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Who has the best leather seat covers?
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 1:09 am
by Holshot
Hey guys, I'm starting the process on a restoration project and I'm going to be doing a complete interior restoration and want to know from other members who's seat covers seem to fit the best. I would prefer leather and I'm looking for the very best fitting and quality that is on the market. I've seen some sets on Iternationals' website and then saw somebody posted a new interior with Autoberry seat covers but the pics really didn't show off the seats well and focused more on the custom leather wrapped dash. Anyone with experience on the matter and want to recommend some other options would be greatly appreciated!
Kind Regards
Re: Who has the best leather seat covers?
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:52 am
by AJFiat
I'm looking for the same answer. Can you PM me or post who you decided on if you have already. We might decided to go local and go with cloth since vinyl and leather are hot out here in Arizona.
Re: Who has the best leather seat covers?
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 10:54 am
by RRoller123
I used a custom auto upholsterer and picked the raw material and they did it from scratch. Not as expensive as one might expect, and the quality was fantastic.
Pete
Re: Who has the best leather seat covers?
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 11:43 am
by Jimb
RRoller123 wrote:I used a custom auto upholsterer and picked the raw material and they did it from scratch. Not as expensive as one might expect, and the quality was fantastic.
Pete
Agreed. The difference in quality is so worth it.
Jim
Re: Who has the best leather seat covers?
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 11:56 am
by Tuc124
How much $$ are we talking about?
Re: Who has the best leather seat covers?
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 6:35 pm
by RRoller123
I paid under a grand for both front and rear seats, in material of my choice. (But have to state that they are NOT done in leather). Included weld repair of seat frame and repair of lumbar tensioner too. However, I am a current customer, paid cash, did it during the slow period (January, NOW) and also store other vehicles with the fellow, so I may have had a slight pricing advantage.
Re: Who has the best leather seat covers?
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:57 pm
by Tuc124
Thanks, they look great !
Re: Who has the best leather seat covers?
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 9:13 pm
by vandor
A friend had a local (to him) shop do the front and rear seats in leather. The upholsterer already had the material, it was left over from another job. The price was just under a grand, but they look great.
Re: Who has the best leather seat covers?
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 10:27 pm
by RRoller123
One thing to consider is whether you want to match the original stitching and style, and make this very clear to the upholsterer. I asked for it to match as closely as possible and I think they kept really close, I couldn't see much difference from the original at all. Very happy with the results.