Hey guys. I was wondering how many of you have leather interiors. Yes I searched but not much luck. Is this easy/cheap to do in any way(I have a feeling its not). But I am sick of mmy cloth seats and want something else. Thnx


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is leather anything cheap?


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sndsgood wrote:is leather anything cheap?

^>>> pleather maybe ? lol phone a local shop and find out a price on materals then labor leather is not cheap and shops use a high end sewing machine a normal sewing machine wouldn't push though the leather thus it cost more to have it done

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cheapest ive see for leather kits r round $800! dont think that includes shipping but not sure.

Well I found a site that has real leather kit(Door panel, front/rear seat and headrests) for 650 with tax and free shipping. But I wanted to completly change my interior to look stock-ish by using better materials on the surfaces. I still havent found pictures tho.


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--Jon Savage
--Melody Maker’s Review of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures when asked “ How has Unknown Pleasures has affected you”

Put it this way, my two bucket seats cost me 600 to be wrapped.. Haven't even done the back seat yet. I wish I could afford to do the doors.












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i looked into leather on my corbeaus david and the cost would have been around $1200 for leather.


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whats wrong with pleather?

the new pleather stuff out is really good, its what i had, and i had two samples of the stuff and the rear leather and the stuff i got was softer and felt better then the leather did.


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^^ ya but it doesn't smell the same.

I say save up for it man!
It all depends on how much you care about modding your car.
What I mean is, do you want to take it to an award winning level?
Or just something simple, no big wow factor.

I wish this hobby was cheep
Here’s a little incentive.

buy the seats from a-plu I beleive I dunno how much hes charging for leather but I priced around here in canada I was around 1300 to reapholster everything I did the front race seats in Leather door panels arm rest and rear seat for around $800 Cdn but that was researching prices for the whole winter leather isnt cheap but you get the best product in the long haul I feel

i win awards with my pleather lol


if your having them done i'd be more involved with finding out a quality shop versus the material doesn't matter if you have $1000.00 materials if your upholsterer sucks. luckily i got a good one.


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Yes that is very true actaully.

Definitely depends on the quality of the install.

hey those seats look great i'm doing my own seats by hand sewing 101 i wish i could do leather or pleather but i'm still learning and to make a mistake on $100 on cloth oh well but on $800 of leather no thanks. for me i guess it just feels better know i did it myself but it will never be than high end work

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Hey James,

I'm also doing my own seats.. I've just took the passenger side seat out today and taking it apart .. I'm going to be using vinyl .. It's way cheaper than leather and some styles look and feel very much like leather

let me know what you are up to with the progress on your seats

stitching up a pair of seats to look good takes allot of skill. i did my entier interior myself but sometimes you gotta know when to let someoene else take over esp if its a show car. good luck on doing your seats guys. post pics when you get them done, takes allot of skill.


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well so far i went to fabricland and got the electric blue tarp like cloth and black do have any idea of the looks i got in a women's fabricstore !! looking for fabric lol. Well so far i've learned this (p.s. i'm sure theres better ways but i'm not a pro!) that said you can buy a knife with a needle at the end of it it cut the threds holding the sewing together once ALL the sewing is cut out, lay out your pieces out on top and chalk out your new pieces with a extra 1" are so more To have a seamless area. fold two pieces and sew behind the fold. Theres also going to be what they call hog rings there little half hoops that hold rods in tight to the seat and the rods have cloth over and round the rods to the inner seat(helps the seat and cloth look tight) to remove those i used two sets of needle nosed visegrips you can buy a tool call a hog ring clamp it makes it eazyier to remove and reset them. To sew in a good line theres a tool for that as well i don't know the name of it but its a wheel with like ten sharp needles and you run it up a chalk line it cuts the holes for you that way your sew is dead on right now i have the back seats done next is the front then the roof liner then the doors after glassing them (adding 10" subs there) oh expect the fingers to hurt! pics are in the works

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I know JC Whitney has the full leather interior kits for about $600.

yeah i'd like leather but money is tight a $600 U.S. for my is about $900 can, plus shipping and taxs 1,000!! for 75 u.s my seats are the exact color i wanted and i have bragging rights lol i think if all go's well next year i'll do the leather upgrade

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Thanx for the feedback guys, I think im gonna buy the entire kit and have someonee else install it. Stealthfire if you could show me some more pictures of ypur car id really app. it.


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--Jon Savage
--Melody Maker’s Review of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures when asked “ How has Unknown Pleasures has affected you”