Leather upgrade

it's a dealer installed option and isn't warrantied by Toyota.

 

I am in the same place as to getting it or not

Ordering a Salsa Prius tomorrow evening... I'm on the fence re leather seats. Would be nice, but - seeing this is going to be a family hauler (for a 3 1/2 year old and a not yet born on the way) and knowing how my son sometimes treats the car (when he throws a fit over something or whatever) - I think I'll stay away from leather as I am afraid it might not live up to abuse or might look like crap.

I don't want to police every little thing kids do on car seats. I think cloth might work better + I might not feel bad to throw seat covers on few years down the road...

THAT BEING SAID - if anyone has photos, that would be kewl! I did not see leather in a Prius yet. Don't have a feel for what the quality is.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Frank Hudon\";p=\"82182)</div>

Not true, it is not a dealer installed option. What is reported is true, Toyota Prius is avaliable in leather seats, they are installed at port in both Gulf States Distributors and SE Toyota Distributors geographic areas.

And the official Toyota website does llst the leather faced seats as an option, if you input a zip code in those distributors states.

I had mine done, its nice. The cleanup is vastly easier.

Everyone here knows the Prius comes avaliable with leather as an option, but getting any Prius is a wait. My across the street neighbor wanted one, but got a new Camry instead. Wasn't willing to wait a month to get a Prius.

10500 delivered units per month isn't enough to satisfy demand at all.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Robert Taylor\";p=\"82203)</div>

Is it leather or alcantara? The alcanatara option in Europe is pretty neat and easy to clean too. It's installed in port, and it's under Toyota's 3 year warranty.

 

The build page can be completely different from different regions, as I learned looking at Texas vs. Illinois. Not only the options, but the entire web site was different.

 

I wonder who the supplier is? Anyone know if the interior upgrade includes the steering wheel or is just the seats and door panels?

 

The SE Toyota distributorship is independently owned and as such can have any options it wants port installed, but as far as I know it's not available anywhere else in NA

 

i dont' get PETA having a problem with leather. What else would we do with the skins of cows that are slaughtered for food?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(addlepated\";p=\"82988)</div>

I'm still learning how to use the many features of PriusChat, so this may not be exactly what I intend.

Thanks, "addlepated" for your photos. My wife and I asked our central California Toyota sales rep why only fabric was available, when we ordered our 2004 6 months before it arrived. He insisted that the #1, #6, and #9 options packages were the only ones available. We've found other "facts" about which the poor guy was ignorant.

Your job looks absolutely perfect, allowing for color differences difficult to avoid in digital photos. Do you know whether it was installed over original upholstery, or was it a factory installation? Our miniature Poodle and miniature Dachshund are happy with the fabric, but keep ahead of us scrubbing their paw tracks from all horizontal (and some vertical) surfaces. We're not as agile as we were 50 years ago, so appreciate being able to slide in and out of seats of leather or leatherette in our previous cars. If you don't mind, I'd like to know how much you had to pay for the job, too.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(addlepated\";p=\"83137)</div>

I think the original is removed before. I got my original upholstery in a nice plastic bag when I ordered my Prius with alcantara – just in case I want to switch back or build a 1:1 model in my living room. :mrgreen:

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(addlepated\";p=\"83137)</div>

Actually, if you asked your California dealer, he may have been correct in saying leather was not an option. From what I have read, it's only a port-installed option in the Gulf States dealers. The cost was $1059. I am not sure if it's on top of the original upholstery or not. I have seen others say they have gotten after-market leather at prices anywhere from $1000-2000. Seems like there are also leatherette covers available; a search should turn them up.

It also might be possible that the only packages available in your area are the #1, 6, and 9. I read something about that being the case in SoCal. One way to check would be to enter your zip code in the Toyota site and see what it says. You can try other zip codes around the country to see what's available there, as well. An Austin zip code to try is 78701.

And you're right about the color differences, especially in the second pic. The flash does funny things to colors. [/b][/quote]

I like the way the legs move on your (photo) widow.

My HP 215 (PhotoSmart) is several years old, and takes several seconds, sometimes, to adjust settings automatically, especially when flash is being charged. If I fully depress the "shutter release" before I get the "ready" light, color is completely unpredictable (for me). I gather, then, that the color in your first photo is more like what you see - very nice.

Thanks for the other suggestions.

 

I must have lucked out. When I called the Dealer in North Little Rock, Arkansas, I just asked for one with Package 3,4,5 or 6. I didn't really have a color preference. They called me back within an hour and said they found one, and it also had leather. I picked it up one week later (Salsa Red, Package 5) Yeah!

I have a 7 year old, and leather is the only way to go. The interor carpet and mats tend to get dirty easily, so I know the seats would have been the same.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(gschoen @ Apr 18 2005, 12:37 PM) [snapback]82238[/snapback]</div>

I live in the Gulf States region and am getting a new Prius due to arrive in the port in Houston week after next. It did not come from the factory with leather, but my dealer said he can have the factory leather installed at the port or send it up to Shreveport to the upholsterer all the dealers use for leather here. The Shreveport leather would not be the factory leather. Same price either way. He seemed to think the factory leather installed at port would be better. Of course, it is a lot easier for him.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(In_Louisiana @ May 11 2006, 01:45 PM) [snapback]253620[/snapback]</div>

P.S. I talked to a dealer in North Carolina and he said he could get the leather installed at the port in Jacksonville. So its available at the port in the SE region also.

 

I have mine on the way with gray port leather in the SE. Do they also do the arm rest and the center console? The Prius I rented had some crappy fabric that I can see being trashed and stained in a matter of months.

 

I purchase a 2006 Prius with leather seats and it looks great!