has anyone put in leather?

I had leather installed in mine and was not entirely satisfied. What I disliked the most is that the seat backs and headrests are covered with a synthetic vinyl Also the stiching on the armrest is not even on the edges. Over all I think it looks pretty good, and I think I can realign the stiching on the armrest. All in all if I had to make the choice again knowing what I know now I still would have had it done.

Justin

 

I had mine done at a custom upholstery shop in Santa Ana, CA. He did it all by hand and matched the Toyota upholstery piece by piece. It was not a kit. It looks great. No stitching in the places you indicate.

 

how much did each of you guys pay for the total leather conversion?

 

as i recall, I paid $1,800.

 

mine was $1600

 

I have a set for sale. Light tan. Custom soft Trim. $425 in original box. Never Used. Can be installed professionally for $250. by any good auto upholstery shop. <[email protected]>...Eddie

 

Two-tone (charcoal and light gray) with zero defects. All seams line up, looks perfect. $1000 in San Diego. Company was "AMS" (I think), off of Miramar Rd. Super job, Katzkin kit. 3-hour install by two people.

They covered the side armrests, door panels, center armrest, headrests, etc. and even gave me material for a center dog run.

 

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Try me 256.651.1032

 

For those putting in leather... I want to buy the fabric that comes off your seats. Does haven't to be perfect as I don't plan to use in to recover the seats. Let me know via PM.

 

Leather in a Prius? That's like a vegetarian who goes hunting. :tongue:

 

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:lol:

I special ordered my 2000 GMC Sierra 1500 with the SLT option: heated leather bucket seats, power everything, the works. It was my first vehicle with leather seats.

I have to admit in winter, very cold, the heated seats were *very* nice. It felt so good ...

My first summer in that thing, and it was a *hot* and *humid* one, I deeply regreted the leather seats. I went for a drive to the hobby farm with my shirt off, and not much A/C just fresh air, and when I finally stopped, I could *not* get out of the seat.

I'm serious!

My skin was *stuck* to the leather. It took about 5 minutes to literally peel myself off the seat, and I know I left hair behind.



Never again

 

thank you. i'm glad someone shared some reality here

 

Sell GT Leatherette custom 2004 to 2005 front and back

Will sell brand new GT Leatherette custom 2004 to 2005 Prius front air bag and rear seats with middle seat cushion, covers headrests also. New in box, never used cost $350. Will sell $299 plus shipping.

 

Not leather but for some it might interest them. Wet suit material from wetokole.com. Okole means "Butt" in Hawaiian slang. They have some nice color combos plus they're waterproof. If you live near one of their stores, they'll install for free.

 

Wow, these look really great! Has anyone here done business with these folks? ( www.wetokole.net/page/WOH/PROD/TOY/PRIUSF ) The photos and testimonials are very impressive.

 

Wow. I'm reallly interested in these as my husband and I do a lot of boating and paddling but I have leather seats in my prius. I wonder if they're easy to install (say, for the weekend) and remove (for the rest of the week).