 DeVille Delegance and they were both made the same way. I have never seen an all-leather seat. They've done an excellent job of matching and it's very hard to tell the vinyl from the leather unless you can see the back of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrdjrd7 Posted July 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 You are certainly right. It is very difficult to tell the difference. The guy who did my replacement gave me a leather and vinyl sample and a couple of the guys I showed them to picked the vinyl as being leather. Regardless, the seats in my 95 STS were all leather. Not that it makes it any better, it's just interesting that some rolled off the line with all leather while the standard seems to be as you said -- leather on the seating area and vinyl on the rest. Makes you wonder why? Because of the cost and the perfect vinyl match, I had him put vinyl on the lower (non-seating area) part of the driver's seat and on the side part that faces the door (again, non-seating area). Leather was used on that part of the seating area that he replaced. Looks great and matches the rest of the car perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenD Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 Ken, your avatar is disgusting, shocking and appalling..... where did you find it....???.....LOL. Sorry, but when I found it, it reminded me of my ex........ minus the blue blouse. 1994 STS Pearl White 260,000 KM (163,000 miles) <img src="http://img45.photobucket.com/albums/v137/caesar/caddycaesar.jpg" border="0" class="linked-sig-image" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrdjrd7 Posted July 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 I'm really sorry---only the blue blouse reminds me of my ex... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob D Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 All heated leather in my beast! Ken, your avatar is disgusting, shocking and appalling..... where did you find it....???.....LOL. Dang...she looks familiar...Haven't I seen her on J.A.G. ? (aka Mac) '93 STS.. opened, dropped, wide...fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronson Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 I saw her yesterday running down south beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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