When did peanut headrests replace D shaped headrests?

[Jules Dielen]

Are the peanut headrests a 72-73 only thing?

[Jay Laifman]

I don't know all the years. But certainly in 73, the D shaped headrest was for the leather seats and the peanut was for vinyl.

[Jules Dielen]

hmmm interesting. I have never seen a leather D headrest? I have a pair of 72/73 seats with peanut headrests and a pair with D.... all are vinyl and 72/73 seats... which ones are correct?

[Jay Laifman]

I am out of town, and away from my Dr. Johnson's book. But, I think that is where I read it - and it probably has more details.

I have a '73, with D, and leather, and it says leather on the invoice as well. But, I'm basing this on Dr. Johnson, not my personal car.

Personally, I don't like the Ds and still don't, even after learning they were the leather ones.

[Jay Laifman]

Here is a thread on this site that mentions the D headrests as the leather ones (or actually the peanuts as the vinyl ones).

http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...light=headrest

[Jules Dielen]

That makes sense. Here is a 72 vinyl with peanuts. The D headrests I have seen so far have all been vinyl too tho.

[smedley]

Dr. K in his RS book lists BOTH D and "peanut" headrests as available on the '73 RS.....no differentiation between leatherette and leather.

[Jules Dielen]

Thank you for checking Mark. I read Brett's book, no real details in there. Strange. My 61k original miles 72 coupe also had peanuts, original vinyl interior. Did the D's somehow get phased out?

[andyjboy]

Both the 'peanut' & D-shaped headrests were available in vinyl but, as far as I know, if your '72/'73 car was ordered with leather seats, the supplied leather headrests were always the D-shaped variety.

[steve shea]

My IT 73S came with cinnamon leatherette/32 as the factory designation for my interior. It has tan tartan seat inserts with beige D headrests. The beige matches the background of the tartan. 10/72 build. The car is #310. This all confirmed by the original owner who bought it off the showroom floor at Delcar in Varese, Italy. Those Italians have style. The paint is aubergine and interior vinyl.