Dashboard leather lines from airbag

Hi all - I’m a recent 296 owner having purchased the car last month (2024 MY with 150 miles) from a dealer on the east coast who delivered down to me. On the drive home I noticed dashboard lines on the passenger side that weren’t obvious in the pre-sale pics or video walkthroughs. A Google and search of this forum (one thread on a 458) suggested these are lines created by the airbag underneath. Both dealer and Ferrari say this is completely normal. What’s the view / experience from other 296 owners? I’ve subsequently been looking at pictures of other cars, been to my local dealer to look at 296 inventory + asked my Ferrari-experienced detailer for their experience. Don’t want to overreact but I’ve never had this on any other car - exotic or otherwise. This is my first Ferrari.

Thanks in advance for any input here.

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Indeed it is related to the airbag. How it shows up in pics depends on the light and angle of the picture to a degree but I can see faint lines in the same places on many 296s I’ve subsequently looked at. Some I can’t see it on (maybe when they’re brand new). I guess the issue for me is one of prominence. Car is a year old and with 300 miles and the outline is fairly obvious. IMO doesn’t look great.

 

Examples from a couple of other cars I’ve seen online. Not great quality pics but same outline is there.
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Thanks for the replies, chaps. Sounds like it’s somewhat common. If anyone has pics of their car in this area, I’d appreciate seeing for comparison’s sake. Also - if anyone has been able to treat or improve this, I’d be grateful to hear.

 

Indeed. My Lambo had a neat box out area for the airbag. I think McLaren also does this.

 

Thanks for the response, John. Sounds like I’ll just have to get used to it!