W123 Leather seats

[harrycovert]

Does anyone know if leather seats were made for the W123 without the perforations?
The reason I ask is that I have seen some for sale that are said to come from a W123 but without perforations
Regards

[scotlandtim]

No. The ones with the perfs aren't real leather, they're known as MB Tex. No real leather ones were made IIRC.

[harrycovert]

The original seats with perforations are are leather ,the bolsters have split that`s why I am looking for new ones.

[scotlandtim]

Real leather - not MB MB Tex?

Check the original build sheet against the vin if you can -

[harrycovert]

Parameter Value
Ident. number (FIN) WDB1232832F000724
VIN WDB1232832F000724
Baumuster 123283
Sales name 230 TE
Permanent link http://carinfo.kiev.ua/cars/vin/mercedes/vin_check?su=9b2zwfoq
Order number 0 3 537 20964 (Destination: Great Britain)
Delivery date 1983-08
PAINT1 735 No code designation available
Interior color 252 No code designation available
Engine 102980 22 093117
Gearbox 722401 02 027023
General data for model code 123283


Baumuster Модель Платформа Модель Двигатель КП Кол-во дверей Date From Date To
123283 E-class S123 230 TE Бензин
102.980 АКП
722.122
722.401
5
123283 E-class S123 230 TE Бензин
102.980 МКП
716.211
716.215
717.401
5
SA codes
Parameter Value
252A LEATHER NAPPA 2-COLOR ANTHRACITE/DARK BLUE
286 No code designation available
411 No code designation available
420 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 4-GEAR
430 HEADREST IN THE REAR, LEFT AND RIGHT
440 TEMPOMAT (CRUISE CONTROL)
467 ELECTRONIC LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL
524 PAINTWORK - PRESERVATION
533 SPEAKERS FRONT AND REAR - WITHOUT RADIO
545 N/A
593 ALL-ROUND WD-GREEN GLASS,HEATED REAR WINDOW-ESG,BF
613 LAMP UNIT - ASSYMETRICAL, LH TRAFFIC
656 LIGHT ALLOY WHEELS, 10-HOLE
664 LIGHT ALLOY WHEEL 7-HOLE STAR DESIGN 17 INCH
732 BIRDSEYE MAPLE WOOD TRIM, BLACK
735 No code designation available
860 No code designation available
Other information

[tobinen]

You can't rely on a VIN decode for something that old, it won't be accurate as they reuse the option codes over time.

[r129sl]

252 is blue leather. See here: www.astralsilber.de.

This is an excellent list of option codes, going back to the dark ages: http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~mtor/mbcodedsc.html

I am pretty sure both leather and tex always were perforated on the 123.