New leather seats
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New leather seats
I'm debating the purchase of new leather seats from Leatherseats.com and am inquiring on the Forum for anyone who has purchased new seats and who would be willing to post photos of their interior. I have a 2009 3LT CRM coupe with ebony and titanium interior. My seats are all the titanium and I am considering either the two tone ebony/titanium inserts or ebony/red inserts (I have checked everywhere and CRM does not appear to be a color option for the seats. Cobalt red is about as close to CRM as I can find.) Leatherseats.com does have a red option that is close. If anyone has upgraded their interior with Leatherseats.com and would be willing to post photos of the interior, I would like to see it. Anyone with input or ideas about color combinations? I am considering the Premium Plus package or the all leather package. Thanks
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I purchased mine from LS.com and upgraded the leather to the Italian exotica leather option. they are about a year old and really no sign of wear. (Probably since I rarely drive the car).
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They definitely make C6 seat covers.
The Ecstasy leather upgrade is definitely worth it - I have it for my center armrest cover and its amazing feeling, very close to the feel of the Nappa leather in my old Grand Cherokee.
I want to do them with Alcantara inserts. But I also want t do the 2012 seat upgrade, which they offer, but it adds like $700 bucks more to it. IMO, that's definitely worth it, but it's another $700 bucks.
The Ecstasy leather upgrade is definitely worth it - I have it for my center armrest cover and its amazing feeling, very close to the feel of the Nappa leather in my old Grand Cherokee.
I want to do them with Alcantara inserts. But I also want t do the 2012 seat upgrade, which they offer, but it adds like $700 bucks more to it. IMO, that's definitely worth it, but it's another $700 bucks.
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They definitely make C6 seat covers.
The Ecstasy leather upgrade is definitely worth it - I have it for my center armrest cover and its amazing feeling, very close to the feel of the Nappa leather in my old Grand Cherokee.
I want to do them with Alcantara inserts. But I also want t do the 2012 seat upgrade, which they offer, but it adds like $700 bucks more to it. IMO, that's definitely worth it, but it's another $700 bucks.
The Ecstasy leather upgrade is definitely worth it - I have it for my center armrest cover and its amazing feeling, very close to the feel of the Nappa leather in my old Grand Cherokee.
I want to do them with Alcantara inserts. But I also want t do the 2012 seat upgrade, which they offer, but it adds like $700 bucks more to it. IMO, that's definitely worth it, but it's another $700 bucks.
I just talked with Tim at LS.com to verify and in his words they have sold "tons of 2005-2013 leather seat packages and 2012/13 conversion kits, all of which are fully compatible with the factory side air bags." After watching the videos, I think the upgrade conversion kit is very tempting, but the cost is around $2000 as opposed to the Premium Plus package that (with the options I want) which is about $1350. I think they have really good products and that's why I asked those who have dealt with the crew in OKC to share their experience and photos. I appreciate all the input. Thanks.
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Thanks for the information and for posting the photos. Did you install the seat skins yourself or did you have an upholstery shop do so? Did your shift boot, et al., come for LS.com too? Your console cover looks to be padded a lot more than the covers I've seen on LS.com. Your car looks amazing. I think I'd have to go with the ebony and titanium since my door panels are titanium.
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We did the install, myself and a friend of mine who is the corvette mechanic at a local dealer here. As for the other items they were done by a local shop near by me. I also had them do a two tone red/ebony head liner and I wrapped the A pillars, the trim behind the head liner, and the trim around the rear speakers. Just about everything in this car is wrapped in leather. I highly recommend it.
Thanks for the info and the reply. One day soon I hope to post some photos of my completed seat upgrade...a good project for this winter, I think.
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I'm debating the purchase of new leather seats from Leatherseats.com and am inquiring on the Forum for anyone who has purchased new seats and who would be willing to post photos of their interior. I have a 2009 3LT CRM coupe with ebony and titanium interior. My seats are all the titanium and I am considering either the two tone ebony/titanium inserts or ebony/red inserts (I have checked everywhere and CRM does not appear to be a color option for the seats. Cobalt red is about as close to CRM as I can find.) Leatherseats.com does have a red option that is close. If anyone has upgraded their interior with Leatherseats.com and would be willing to post photos of the interior, I would like to see it. Anyone with input or ideas about color combinations? I am considering the Premium Plus package or the all leather package. Thanks
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Update: I finally pulled the trigger and had Leatherseats in OKC build my 2012 Conversion seats. They have a waiting list so I had to wait anxiously for the seats to be made and shipped. They were worth the wait. If you look at the photos of the seats that I posted on here of my original 2009 seats and then see the new ones, you can see what I mean. The new presentation is fabulous and they are really comfortable. I went with the Premium Plus package 100% leather. My 2009 is a 3LT so the heated seats elements were transferred as were the side airbags for the sports seats. Additionally, I ordered the shift boot, the e-brake boot and the console lid. I also added the new ZR1 chrome rims and powder-coated calipers.
what type of red is that?