[playa29]

what are the chances of the tC making leather seats??? i just thought that was 1 drawback with the car. the cloth is real nice and comfortable and probably more durable but do u think theyd ever offer leather?

 

[zoltiz]

Why wait for factory leather? Get aftermarket - will be cheaper and probably better quality - and you can chose the color / grain / etc.

 

[playa29]

do you kno how much it would cost do get added aftermarket?

 

[zoltiz]

Never did any research on that - don't care about leather - but I've seen leather kits for Toyota Matrix go for $400 just for leather, plus labor would be another $200-300, unless you want to install yourself. That's a tad on the low side, but I would still expect it to be well under a grand. Depends on the type of leather, though.

 

[Duckman]

I had a quote for almost 2k on custom leather. That seems ridiculously high compared to zoltiz's. But that was on a different car than the tc.

 

[playa29]

if i put in the custom leather would that drop the value if i trade it in down the line b.c. i know some dealerships are stuck on stock cars without the mods?

 

[Duckman]

I doubt it would if it's professionally done. It's leather, an upgrade in most people's minds. It's not like you tinkered with the engine or anything, something I think some people would be somewhat sketched out about if they didn't do the mod themselves. I would think the value would go up with leather. Just my opinion though.

 

[playa29]

thats what i would think. i just know that sometimes they give people problems about stuff like that but i think it might just be another way of screwing people over for trade in value. do you know if toyota dealerships install leather if i purchased it??

 

[Labfish]

Some dealerships have people that will do leather installs. They ship the car out to have it done. The prices in this area I've seen for leather range around $1200.

 

[zoltiz]

http://www.autoleathers.com/

Looks like their kits go for around $600-700, plus install, or self-install.

 

[playa29]

thats not too bad actually im def gonna put some thought into that thanx for the help

 

[moriarty]

we charge $1,295 at Maita. click here for colors and stuff.
I have seen a couple tCs with leather and I think it looks pretty good. Just not my thing.

 

[Labfish]

C'mon, Mori...Leather *and* the 13" spinnaz.

 

[lil_LEX_24O]

private sell the tC whenever you want to get something esle.

 

[moriarty]

Originally posted by Labfish@Feb 6 2005, 08:00 PM
C'mon, Mori...Leather *and* the 13" spinnaz.

hells yeah. i already ordered the 13s from ebay. the "real" wheel cover type. I had to give a little more money for the steel rims to put them on but, i think it will be worth it.

 

[Labfish]

You da man.

 

[moriarty]

damn right.