Leather, LEATHER, lol leather

[kALMIGHTY]

Go with Roadwires.

Even if you get the chance to go with BRZ Limited seats, don't do it. They are not that great to be honest.
Sure, the leather/alacantara combination sounds good on paper, but it's actually worse than cloth, at least in these cars. The alacantara is non-perforated so the material doesn't breathe at all, and that's not good considering MOST of the Limited seats are covered in the material, the leather is minimal. On hot days, even with the air conditioning turned all the way up, your back will get all sweaty and wet because the seat can't breathe.

Stick with the standard seats until you can get something that's all leather, or alacantara that will breathe (perforated).

[Gen]

Some people say roadwire sucks... some say katzkin sucks... hard to know for certain.

[abutterman]

i honestly haven't seen any other bad reviews about katzkins. There was an frs at a dealer by me that had a katzkins kit installed and it was amazing. it was black with a red insert that went half way up the back of the seat and half way up the bottom cushion. i sat in it and it felt like oem leather. definitely up to the installer though to do it right. i would only let a real upholstery shop do the work. here in NY theres a place called automat that does incredible cosmetic work and repair and they always try to use katzkin when possible

[kmbkk]

tacoss223,

Do you know pricing on these? The options on the website are $899-$919 I believe, but it doesn't show any decent pics. I know you said these weren't on the site yet, just trying to gauge a price point for them.

[Burrcold]

Originally Posted by kALMIGHTY

Go with Roadwires.

Even if you get the chance to go with BRZ Limited seats, don't do it. They are not that great to be honest.
Sure, the leather/alacantara combination sounds good on paper, but it's actually worse than cloth, at least in these cars. The alacantara is non-perforated so the material doesn't breathe at all, and that's not good considering MOST of the Limited seats are covered in the material, the leather is minimal. On hot days, even with the air conditioning turned all the way up, your back will get all sweaty and wet because the seat can't breathe.

Stick with the standard seats until you can get something that's all leather, or alacantara that will breathe (perforated).

I have never had this problem. I've owned many cars with leather, and the leather/alcantara seats in the BRZ are quite nice IMO.

[UnOvertime]

Originally Posted by tacoss23

I don't recommend Katzkin, the quality of their hides is horrible. I've had so many issues with them and people calling less than 2 years later saying their leather looks like shit.

Also, they don't have installation centers, so it's pretty much up to you to find a re-styler with experience, otherwise you end up with those horrible installs that shrink.

I have only had my Katzkin's for about a month now and I love them. As for future wear, I am not sure. You do have to take care of leather which a lot of people forget or they use products that break down the leather and cause it to crack prematurely.

I posted a thread about my experience with the Katzkins with pictures. They were simple enough to install and I had zero experience with interior work.

[jadewbj]

Have you considered going to an auto upholsterer? You can usually find a local craftsman to do the work for a descent price.

[tacoss23]

Originally Posted by kmbkk

tacoss223,

Do you know pricing on these? The options on the website are $899-$919 I believe, but it doesn't show any decent pics. I know you said these weren't on the site yet, just trying to gauge a price point for them.

$919, but thats their Special Edition. That one is basically a plain black leather seat with red stitching. No extra details like the one I showed above.

I wouldn't be able to say their price for the designer series above, I'm expecting to pay around the same though, $900-$1000.

I will know whenever my BRZ gets here, I'll be replacing my Seat Heaters with their 3-stage Climate Control Seating at that point as well, so that bill will probably run high lol.

[kmbkk]

Well, I'm definitely interested and look forward to seeing them in your car.

[tacoss23]

Originally Posted by kmbkk

Well, I'm definitely interested and look forward to seeing them in your car.

Sure man will post pictures. Now if my BRZ will hurry the fuck up and get here already.....

[cfordart]

Originally Posted by tacoss23

Sure man will post pictures. Now if my BRZ will hurry the fuck up and get here already.....

Hey tacoss23, I REALLY like the Roadwire concept with the red striping. I'm getting ready to order seats for my car. FRS is not here yet, getting all the stuff ready so I can get transformations done quickly when it gets in.

My local (best in town) auto upholstery place says they do Katzkins and Roadwire as the 2 kits they put on. This Roadwire concept is very intriguing as I was wanting leather, just the black with the red shoulders. But this concept is NICE, and might be something I'd want...to make my FRS a little different. My compliments to your fiance for the design.

Do you know if they are available yet, the website is fairly cryptic since it has no real photos. But they do list another design other than the standard. Maybe that's it?

I really like the red shoulders on the stock seats, but I like the red striping and stitching too. Wonder how this would look in the car....

[OICU812]

I was gonna do leather but here to do full is 2500 bones. Now considering jut getting bride seats as they make some specific to our cars and get benefit of a more comfy purpose made race seat for same cabbage.

[JD86]

Another option for you... Works with the airbags an all. Shame they're only front seats.

http://www.nigel-jdmparts.com/vehicl...her-seat-cover

[charged86]

Originally Posted by tacoss23

This is mine, it's a Designer Series from Roadwire. I haven't ordered yet but I've seen it in person, it looks amazing!.

These are freaking sweet