ferrari 348 interior "leather vs. plastic"

I don't think the dashboard covering is leather, or the top panels in the doors, or the covering on the panels behind the seats. These are manmade materials. The seats, console, and lower panels on the doors are leather. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

I'm guessing that the manmade materials on the upper panels are less likely to fade and crack in the sunlight, so high quality manmade materials are used. And it's cheaper. The interior of the 348 can't begin to match the quality of Mercedes, for example.

I think you'll find that most of the complaints about the "plastic" interior of the 348 are directed at the dash vents and other black trim pieces, and the actual complaint isn't about the piece itself, but about the rubbery paint that Ferrari applied to them. This silly paint turns horribly gooey, and gets all over your hands when you touch it. The pieces themselves are generally OK once the paint is stripped off, although the ashtray surround is notoriously weak. And it must be said that some of the trim panels on the seats, seatbelt tracks, doors, etc. do not fit well and are not well secured. Inattention to detail.

The 348 was not originally equipped with a radio or an antenna from the factory, these were dealer installed. The wiring and speakers were present from the factory. The dealer (or other installer) could place the antenna in the fender or on the roof or stuck to the inside of the windscreen behind the mirror (like mine). Later 348's had the antenna imbedded inside the windshield glass.

 

The 348 interior is all leather (doors, seats, console, dash bottom, bumperstrip on luggage shelf). The only bits that are not are the dash top and the bit by the rear window. Period.......no debate.

 

my 94 348 has all upper vinyl lower and seats leather. orig from factory .

fyi -ive seen the plastic gummy parts in vw and audis./my audi is sticky too../ must be a euro thing.

 

The back of my seats are not leather...Are not for sure. The upper door console is also not leather...The seats are. The rest I am unsure about.

 

woops my whole door is leather, as well as my seats.

 

I know Darron's is a later car, is yours a later car as well Dino....The guy was originally asking about the earlier cars....Mine is a 91'....Miltonian's is an early car as well....maybe this is another difference between earlier and later cars also.

 

Mine is the 32nd car of the production run(17th US car). My seats are faced in leather as they are factory carbon fiber sport seats. The entire door (except for the carpeted area down low) is leather.

 

My '94 is all leather on seats (even backs), entire door trim, and even around the brake handle. The only vinyl is the upper dash and the rear under the window.

Carefull what you apply armourall to. If you put it on leather it will look like plastic.

 

I agree.

 

All leather. Doors, seats, in back of the seats where the top goes, bake handle, front of dash (not the top), back of seats, door sills. I can't believe Ferrari would put vinyl on the top of the doors.

 

Thanks for answering this mystery - I went searching on eBay to restore my Spider with a factory radio... no dice.