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Old 02-26-2017, 01:25 PM
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I can't believe Land Rover used "pleather" for trim. I purchased some leather from Ebay, "real' leather, that is, and my rig looks like a million bucks!! A bitch to assemble, but so worth it. The stitching adds luxury to the utilitarian look of the discovery.
 
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Originally Posted by Tomzsix
I can't believe Land Rover used "pleather" for trim. I purchased some leather from Ebay, "real' leather, that is, and my rig looks like a million bucks!! A bitch to assemble, but so worth it. The stitching adds luxury to the utilitarian look of the discovery.
I replaced mine in real black leather with white stitching, both the handbrake and the low range shifter. It took a couple of hours work re-using the wire frames and gluing the leather onto them but worth the effort as the old original LR gaiters were worn out after 14 years where they crease. I got mine from Ebay for about £10. Genuine LR gaiters were 5 times the price for plastic leather look.
 
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Originally Posted by Tomzsix
I can't believe Land Rover used "pleather" for trim. I purchased some leather from Ebay, "real' leather, that is, and my rig looks like a million bucks!! A bitch to assemble, but so worth it. The stitching adds luxury to the utilitarian look of the discovery.
Links & photos would be nice.
 
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Old 02-26-2017, 09:36 PM
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Sorry, Chubs, but I lack the now how to post pics. But autotrimming on Ebay sells the sets with a choice of stitch color
 
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https://www.google.fr/search?q=disco...w=1280&bih=670

They mostly come in black leather with various different colours of stitching, white, red, blue, black etc.
 
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