seat leather?
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Drifting
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seat leather?
ok all who have replaced the seat leather,
1. how much better is the aftermarket leather than the stock?
2. is the leather durable and will it stand up to daily use?
3. or do you still run covers?
4. if so which covers would you recomend?
5. would I be better off getting custom made covers from a local shop that included a diffrent tuffer material in the wear areas on the seats?
I'm a big guy and tend to eat up the leather fast.
thanks for your input.
More Than Zero
1. how much better is the aftermarket leather than the stock?
2. is the leather durable and will it stand up to daily use?
3. or do you still run covers?
4. if so which covers would you recomend?
5. would I be better off getting custom made covers from a local shop that included a diffrent tuffer material in the wear areas on the seats?
I'm a big guy and tend to eat up the leather fast.
thanks for your input.
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I have a V.E. interior. The quality of the materials far surpasses the O.E.M. leather. I have had mine for about 5 months, but my car is not a daily driver, and I try to be pretty careful.
I wear a pager and a cell (work issued) - I take the phone off my belt before I get into the car, and I try to slide the pager more towards the front away from the bolster to keep the pager from scratching up the leather. I also treat the leather with leather treatment - so mine looks just like it did when I installed it.
Maybe some of the others here that have had their aftermarket leather longer will speak up. I know that Patches recently posted that he has had the Wet Okeles on his seat for a while, and when he took them off to clean the seats recently, he reported that his seats look like brand new. Maybe you should think about that as a solution....
I wear a pager and a cell (work issued) - I take the phone off my belt before I get into the car, and I try to slide the pager more towards the front away from the bolster to keep the pager from scratching up the leather. I also treat the leather with leather treatment - so mine looks just like it did when I installed it.
Maybe some of the others here that have had their aftermarket leather longer will speak up. I know that Patches recently posted that he has had the Wet Okeles on his seat for a while, and when he took them off to clean the seats recently, he reported that his seats look like brand new. Maybe you should think about that as a solution....
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Originally Posted by blacksedan87
Maybe some of the others here that have had their aftermarket leather longer will speak up.
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I've got the Vette Essentials interior also and undoubtedly it is far superior to the stock leather. I've had mine in the car for about 2 1/2 years and it still looks great. I too treat it often with leather conditioner and I think that really helps. If you want a top quality interior that lasts, get the VE stuff.
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There is no comparision!
The OEM qualiity is sucks, minimal 'depth' (thichness) on the covers.
Go with VE - then compare the leather size between the two, you'll find that VE leather is approximately twice as thick.
The OEM qualiity is sucks, minimal 'depth' (thichness) on the covers.
Go with VE - then compare the leather size between the two, you'll find that VE leather is approximately twice as thick.
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Originally Posted by rodknock
I have the corvette america leather and the quailty is much better than O.E.M.
never heard of it
do they have a website?
could this be Midamerica?
thanks
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They have been around a long time check them out at www.corvetteamerica.com. I used the 100% leather seat covers. Some cover and I believe the orignals have just the seating surface which is leather.
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Another vote for Kens VE interior leather products. Wonderful quality. And, if you are hard on seats, you might invest in some decent seat covers (Ecklers, Mid America, etc.) as advised above to help reduce stress and wear. 