What is real leather in interior of Octys?

[FrankLK]

Does anybody knows what is real leather and what is fake in Octys? 

I would like to know this to give proper protection of these parts. 

I assume gear shifter is some fake leather and it has already wear marks. Is steering wheel only real leather in interior? 

[Tolpol62]

I'm fairly sure the gear shift is also real leather.

[FrankLK]

I think real leather is long gone from gear shifter, on my previous car was the same, fake and wore off after 2 years, real leather last much longer before the surface layer is gone. 

[toni8b]

I would say steering wheel and a shifter are real leather but I base this pure on feel :P

[KenONeill]

9 hours ago, FrankLK said:

Does anybody knows what is real leather and what is fake in Octys? 

I don't know about the mk III, but in the mk I L&K everything except the carpet was wrapped in leather.

[FrankLK]

I have 3FL L&K with alcantara seats and there is no real leather on seats or door cards, all fake.I think gear knob is imposible to shape like it is from real leather. 

[KenONeill]

1 hour ago, FrankLK said:

I think gear knob is imposible to shape like it is from real leather. 

Believe what you like, but I've driven cars with leather covered gear knobs and steering wheels.

[FrankLK]

I think it is PU leather. Synthetic leather and that type is not to be conditioned with leather conditioners. 

[FlyingGecko]

If you've got "leather" seats  (option on vRS) then parts of the seat panels are fake and part real.  There was a thread a couple of years back describing which where which.  I used Autoglym's leather cream on the lot with no adverse effects. 

 

Mercedes got into trouble a few years back by not stating their "Artico leather" was artificial.  Skoda get round it by stating in their bumf that there is artificial leather in parts of the trim.

[FrankLK]

One way to know what is fake is that the pattern on the surface is spotless and perfect.