Original leather or not?

perryma · 02-09-2008, 12:17 AM

How can I tell if it is dealer leather etc? I thought mine was original but now that I think about it...The console and arm rests are cloth (suede stuff) My seats are leather 2005. It has the homelink on the rearview (whatever that is). I don't have the owner's manual.

**Tideland Prius** · 02-09-2008, 12:44 AM

It's not OEM leather.

Leather wasn't offered until 2006 in the US.

IsrAmeriPrius · 02-09-2008, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by perryma

It has the homelink on the rearview (whatever that is).

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EJFB1029 · 02-09-2008, 08:58 PM

Toyota port distributors install their own dealer markup packages, that includes leather seat change overs, they take off the fabric seat covers and replace them with leather as a leather seat package. If you have fabric (suede) looking arm rests and console armrest, your car originally had fabric seat covers, but were changed by port or dealership. Factory leather, has leather wheel cover and leather look vinyl armrests and console armrest, and only came as a factory package.

02-09-2008, 12:17 AM	#1
perryma Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,304 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 3	Original leather or not? How can I tell if it is dealer leather etc? I thought mine was original but now that I think about it...The console and arm rests are cloth (suede stuff) My seats are leather 2005. It has the homelink on the rearview (whatever that is). I don't have the owner's manual.

02-09-2008, 12:44 AM	#2
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,909 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	Re: Original leather or not? It's not OEM leather. Leather wasn't offered until 2006 in the US.

02-09-2008, 08:58 PM	#4
EJFB1029 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Corpus Christi, Republic of Texas Posts: 2,083 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #6 Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Original leather or not? Toyota port distributors install their own dealer markup packages, that includes leather seat change overs, they take off the fabric seat covers and replace them with leather as a leather seat package. If you have fabric (suede) looking arm rests and console armrest, your car originally had fabric seat covers, but were changed by port or dealership. Factory leather, has leather wheel cover and leather look vinyl armrests and console armrest, and only came as a factory package.