My passenger seat looks vinyl!

[Paul S320CDi]

I noticed the other day that my front passenger seat looks and feels like vinyl. It is a very different feel to the drivers seat yet the style is identical.

How is this possible? The seats are black and supposed to be leather.

Actually the centre part of the passenger seat (the bit with the perforations) does feel the same as the driver's, but it's the outer area that looks/feels different.

Very odd.

 

[Matt_ML]

It will have a 'harder' feel to it than the drivers side due to the lack of 'polishing' done by the amount of times it is sat on. I've noticed this on quite a few cars, I guess it depends on the leather type! Failing that, maybe its been re-covered at some point?