Correct Daytona seats have raised leather between the inserts?

the seats that I have are original and they do have this puffyness that you refer to. the seats in the auction do look flat and old. however, I couldn't begin to say if they are original or not.

 

in the next posts, i will try to show the "puffyness" referred to. however, i have to admit that in trying to photo these, it is hard to show. scott is right, there is a protuding leather portion over the daytona style straps.

first up is the original seats of a 74 "daytona style seats" option:
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next, are the original seats form a 72, original "daytona style seats" car from a fellow f-chatter. the seats were originally blue and later dyed black.
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next are the seats offered by re-originals. i bought these seats for personal use and am not endorsing re-originals ( however, i have always had very good experiances with them)
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lastly, a couple of photos from my 04 360 which has daytona style seats. you can still see the nature of the idea that ferrari has continued into modern day.
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i can't help one to determine whether the daytona seats are correct or original, however, i do believe the leather portions should "puff" out from the daytona-style straps. the straps were originally made from vinyl and the leather portion did have a certain amount of profile above the height of the vinyl strap portion. this is not only seen on the daytona, but also on the boxers, as well.

a good many cars have been re-upholstered with these style seats and the work has been done by using photo's and designs, but not necessarily a true pattern.

other than my own reference cars, i can not say that the "puffyness" goes away over time and cars reported as original could be without the puffyness, however, i don't see the leather stitching changing over time, therefore the nature of the stitch and leather protusion shouldn't either.

 

The padding could be worn out causing it to look flat. Attatched photos show a close up of our daytona pattern.
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Mine are puffy replacements from Matt at Re-originals. Look nice, even if they're not exactly correct.

Dave
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I have NOS Daytona inserts and they are definitely puffed.