Leather interior

[littlecarlove]

In another post I said that I had found a place that would do my leather interior. The good news is that they are THE place in town to do this type of work - the bad news is that they want $1250 for the job.

It occurred to me that I should ask my dealer if they had anyone that could put in leather. Sure enough they said yes, but they jobbed it out to the very SAME place I had gone to. The dealer wasn’t sure how much it would be to do a Yaris and said he would call me back.

I just got the call back, ready for this? 1000 bucks! All leather from the same kit as Violin’s - Roadwire. Just saved me $250. I thought that Coachcraft would give the dealer a break in price, I just didn’t expect the dealer to pass the savings on to me.

I'm a happy guy :thumbup:

Hays

[Violin]

Good job! The dealer probably sends a couple dozen jobs a month their way.

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/images/funkygarage/25/photo004%20(Large).jpg

[littlecarlove]

Beautiful interior Violin! I can’t wait.
Hey, where did you get the center console thing?

Hays

[swng]

Nice picture Violin! Looks like it is a job very well done. Though the price is high, some money may come back eventually when the car is sold or submitted for a trade-up (but I would probably keep such a car for a very long time:wink:).
I like leather.

[tomjasz]

In another post I said that I had found a place that would do my leather interior. The good news is that they are THE place in town to do this type of work - the bad news is that they want $1250 for the job.

It occurred to me that I should ask my dealer if they had anyone that could put in leather. Sure enough they said yes, but they jobbed it out to the very SAME place I had gone to. The dealer wasn’t sure how much it would be to do a Yaris and said he would call me back.

I just got the call back, ready for this? 1000 bucks! All leather from the same kit as Violin’s - Roadwire. Just saved me $250. I thought that Coachcraft would give the dealer a break in price, I just didn’t expect the dealer to pass the savings on to me.

I'm a happy guy :thumbup:

Hays

If you're paying with plastic you're not in a position to negotiate!:thumbdown: Walk in with 900 in CASH offer it to the owner (if it's a small business) and enjoy the deal....:thumbup:

[Violin]

Though the price is high, some money may come back eventually when the car is sold or submitted for a trade-up (but I would probably keep such a car for a very long time:wink:).
I like leather.

I plan to drive this car for a loooong time. I hope to hand it down to my middle daughter when she's old enough to drive. She'd look better than me in it.

[Violin]

Hey, where did you get the center console thing?

That's the JDM center console: http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1068

[swng]

I plan to drive this car for a loooong time. I hope to hand it down to my middle daughter when she's old enough to drive. She'd look better than me in it.
If this is the case, you certainly have chosen the right car. It will last, period:smile:.
Best wishes to you and your daughter, the future owner, for a loooong enjoyment of the car with its nice leather seats!!!

[Adriaan]

nice job. i had mine done at the dealer it was cheaper, did the do the side panels on the door also where you able to pic the color you wanted? here are pics of mine.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e206/adriaan007/IMGP0896.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e206/adriaan007/IMGP0897.jpg

[swng]

:drool:

[littlecarlove]

NICE Adriaan! Yes, I told them I want charcoal. I’m not really sure
what color my car will be. I told them my preference of color in order
1) Meteorite Metallic 2) Bayou Blue Metallic 3) Absolutely Red
4) Blazing Blue Metallic, but I stressed that I would be happy with
any of these colors. I figured charcoal would look great in any of them.

Hays

[xfatefailsx07]

anyone with a sedan do leather yet?

im scheduled to have it done 2 weeks from now. My cousin owns an autobody, where they do upholstry including leather, suede and pretty much anything else. He is only charging me the price of the material, so it should be pretty cheap. Anyone in the southern new york area around nyc lookin to get this done, send me a PM. i can get you a good deal:biggrin:

[Violin]

Suede would be sweet.

Yes Adriaan, they put leather on the front door panels too. I chose charcoal to match everything else. Yours looks very good I like the Yaris logo. The solid bench rear seat has to be easier to do than my split.

[ChinoCharles]

Just an idea for those of you that may want something like this done but don't want to spend 10% of what your car is worth to do it... I hopped on craigslist.com last night, put in my city and area and found this link.

http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/sks/225785304.html

He said any work he would do on the side would cost well under $1000, although he needs pictures of the interior to give me an exact quote. I'll let you know what it ends up coming out to.

I'm sure this isn't the only guy in the country that is doing the same thing. Also, there were a TON of people in my area trying to do car stereo work on the side... if you're not so ICE-savvy, that would be a good route to go.

[littlecarlove]

Just an idea for those of you that may want something like this done but don't want to spend 10% of what your car is worth to do it... I hopped on craigslist.com last night, put in my city and area and found this link.

http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/sks/225785304.html

He said any work he would do on the side would cost well under $1000, although he needs pictures of the interior to give me an exact quote. I'll let you know what it ends up coming out to.

I'm sure this isn't the only guy in the country that is doing the same thing. Also, there were a TON of people in my area trying to do car stereo work on the side... if you're not so ICE-savvy, that would be a good route to go.


My roommate in college used to do this. He worked at an upholstery
shop during summer breaks. He made his beer money by doing jobs on
the weekends while he was in school. I think he was able to save them
25-30%. If I knew where he was these days I would have looked him
up first.

Hays

[ChinoCharles]

The guy called me back and quoted me around $850 for a full custom leather job, which isn't half bad. Goes kind of in line with Hays's experience, at about 30% off what most dealers would ask.

I don't exactly have that kind of money sitting around right now, but I'll probably have him make me a shift boot soon.

[Violin]

Thing is... he uses a chainsaw to cut the pattern out of human skin.

[ChinoCharles]

Violin, were you outside last night waiting in line for Rutgers tickets? I think the hypothermia got you. You've lost it. :bellyroll: :wink:

[Violin]

Nope. I've had mine all season. The pair is worth nearly enough for a set of human skin car seats now. :wink:

[captainzerocool]

human skin car seats.

I know a few people who might like that option. :biggrin: