Alcantara knee pads
 

Went to the dealer to get my ECM swapped (high pitch noise) and looked at a 2011 base Roadster in the showroom. I was impressed by the knee pads on the sides of the center console...they were Alcantara instead of the faux leather. Inquired about ordering some and the dealer said they'd be $60 each. Figured I'd let you guys know since it's a cool change.

damn thats cool, anyone can find the part number?

96912 and 96913. The numbers are the same on Courtesyparts and through Nissan. However, I don't know how you order leather vs alcantara. Courtesyparts just lists those numbers for all model years. The Nissan parts guy didn't know either, though I'd feel better ordering from Nissan and specifying the 2011 Roadster as 'my car'.

price isnt bad, id be interested to see how these look compared to the original ones

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Yeah I noticed that when I looked at a friends ZR. Very nice. Better than the leather on the Coupes IMO... unless you have really sweaty, oily knees in the summer. :icon17:

What are these knee pads you speak of? Any pics?

huge pic but take a look: http://0.tqn.com/d/cars/1/0/q/x/1/ag_10370zr_int.jpg

Ah, so it's a touring package option? I need one glued to the driver's door :) Knee's take a beating during auto-x and track days.

Looking forward to pictures, pricing is not bad either.

That looks really good, and I am shocked it is only $60 per knee pad. I will have to call my dealership tomorrow!

If I had kept my Z that would have been one of my next mods. I think the Alcantara treatement there is much nicer than the thick leather in the Coupes.

Amazingly it's just a stock piece on any model. The one I saw in the showroom was a base, non-sport, non-touring roadster. So I think if you tell the dealer you want to order the knee pads for a 2011 roadster, you'll get the Alcantara. I popped the manual shift boot up and they have all the same mounting points (figured I'd just check).

Salesman: OMG why is this guy breaking that Z? :icon17:

its a good price, thanks for the find man