Anyone order punch leather? Or non leather Dimamica...

 

I ordered Carbon Black Cross Punch Leather instead of the Dinamica seats. I originally spec'd the car with Dinamica and changed at the last minute to leather. I was really worried about how the seats would wear after looking at pictures of used Gen 2 GP's online (same style seats). None of them were terrible but leather should wear better and they are easier to take care of. I would love to share pics but I haven't received my car yet. There are some nice pics of cross punch online. I think they look great. The new Challenge 210 has them as well. Good luck with the decision.

 

I have the leather seats in my MCS. They are not supper high end leather but seem to wear fine. The edge of the seats is made from suede like material...this has worn on my car from me getting in and out of the car. So I'm thinking if the Dinamica leather seats have this material they will not wear well.

 

I would bet the trim is Dinamica. I had a micro suede couch once and it was a pain as it seemed to always have marks/scuffs on it. You can groom it which helps. I wish they made the Dinamica seat in full leather.

Do you have the leather or the leatherette seats in your MCS?

 

Leather. They look good after a year.

 

I ordered the leather dinamica JCW sport seats because I thought they felt more comfortable than the regular sport seats. I wish the JCW sport seats had a real leather option though.

 

They do. They are not JCW sport seats, they're the same sport seats in the regular Minis, and you can get leather. The "JCW" seats are the dinamicas, the ones that resemble my Recaros, with the wrap around shell. They are standard on the JCW and $2000 extra for Alcantara leather.

 

In comparing pictures of the sport seats vs the JCW sport seats the bolsters look to be the same size. I could be wrong but the pictures look very similar.

 

The bolsters look pretty substantial

 

I'm in Canada. The regular seats in the jcw are the Dinamica cloth carbon black. The Dinamica leather combo version is $2250. On the configerater the seats all look the same because it just shows the front.....

 

Which seats do you suggest? I originally was going to do the leatherette but the more I drive my other Mini with the leatherette seats they make your butt sweat in this wonderful FL heat. 😀

 

The problem with all MINI seats are that they are rarely fitted properly. Just look at the photos - especially the back seats. You would never see wrinkles and folds on in the seat covers on a BMW. I've had 4 MINI's and each one has had to have at least one seat cover replaced and others reattached by the dealership. That being said the leather seats on my F56 aren't badly fitted. I am having the drivers seat replaced because there is a hole in the foam which has caused the leather to "sag" but otherwise not bad.
Guess I would recommend these if I was asked. :=)

 

I've had my car for just over a week and I'm so happy I didn't get the Dinamica seats. I picked up my daughter twice from softball this past week and it was nice being able to wipe down the seat with leather cleaner after her pants got the seat dirty. I would not have been happy otherwise...

 

Which seats did you get? Thanks for the insight. I haul my English Bulldog around and he gets hair everywhere. I need something easy to clean.

 

I upgraded to the Sport Seats with Carbon Black Cross Punch Leather. They are a $1500 upgrade. They are black leather seats a few posts above. The bolsters are great. The JCW seats really only appear to add the integrated headrest. Having kids and a dog they made the most sense. They look and feel great.

 

After having Dinamica seats in my R56 JCW, I had to select them for my new F56. I don't see any other MINI seat being as comfortable, and supportive

 

So you can't get the JCW seats in the Cross Punch Black leather? I've got the sport seats with CP leather in my F56S and love them. They look and feel good and after a year are holding up fine. I'm in the process of configuring a JCW and have been confused by the seating options (or lack thereof).

 

You are correct, the JCW seats only come in cloth or Dinamica. You have to choose the regular sports seats to get cross punch leather. The integrated headrest appears to be the only thing you lose. They really need to offer the JCW seat in a full leather option.

 

My understanding is that the JCW Sports Seats have the integrated headrest which would better accommodate a track helmet, are more bolstered & don't come in full leather as they will be more slippery thus negating the purpose of the JCW seats.

 

I realize I don't have the same JCW seats (Recaro), but the seating surface of mine is Alcantara fake leather, and there's no sliding at all. The bolsters are the regular leather. My 2007 R56 seats were leather, and you to slide a bit. I think the Dinamicas look great in the pix and was surprised they are standard on the JCW. IMO the F56 seats are great too though.

 

I don't know that I agree a full leather seat would negate the purpose of the JCW seat. There are plenty of very high end sports cars that have full leather seats. Just sayin...

 

We are all entitled to our opinions...I was only referencing information relayed to me.

 

Anyone have experience with the "regular" (Cloth) JCW seats? I just ordered my 2016 JCW, but opted to not add the $2000 Dinamica. Wondering if i should just bite the bullet and upgrade. Any thoughts?

 

This is why I didn't get Dinamica. I can't speak for how these seats were taken but I have seen to many GP3 seats that look like this.

 

I'm having trouble seeing what you're seeing. This looks like a new seat to me. Just needs a quick swipe to get the hand mark off.