Leather, LEATHER, lol leather

[njccmd2002]

anyone has any recommendations, im thinking on adding leather seats on my car.

Well I would rather get brz limited seats, but those are rare.

I want real leather skin covers, and not seat covers. difference? i want to take the cloth out...

anyone with experience can recommend me.

Katzkin, leather-seats, are some of the manufactures right now.

thanks....

[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.

[njccmd2002]

ok cool, installing them is not a problem, ive done them before,

ill keep looking.

[B L U E S L A T E]

Recaro Pole Position in leather.

[tacoss23]

Originally Posted by njccmd2002

ok cool, installing them is not a problem, ive done them before,

ill keep looking.

I'll go with Roadwire, they are actually #1 in the nation, the problem is they are not popular because they don't advertise. Most of their business comes from dealing with dealership and port programs, that's why their quality standard has to be higher (of their leather kits).

Roadwire.com
Classicsofttrim.com (these guys actually have installation centers)

[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!.

[Struckbylitenin]

^ those are beautiful... but $$$$

[Minovsky]

I second that I rather it not say frs or have the option to stitch Gt-86..

[njccmd2002]

that is definitely awesome. Only thing is, would those let they seat airbags deploy. Hmmmm, cant find them on the website.

all they have are the standard pics on the roadwire site

[njccmd2002]

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!.

where is the link for this one?

[tacoss23]

Originally Posted by njccmd2002

where is the link for this one?

They don't have it available yet. It's still a "concept". My little secret is that my fiancé designed this one, she is a designer that works for them and other companies.

It will be released soon, I was able to see it on a FR-S that will be shown in SEMA I believe, and it looks glorious. The white stripes are actually submerged channels, sort of what you find in the BMW M5 seats. The stitching is red matching the FR-S interior.

Check this other one, this one will be available in few weeks as well. This one was also designed by my fiancé and will be sold by Roadwire and Classic Soft Trim.

[tacoss23]

[tacoss23]

Originally Posted by njccmd2002

that is definitely awesome. Only thing is, would those let they seat airbags deploy. Hmmmm, cant find them on the website.

all they have are the standard pics on the roadwire site

All Classic Soft Trim and Roadwire seats have to meet OEM standards of safety.

Because they work primarily and directly with OEM brands, and dealerships, then THEY HAVE to meet 100% safety standards specific of every vehicle. That's way they take long to release Designer Series, Sport Series of their patterns, because they test airbags, etc, plus they need to meet the OEM warranty standards that come with every new vehicle, etc.

Yeah, their webpage is not very friendly, I believe they just started selling directly to the public.

Which is why I also like them, not everyone can have them easily hehe...

My BRZ will arrive this month, I can take pictures and show how it looks on it. It will be the same as the concept 5, just will say "BRZ" instead of FR-S.

[phanguy]

actually i love my katzkin seats. they look and feel great. I've had no major problems with mine. Still looks as good as the day they did it. I've had them for over a year so maybe i have to wait another year to see some problems? :P