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mwalsh
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Delivery Date: 05 Jan 2011
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Location: Garden Grove, CA

Re: Leather anyone?

I've found a shop locally (Westminster) that has just finished up on a LEAF. They did a really nice job (though I saw a little puckering in area of the rear seat backrest cover I thought could have been avoided), and the price was certainly right - $1000 all-in! :D For that you get front and rear seat covers with leather faces and vinyl elsewhere, all properly sewn to accommodate the air-bags; covers for the headrests; covers for the door and center console armrests; and labor/fitting. The even sew in an extra map pocket on the driver's seat back!

The car you see in the pictures is done in a dark grey that matches the color in the upper dash very, very nicely. I was also shown a light beige color swatch that is a pretty good match for the door panels, but it was just a hair lighter and I personally would just as soon go for a high-contrast - much easier to pull off than a color match that's not quite right.

Speaking of the pictures - I could kill myself for not having my good camera with me. And, you know, I thought about taking it but then was like "Nah, what could I possibly see on the way down to the DMV?". So these relatively poor pictures are off my iPhone camera, sorry. :?

Anyway, they've got the patterns down from this car, and already have a couple of other LEAFs coming in for work. I told the owner's dad (who was the one that spoke with me) about us, and that he should expect a few of us would be in contact with the shop, which is Skylineseating at 13050 Hoover St., Westminster 92683 (Hoover just south of Garden Grove Blvd.). Tony Dang is the owner and their direct phone number is (714) 720-5272 and office number (714) 898-0989. http://www.skylineseating.com. It seems like a nicely setup and run little shop.

You could tell Tony that I referred you, if you call (not that I'll get any special deal for referrals or anything). But in any event, you should certainly say you're from the forum (I did leave one of my Garygid created forum business cards), so they'll know we're talking about them on the forum and are the source of the referral.

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2011 Blue Ocean SL with 87,000 miles
2015 pack on 12/30/15
Tinted windows
Bosch AGM 12v
Ecopia 422+ tires
L1 EVSE upgrade
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Superbright LED lighting
2013 sun visors
LED shifter
Heated seats
GT-R map lamp lenses
Altima illuminated door switches
mxp
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Delivery Date: 26 Jun 2015
Location: Fremont, CA

Re: Leather anyone?

Thank you for the photos Mike! Do you have a picture looking directly from the rear with the hatch open up? I wanted to see what the edges look like along the rear part of the backseat.

Overall WOW! They look beautiful. I really want Leather now, it really transforms the Leaf to feel "Luxurious". This is a really worthwhile upgrade.

I wish we have this and priced as that in the SF Bay Area....
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TomT
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Re: Leather anyone?

If I wasn't leasing, I'd go for leather. But since I am, there is no real point...
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mwalsh
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Re: Leather anyone?

mxp wrote:Thank you for the photos Mike! Do you have a picture looking directly from the rear with the hatch open up? I wanted to see what the edges look like along the rear part of the backseat..
Sorry, no. Those are the only pics I was able to get.
2011 Blue Ocean SL with 87,000 miles
2015 pack on 12/30/15
Tinted windows
Bosch AGM 12v
Ecopia 422+ tires
L1 EVSE upgrade
FIAMM horns
Superbright LED lighting
2013 sun visors
LED shifter
Heated seats
GT-R map lamp lenses
Altima illuminated door switches
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Boomer23
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Delivery Date: 30 Mar 2011
Location: Orange County, CA

Re: Leather anyone?

Very nice looking, Mike, thanks for the pics and the heads-up. The pics are fine, btw, esp the armrest ones.

I'm in the "leasing, so probably not" camp. But were I buying the LEAF, I'd definitely be tempted. Perhaps for our 2007 Prius...
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z0ner
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Delivery Date: 18 Apr 2011
Leaf Number: 0909
Location: Orange County, CA

Re: Leather anyone?

Boomer23 wrote:I'm in the "leasing, so probably not" camp.
Same here, but it is MIGHTY tempting at only an extra $27.78/mo :P I would love to see this in person...
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mwalsh
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Re: Leather anyone?

z0ner wrote:Same here, but it is MIGHTY tempting at only an extra $27.78/mo :P I would love to see this in person...
You might want to call over the shop and see if you can take a look...they were pretty accommodating to me. But the car looks like it's pretty much done, and I know if it were mine I'd want to go pick it up right away.
2011 Blue Ocean SL with 87,000 miles
2015 pack on 12/30/15
Tinted windows
Bosch AGM 12v
Ecopia 422+ tires
L1 EVSE upgrade
FIAMM horns
Superbright LED lighting
2013 sun visors
LED shifter
Heated seats
GT-R map lamp lenses
Altima illuminated door switches
drmanny3
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Delivery Date: 28 May 2011
Leaf Number: 3297
Contact: Website

Re: Leather anyone?

I just went by and took a look. I thought it came out great. While I leased, I am considering having it done. I would enjoy it for at least the next 35 months. I do not think it will hurt the value of the car. In fact I suspect it will add a bit. I took some pictures but do not want to bother with the process of displaying them. If someone wants about four shots, send me an email to drmanny3@cox.net

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mwalsh
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Re: Leather anyone?

Here are Manny's pics, which came out much better than mine. Thanks for sharing Manny!

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2011 Blue Ocean SL with 87,000 miles
2015 pack on 12/30/15
Tinted windows
Bosch AGM 12v
Ecopia 422+ tires
L1 EVSE upgrade
FIAMM horns
Superbright LED lighting
2013 sun visors
LED shifter
Heated seats
GT-R map lamp lenses
Altima illuminated door switches
Leafittome
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Location: Foster City, Calif.

Re: Leather anyone?

I'm glad that Nissan decided not to offer leather on a Leaf. It just doesn't fit the concept of the car, IMO. I say this having had many leather clad cars, and don't begrudge anyone opting for aftermarket leather--but it just doesn't seem right on a Leaf.(I'm not a vegetarian either!)
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