How to see what Color Leather Seats Are?

[RussCan]

I'm looking to buy some seats from a guy for my C2 996. My car has the light gray (Graphite Gray Leather Seats) leather seats and looking to replace them. I wanted to make sure these matched first. Is there anyway to tell by a code or tag on the seats? If so, where should I have him look and what is the color code for Graphite Gray?

Thanks, Russ

[Richard Hamilton]

I don't know if there is a tag on the seats I'm afraid. The interior trim codes on the Vehicle Identification Label (and order guides) and those quoted in the PET are different. However, it seems that the first letter of the code is the same. For example, my Savannah Beige interior shows as "SP" on the VIL, and "S30" in the PET. I've checked this out with a few colours, and it seems to tie up. So far, the ones I have checked are:

3 – Natural Grey

6 – Classic Grey

8 – Black

A – Black

C – Graphite Grey

S – Savannah

G – Metropole Blue

E – Metropole Blue

B – Space Grey

J – Nephrite Green

M – Boxster Red

D – Natural Dark Grey

T – Natural Brown

P – Cinnamon Brown

I would say that if the donor car interior trim code starts with C, you should be OK. I'm not sure if this is any help to you, but it might be of some interest to someone.

[White987S]

Maybe you can clip off a small piece of the leather from under the seat? And then compare. I know home furniture has this, maybe our cars do too.

What about a high quality digital photo?