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Old 04-20-2012, 12:04 PM
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Has anyone had experience with Apsis seat covers I called and they said stock look covers would be $1998.00 but they use Nappa leather not the coated leather that is in all the domestic cars nowdays, the Nappa leather is available in all the high end exotics, does not wrinkle.
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Another vote for Vette Essentials. Below is a picture of my set up:



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Old 05-01-2012, 10:57 PM
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Great information, a definite must do mod coming up.
Can someone tell me, are the vette essentials leather coated or natural leather ??
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Originally Posted by olbear1962
Great information, a definite must do mod coming up.
Can someone tell me, are the vette essentials leather coated or natural leather ??
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I have VE seat skins and they are coated.
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Hi All,
I have searched for a website for Oaktree Vettes. Can anyone help please. I remember seeing them selling seat covers on Ebay but can't find them now.
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Originally Posted by Bimmervet
I bought some 2 tone leather for my C4 from
http://www.leatherseats.com/

They were high quality and cost alot less than most other vendors.
I hope you have better luck then me, I will never buy from them again. My torch red seats began to bleed through black underneath (2 years of use). Very upset, Sandy at Vette Esentials hooked me up with new seats and cushions. I will send pics with a comparison (installing today). Go with Sandy, you get what you pay for!
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Originally Posted by George80ONE
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I have searched for a website for Oaktree Vettes. Can anyone help please. I remember seeing them selling seat covers on Ebay but can't find them now.
Not for certain but I believe they are no longer a business! I tried to place a order about a month ago by phone. The number was no longer in service. So I checked on the big auction site and they no longer had a ebay store either.... I think I am going to give DJ Motorsports cover a try!!
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looking at the ebay store for oaktree, it says that his father had a heart attack and he removed the stuff from the store as of 4-18. i assume he had to take care of his family. hopefully his dad got better.
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I just did mine from DJ Motorsports. See my two threads on the experience. Great seat skins, great price, but not so much on the customer service.

The tan leather is a little bit lighter than the OEM Light Oak. Only an issue where it meets up with leather that is the OEM shade, such as on the console cover I already had in the car or where the shifter boot meets up with the two-tone shift **** I put on (not in the pics).

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...the-seats.html

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-and-pics.html







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I just got some from interior innovations. $521 for the pair

QUOTE=hotrod03;1580599367]Who has the beat quality, I have a 03 annv. and need new skins and repair the foam. I also have to find out also who has the best kit for the cushion
Thank you[/QUOTE]
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Got my covers and the console cover as a package deal from Interior Innovations. Synthetic with genuine perf leather butt/back.

Are they as nice as VE? Of course not. But...from my point of view the part under my legs will not wrinkle, the maintenance will be much less, and most people will not know the difference anyways.

The covers and the console cover were a package deal for $400.00. Installed them myself.

I most definitely can appreciate those that go for real leather. It just wasn't in my pocketbook...and I'm more than satisifed with the results.



Not bad for $400 IMHO...

Wow...didn't realize this was such an old thread...

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I bought my leather and foam from Corvette Mods but the leather actually came from Performance Choice made by Mid America Motorworks and foam was shipped directly from Corvette Central. Don't understand how Corvette Mods could be so much cheaper than the company who made them but I guess that's the online shopping world?
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Originally Posted by slfwilrr
I bought my leather and foam from Corvette Mods but the leather actually came from Performance Choice made by Mid America Motorworks and foam was shipped directly from Corvette Central. Don't understand how Corvette Mods could be so much cheaper than the company who made them but I guess that's the online shopping world?
I also purchased seat cover kit from CM and the quality is as amazing as the price. Highly recommend if you're looking for awesome covers and foam for a great price. You can't beat most of their deals. They're always running promos too
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No way to repair foam...replace if you want a good job!
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Originally Posted by Bimmervet
I bought some 2 tone leather for my C4 from
http://www.leatherseats.com/

They were high quality and cost alot less than most other vendors.
I did a group buy for my old car with 25 + sales for full interiors from leather seats.com..made them alot of money, any ways, about a year after i had my new leather seats, i had some of the leather cracking on the drivers seat, which i called and email leatherseats.com only needing the bottom part of the seat, customer service was bad, they were only willing to sell me a whole seat cover not just the lower portion that i needed.and it was 3/4 of the cost of what i paid for the whole interior...good product horrible customer service.
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Originally Posted by hotrod03
Who has the beat quality, I have a 03 annv. and need new skins and repair the foam. I also have to find out also who has the best kit for the cushion
Thank you
I just spent this afternoon recovering my seats with a kit from Interior Inovations. Comlpete leather and was a little over $500 shipped. I bought new foam from Mid America and it was good that I did because the drivers side bolster was warn through. With the help of the install videos in this forum and the right tools it didn't take long.







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