Dashboard Changes?

[tommy583]

I have a 98, it has a full leather dash and door panels. You are right Meir that it was an option. The leather is way, way nicer.

[Boxtaboy]

Originally Posted by tommy583

I have a 98, it has a full leather dash and door panels. You are right Meir that it was an option. The leather is way, way nicer.

How has the dash leather held up over the years? I notice on some Ferraris that their leather dashes wrinkle up and come undone. I have the soft touch fake leather dash and it's totally unchanged after all these years. Can't really complain given the no maintenance.

[jborchel]

Originally Posted by Boxtaboy

How has the dash leather held up over the years? I notice on some Ferraris that their leather dashes wrinkle up and come undone. I have the soft touch fake leather dash and it's totally unchanged after all these years. Can't really complain given the no maintenance.

I think that was also an issue with 928's. The leather became a problem whereas the leatherette was much better over time.

[78F350]

Originally Posted by Boxtaboy

How has the dash leather held up over the years? I notice on some Ferraris that their leather dashes wrinkle up and come undone. I have the soft touch fake leather dash and it's totally unchanged after all these years. Can't really complain given the no maintenance.

Two 99s that I have now, the leather is still in great shape, but one has a little color fade. It does need to be cared for and a garage, or good car cover makes a big difference.
A 99 that I sold had a couple spots on the dash where the leather was starting to separate - about a 2 inch round bubble in a spot and a little at the front.
I think that the worst thing that can happen to leather is to get it wet in the heat or full sun. It causes shrinkage and hardens it. I had that happen to part of a door panel.

[GoBlue]

Originally Posted by Boxtaboy

How has the dash leather held up over the years? I notice on some Ferraris that their leather dashes wrinkle up and come undone. I have the soft touch fake leather dash and it's totally unchanged after all these years. Can't really complain given the no maintenance.

I have a 2000 S with the full leather package. My Boxster has 46k miles and is garage kept. Unfortunately the forward portion of the leather dash has wrinkled. It is on my list to send the dash to Classic 9 in Dearborn Heights, MI to have it re-covered in leather.

[GoBlue]

Originally Posted by GoBlue

I have a 2000 S with the full leather package. My Boxster has 46k miles and is garage kept. Unfortunately the forward portion of the leather dash has wrinkled. It is on my list to send the dash to Classic 9 in Dearborn Heights, MI to have it re-covered in leather.

I would also like to add that while the forward part of my dash is wrinkled the rest of my leather interior still looks and smells new!! I use Lexol on a regular basis.

Good luck in your search and enjoy the process

Happy Holidays

[tommy583]

Originally Posted by Boxtaboy

How has the dash leather held up over the years? I notice on some Ferraris that their leather dashes wrinkle up and come undone. I have the soft touch fake leather dash and it's totally unchanged after all these years. Can't really complain given the no maintenance.

The leather on my dash was in great shape. It was red (orange), but I decided to dye it black. It came out pretty good, no no can tell it's dyed. Actually all the leather held up great. Dash, door cards, storage console, roll bar hoops and e brake. The only thing that showed any wear was the shift knob, but that is to be expected. I think as long as you keep it conditioned it should be fine with no garage. I use Lexol.