I have the exact same question! I have heard what you've heard as well and am concerned about my beautiful dashboard being harmed by the harsh Florida sun. I am going to have the windshield tinted with clear Huper Optik film, but that wont SOLVE the problem

Check out: https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...nterior-11.htm

There's a cocoa leather leather interior w/deviated stitching and sport buckets about halfway down. Absolutely beautiful.

Link didn't work. But I think you're referring to this one:

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ml#post3762561

This car's interior is one of the most gorgeous 997 interiors that I've ever seen!!!! It was the inspiration for many of my own upgrades. The 911 Sport Classic's interior is another one that I really admire, it's also full to the gills with leather.

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wow ! i've never seen the inner door sill in leather before.

Its gorgeous !!

But i wonder how it might look later, since that area can take lot of abuse..

Beautiful and I bet your interior smells delightful. Lots of really nice interiors here.

We're fortunate here in S. California to have a plethora of very good and very knowledgable detailers. I've been told that the wrong product can hurt your leather dash more than not doing anything at all. However, I've never been told that using a high quality product, and the right product, can hurt.

I had all the windows (including the front windshield) on my 997 tinted with Airblue to help protect my expensive and very pretty (IMO) Carrera Red interior. I also used Leatherique and had very, very good results. Even though my car was almost always garaged it felt, smelled and appeared better the day I sold that car than the day I took delivery.

This started out as standard sand beige interior:

bbywu... WOW just wow. any single complete 'wide' shots of the interior with the new steering wheel installed?

Where did you get your red gauge face? i want one!!! ;o)

i have them on mine... and yup they do get a $h!tkicking from day to day usage.... however over time it looks better then scuffed up plastic.

ill take a pic of a 'real life' leather door sill when it gets warm.

we could almost be twins!

@MSpeedster

I was wondering if you knew what that colour interior is called from the factory? I have the same colour interior but as I bought used I never found out what that colour option was called.

I have my Natural Brown leather center console in a box ready to go to the dealer on Monday for install while I'm away for 3 days in Atlanta on business….replacing my windshield as well!

When I return I'll have quite a different car….get a nice detail and she'll be ready for an awesome drive somewhere!

MSpeedster is my idol for leather!

Tom