Having Leather Car Seats Fitted - From A Local Shop

[ThaiLife]

My wife is buying a new car , and one of the extra options on offer is leather seating at 22,000 Baht . When I asked the show room sales representative , why it seems so expensive to have leather seats , their reply was that the leather seats come direct from the factory and have a 5 year warranty.

I have a friend who has just purchased a new car and had leather seats fitted by the vehicle show room ( from an independent out side local leather shop ) at around 7,000 Baht , and from my friends comments the leather seats are well done and have no problems.

One thing my friend did comment on about the leather seats in his new car was , the leather had a dull grainy look as opposed to the old fashion shiny leather look .

So I'm now wondering if any one here has had leather seats fitted to their vehicle from an independent shop , and could offer advice , or comments

[transam]

The ones l have seen fitted after are just leather seat covers that go over the top of the original cloth and are around . Factory leather seats are a different ball game.

Edited January 8, 2013 by transam

[funcat]

7K for leather seats?...I paid 6K for vinyl....are you sure it was leather?22K sounds about right....

Edited January 8, 2013 by funcat

[ThaiLife]

7K for leather seats?...I paid 6K for vinyl....are you sure it was leather?22K sounds about right....

Ive not personally seen my friends '' leather '' seats , could vinyl be mistaken for leather , what's you thoughts on your vinyl seats .

Thanks

[funcat]

...hmmm,they look like leather,but....thy are vinyl...the only good thing about it is,that they are easy to clean ...BTW,I've had a 'normal' (fabric)seat cover over my seat to avoid been stuck to it

[mogandave]

it's "Pleather"

22K does not seem bad, but I would want to see a sample first.

[thaicbr]

i would also double check what factory....... are they actually the vehicle manufacturers seats or a side deal done at the seat manufacturers factory.. eg who gives the warranty.

http://www.nhkspg.co.th/en/index.php#

The above company makes a lot of the seats in Thai cars. What car?

[ThaiLife]

Thanks for the comments Guy's

The vehicle is a Nissan Almera , and when we asked about a leather seat option , we were told that its a factory fitted option and not an out side supplier , having never had a new vehicle in Thailand with leather seating , the price of 22, 000 Baht sounded high . The Nissan show room did not have any cars with the leather seats fitted so we could not see what they were like .

Ive looked at a Thai Nissan Almera owners forum , and can see many vehicles with leather seating .

The standard cloth seating

A few examples of leather seating in new Almera's

I ask my friend to send me a photo of his leather seats --

The seats

and the seat material

I had never heard of '' Pleather '' but having just checked it out , it seems that many people seem happy with the results .

22,000 Vs 7,000 Bhat is some thing to think about

[thaicbr]

Nissan do NOT offer factory leather for the Almera..

Why get leather in Thailand... hot and sticky:unsure:

sent from my Q6

[ThaiLife]

Nissan do NOT offer factory leather for the Almera..

Why get leather in Thailand... hot and sticky:unsure:

sent from my Q6

I wondered if what I was being told was correct , I'm going to ask the sales rep one more time , just to see what is said.

Now where can I get this lovely Almera seating done

[IMHO]

Nissan do NOT offer factory leather for the Almera..

Correct - there is no such thing as a factory leather option.

Do it yourself, otherwise the actual warranty on your chairs will only last as long as that sales rep's job - i.e. when you can't find him/her anymore, you have no chance of finding out who the actual supplier was. Highly unlikely the supplier is providing 5 years warranty on it either.

22K sounds right for leather chair facings, and vinyl on the sides/back. If you want full grade A leather all-round, budget 30-35K for something like an Almera.

[transam]

Nissan do NOT offer factory leather for the Almera..

Why get leather in Thailand... hot and sticky:unsure:

sent from my Q6

I wondered if what I was being told was correct , I'm going to ask the sales rep one more time , just to see what is said.

Now where can I get this lovely Almera seating done

Thats a Pimpmobile.

[transam]

3 minutes ago, Daniel234 said:

I want a beige leather interior in the car.
Beautiful, elegant, the interior looks more voluminous. But I heard that it is not practical due to the fact that there are traces of jeans on the leather that are poorly removed. Could this be?
Before that were black, burgundy and brown.
With them, everything is clear and simple. Found information about the leather, which one to choose Best Leather For Car Seats?

Traces of "jeans"...?????

[alan grice]

Good idea beige does look nice, why these folks talk about heat is beyond me, Air Con keeps it at 25 in Australia or Thailand.Perhaps their just Fat n Sweaty posters.!????


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