Are all interiors leather?

[K12AN]

I was wondering if ALL seats and doors in TVRs are leather or is it an option?
Do some cars come with vinyl seats or cloth?
I am particularly interested in T350, Tams and Tuscans

[deevlash]

I believe full leather was an option and some are vinyl. Theres none with cloth although I may be wrong.

[Zippee]

For the T350 & Tam it was certainly an option. I believe the non-full leather cars had suede or alcantara middle pads on the seats and door cards, though don't take that as gospel.

[K12AN]

So does anybody have seats which are completely covered in Vinyl?

[abz]

Full / half leather refers to the centre console & dash (not the seats). Full leather - everything was leather as you'd expect. Half leather - the seats were leather (or part suede / alcantara if you chose that option) - the rest i.e. the centre console, the dash, was made of vinyl / leather look-alike. You can tell the difference, although I had half leather in my Tuscan and it looked fine. The full leather is finer, but not something that would be a deal breaker for me.

[earlyriser]

abz said:

Full / half leather refers to the centre console & dash (not the seats). Full leather - everything was leather as you'd expect. Half leather - the seats were leather (or part suede / alcantara if you chose that option) - the rest i.e. the centre console, the dash, was made of vinyl / leather look-alike. You can tell the difference, although I had half leather in my Tuscan and it looked fine. The full leather is finer, but not something that would be a deal breaker for me.

My half leather seats are a mix of leather back and cushion and vinyl bolsters. You will find the vinyl cracks over time - especially on the gaiters and seat bolster. I've started having mine recovered, bit by bit. Tunnel first and then possibily door cards as the vinyl has begun to un-bond itself. D&C Trim do a first class job and it seems only slightly more expensive to upgrade to leather and the result should be longer lasting.

Oh, and leather smells nicer!

[5yearstobuyatvr]

My Tamora is full leather, and to be honest, I couldnt go back to part leather,although theres no problem with it.

[sidpinup]

I bought mine from new and leather was an option. Standard was some fake leather called bison I think, looked a bit cheap and showed the glue all over the place when it got a little older. Very pleased I went for full leather even though it was a £2k option.

[Zippee]

sidpinup said:

Very pleased I went for full leather even though it was a £2k option.

I agree, mine has full leather and IIRC was a 2k option for the original owner. Having had half leather in my old Chim there is a very noticeable difference between the 2 trims and I'm really glad I have it.

[sidpinup]

Here's a pic.

[Zippee]

I like that colour combo! Very nice and certainly suits the exterior colour. Heres mine - a little more in your face though;

[sidpinup]

Lovely, almost went for that colour and reflex charcoal but I thought it looked wrong on the tam. Would look great on a T350 though.

[willtvr]

I had leather seats in my Tamora and carbon-look door cards which I think were not leather but the dash must have been vinyl, coarse "grain" and quite shiny and definitely not a patch on my full leather T350. I presume the dash was what is described as Bison (are bison really covered in plastic?).

[K12AN]

OK...I think I am getting to the bottom of this now.
What is this 'Bison' I am hearing a lot about? Is it leather or vinyl?

[sidpinup]

K12AN said:

OK...I think I am getting to the bottom of this now.
What is this 'Bison' I am hearing a lot about? Is it leather or vinyl?

Its "fake" leather!! not sure what its made off but it aint leather.

[TVR_owner]

sidpinup said:

Very pleased I went for full leather even though it was a £2k option.

When we specified my good ladies Tamora, we traded AC for full leather. Not regreted it either...the leather is still functioning as it was intended and without any need to involve specialists...

[K12AN]

Has anyone else got 'Bison' in their car?
How is it holding up?
I've bought one which is a little worse for wear and am not sure whether to try and get it repaired or just go for a full re-trim (which will cost a fortune)!

[gouldie]

I have ,unfortunately,the Bison trim in my Tam.It certainly isn't leather as confirmed by a local trimmer when i tried to get a seat recovered.A poor quality vinyl he thought .
Have since been told that because the tam was costing so much to produce TVR used the material as a cost saving.
Did manage to get the seat retrimmed by K.R.J Trimmers in Middlewich who were able to obtain some matching Bison trim but it is a poor quality material and retrimming in leather when funds allow is high on the priority list.

[K12AN]

Mine is torn on the driver bolster and the rest of the seats and doors look like they are peeling (like sunburn)!
Is this common?

[willtvr]

TVR_owner said:

sidpinup said:

Very pleased I went for full leather even though it was a £2k option.

When we specified my good ladies Tamora, we traded AC for full leather. Not regreted it either...the leather is still functioning as it was intended and without any need to involve specialists...

Thanks for specifying my car with full leather and a/c John