Vent holes for leather interior?

[redSUPRA '88]

Whats up with the little holes in the leather seats of my car? ive seen pics on this site of people's leather interior and all of them hav been just straight leather with no ventalation holes. is this specific to just '88 mk3's? or wat cus its something i've been wondering about for a while now.

 

[D.J.T.]

Not sure, probably the ones without holes mean its aftermarket leather.

 

[GrimJack]

All my leather seats have had them. Maybe they just don't show up in photos well.

 

[modmonster2008]

Stock MKIII Supra seats had them:

86.5-88: The seats both front and back seats have the perforations all over the seats, besides the sides and the headrest of the front seats, the rear seats had almost all the area covered in perforated leather.

89+ : Completely redesigned look to the leather-sewn distribution (look carefully) less bumpy padded surface, and center sections were the only ones perforated.

i dont know if that helps much but i hope it does

 

[redSUPRA '88]

yea that actually awnsers my question. i want to get the seats re upholstered cus they're jacked up and i want to keep those little holes cus they look cool hah. is that possible?

 

[GrimJack]

Of course it's possible. All upholstery places have both types of leather.

 

[redSUPRA '88]

word

 

[modmonster2008]

To me, perforated sections seem to outlast the non-perforated areas of the leather seats. not only do they provide a better look, but they let the leather relax when there is pressure applied on it as ther won't be any trapped air underneath to cause the material to expand and stretch more over time...

 

[redSUPRA '88]

good cus i also like the way it looks. rite now the leather is sun baked so every time u sit on the seat the leather tears because of thos little holes.

 

[modmonster2008]

try using leather conditioner to soften up the leather, itll prevent the leather from stiffening up and tearing more

 

[Koenigturbo]

Auto leather upholstery shops have perf machines or they should have them, but some times it doesn't look stock, the holes are either to close or not close enough. (from my experience)