boyodublin said:
Cool stuff!
Did you happen to mention the Forum?
Leather anyone?
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Cool stuff!
Did you happen to mention the Forum?
boyodublin
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Yes!
I not only mentioned the Forum, I was able to tell Tony that I was looking at the photos of dark grey leather and wanted that exactly. He said the lighter color might be a better match, but i'm ok with the contrast....
Love this forum for finding this and posting photos....good job!
I not only mentioned the Forum, I was able to tell Tony that I was looking at the photos of dark grey leather and wanted that exactly. He said the lighter color might be a better match, but i'm ok with the contrast....
Love this forum for finding this and posting photos....good job!
boyodublin
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Dropped car off with Tony this AM, Monday...
We looked at numerous leather swatches, but settled on a dark gray with a lighter double stitch accent. I think it will look great and will post some photos when done...
Tony is a really neat guy and very helpful and patient in suggesting what might work best. I feel really confident that the car will turn out terrific.
BTW, Tony said the car might be ready for pickup by early tomorrow morning......great job!
We looked at numerous leather swatches, but settled on a dark gray with a lighter double stitch accent. I think it will look great and will post some photos when done...
Tony is a really neat guy and very helpful and patient in suggesting what might work best. I feel really confident that the car will turn out terrific.
BTW, Tony said the car might be ready for pickup by early tomorrow morning......great job!
boyodublin said:
Nice!
derkraut
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mwalsh said:
Thanks BoyoDub..I'm going to call him today and set up an appointment.
IBELEAF
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The pictures look really good. I might have consider to replace wet okole at some point.
Herm
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Leafittome said:
What would leather have to do with buying oil from the Arabs?.. unless it was pig leather it would not bother them.. but cow leather would bother Hindus
garygid
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Are these seat-covers, or do they strip out the original cloth
upholstery and put in the leather upholstery?
upholstery and put in the leather upholstery?
Volusiano
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Good question. I'd like to know, too. My WetOkole covers don't seem to "hug" the seats very tightly. There are some spots where they kinda "bulge" out a little bit. You can tell they're covers. But these leather covers look real nice and tight on the seats. You can't tell that they're covers (if they are).garygid said:
Also, I assume that you can't order these and put on yourself, right? I assume you'd have to be local and bring your car in for them to do the installation themselves.
garygid said:
Pretty sure (near definite, actually) that these are replacement upholstery, not just covers.
JPVLeaf
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I spoke with Tony D. of Skyline Seating yesterday. Here are some tidbits I recall, in no particular order:
- Seats are OEM quality, including material, stitching and thread count.
- Shop does work for several dealerships.
- Set includes 2 front seats, rear bench seats, center armrest, fabric portion on door panels.
- Forgot to ask specifically about headrests, but I would assume these are included.
- Of this set, 40% of surface is leather, including where there is normal 'skin contact'. All other areas are covered in a leather-like material.
- Cowhide leather from Italy.
- Also available are double-stitching, two-tone, piping and perforated leather.
- Pattern includes pocket behind driver's seat.
- Can add bolstering for additional lumbar support (no charge).
- Seats are compatible with side air bags. Shop carries insurance coverage for this.
- Covers made onsite.
- Typical turnaround is 1-1/2 days.
- 3-yr/36k mi. warranty.
- In business for 26 yrs.
- Cash price is out-the-door, including installation.
- Doesn't usually do individual-direct custom orders. Is therefore offering a cash-only price (forgot the rationale on this).
So, thanks to MWalsh for his discovery and posting here.
- http://www.skylineseating.com
- Seats are OEM quality, including material, stitching and thread count.
- Shop does work for several dealerships.
- Set includes 2 front seats, rear bench seats, center armrest, fabric portion on door panels.
- Forgot to ask specifically about headrests, but I would assume these are included.
- Of this set, 40% of surface is leather, including where there is normal 'skin contact'. All other areas are covered in a leather-like material.
- Cowhide leather from Italy.
- Also available are double-stitching, two-tone, piping and perforated leather.
- Pattern includes pocket behind driver's seat.
- Can add bolstering for additional lumbar support (no charge).
- Seats are compatible with side air bags. Shop carries insurance coverage for this.
- Covers made onsite.
- Typical turnaround is 1-1/2 days.
- 3-yr/36k mi. warranty.
- In business for 26 yrs.
- Cash price is out-the-door, including installation.
- Doesn't usually do individual-direct custom orders. Is therefore offering a cash-only price (forgot the rationale on this).
So, thanks to MWalsh for his discovery and posting here.
- http://www.skylineseating.com
mxp
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boyodublin said:
Boyodublin, Please do share some photos of your seats!
How did they do the back portion of the rear seat?
Thanks!
derkraut
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drees said:
Dumb question here.....what's alacantra?
turbo2ltr
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Wow, I might just have to pull the seats and door panels out, load them up in the jeep and take a road trip!
It's a synthetic material that is a bit suede like - but provides wonderful tactile feel and looks great. Google alacantra seats or dashboard for examples.derkraut said:drees said:
Dumb question here.....what's alacantra?
boyodublin
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Hi guys,
I've taken some photos of the interior of my car, but I don't know how to post them?
If anyone would like to see them, and or post them, please contact me and I can send them to you through email...
thanks!
I've taken some photos of the interior of my car, but I don't know how to post them?
If anyone would like to see them, and or post them, please contact me and I can send them to you through email...
thanks!
turbo2ltr
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Upload them to one of the free image hosting sites
http://picasaweb.google.com
http://www.flickr.com
http://www.photobucket.com
http://picasaweb.google.com
http://www.flickr.com
http://www.photobucket.com
boyodublin
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Thanks Turbo!
Hope this works!
Interior Photos of car leathered up!
I'm really pleased with the result....you can see dog hair no back seat already....simply wipe away....
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=114117684017372071944&target=ALBUM&id=5630061201576446321&authkey=Gv1sRgCPjH-Iip_8PjhQE&feat=email
Hope this works!
Interior Photos of car leathered up!
I'm really pleased with the result....you can see dog hair no back seat already....simply wipe away....
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=114117684017372071944&target=ALBUM&id=5630061201576446321&authkey=Gv1sRgCPjH-Iip_8PjhQE&feat=email
rwherrick
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boyodublin said:
Cool! I'm jealous. My 9 year old son is constantly having to fight leaving soiling marks from his dusty shoes on the back of the front seats. "Easily soiled fabrics" is one of my biggest complaints about the Leaf, and I the leather seats I had in my previous car never needed any cleaning. Thanks for sharing your results with us!
