Textile or leather?

[mackgoo]

I have textile and I think their fine. I think any negative re sale is made up in the lower sale price to start. And when you consider I started 20% off the top to start because I bought an inventory car I'm fine.

 

[eco5280]

Does anyone have pics of textile seats and obeche matte trim?

Give me 2 weeks and my car will arrive with this configuration

 

[rjcbox]

Awesome thanks. Wife and I visited Devon, PA store yesterday w/ ~20 S's but not this config. Wife always gets leather in cars, but liked the textile look/feel much more in person

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

Having lived with the textile for almost a couple of months now and with the leather in our previous MS, really glad that we got the textile seats. They are much more comfortable overall.

 

[rjcbox]

Give me 2 weeks and my car will arrive with this configuration

Paging eco....is your new arrival here??

 

[fadkar]

I don't see Tesla offering colored textile seats anytime soon. They've been cutting down "unnecessary" options to streamline the production process. I doubt colored textile seats will help with that unless there are tons of people demanding it. The next gen seats were an absolutely necessary addition though.

 

[neroden]

I'm going to have to go to the showroom and check out the "next gen" seats sometime... because I really liked the original seats! I'm hoping the next gen seats didn't make them more scooped or bolstered, but if they did, I guess I'm glad I got the model I got.

 

[eco5280]

Paging eco....is your new arrival here??

I'm here! My car has spent most of it's life at the MF paint protection film place, but let me tell you, the Obeche and textile is gorgeous. I'm so glad I chose this combo. I'll get some pics for you tomorrow when I get my car back.

 

[ecarfan]

I really liked the original seats! I'm hoping the next gen seats didn't make them more scooped or bolstered, but if they did, I guess I'm glad I got the model I got.

The Next Gen seats have much more prominent side bolsters and a slightly more concave base so that you "sit into them" more. That's why so many people say they prefer them. But it sounds like you don't want that. At this point the "old" seats are still coming standard in all models. How long that will be the case I have no idea.

 

[Thud]

I don't know if this has anything to do with the seat material, but the seat heaters seem to work much more quickly in my MS (textile) than our previous cars that have had leather seats. Unfortunately I haven't done a comparison test with a leather-seated Tesla. I'm thinking that the leather would be more of an insulator and make the seats take longer to warm up. My butt is toasty warm within 30 seconds on the Textile seats.

 

[muleferg]

Love my Textile Seats. Still look like new. 1 year old March 18

 

[CHGolferJim]

What is the split for leather vs. textile? 80/20 or so?

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Give me 2 weeks and my car will arrive with this configuration

Will you have Pearl White, pano, textile, all black interior by any chance? Which headliner? <drool>

 

[rjcbox]

I'm here! My car has spent most of it's life at the MF paint protection film place, but let me tell you, the Obeche and textile is gorgeous. I'm so glad I chose this combo. I'll get some pics for you tomorrow when I get my car back.

Definitely leaning towards that combo. Was just catching up on posts, sorry to hear about the paint protection ordeal. Looks like good feedback from other professionals. Hopefully smooth sailing from this point on

 

[lg_golfs]

Thank you for this thread. Feel better about leaning towards Textile when its time to order.

However, I have been lurking around Supercharger stations and my local Tesla store and have yet to see these seats. Hoping to find one in the next month or so before its order time.

 

[RyanT]

Smae here, they seem rare. I finally just ordered them on faith.

 

[keumgang]

Textile af this end and mainly due to very hot and cold temps for leather and also due to not being interested in using animals for chairs if not realy necessary.

its very interesting to see that Tesla is pretty much the only car maker that doesn't force you into leather seats if you buy all other top level luxury assecories available. I personally feel this has something to do with the fact that they expected many buyers to be "environmental conscious" many of whom have aversion against using animals for seats for the same reason....
just my take...

 

[CHGolferJim]

Textile af this end and mainly due to very hot and cold temps for leather and also due to not being interested in using animals for chairs if not realy necessary. its very interesting to see that Tesla is pretty much the only car maker that doesn't force you into leather seats if you buy all other top level luxury assecories available. I personally feel this has something to do with the fact that they expected many buyers to be "environmental conscious" many of whom have aversion against using animals for seats for the same reason....just my take...

Think so, too. Wish they'd offer in earth tones though..........would pay extra for this low volume option.

Say, has anyone investigated whether oem textile seats can be removed and sold, and a custom option installed for a reasonable cost? Might be hard to get a coordinated interior color scheme though........

 

[hingisfan]

Textiles are great....looks like they will last longer than the leather....Half of the seats are the same synthetic stuff whether textile or leather anyway. I find I don't get hot in the textile like I did in my old car that had leather too.

 

[eco5280]

As promised, I've got two pictures showing both the Obeche Matte and the Textile seats.

Zoom in on them in your browser, they're large photos. One is clearer on the Obeche, and one shows more of the seat material.

http://i.imgur.com/OnYl1xs.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/HQctPCi.jpg

I wouldn't change it, I love both.

 

[rjcbox]

Looks great....thanks for posting, happy driving!