Leather for '05 Prius in San Francisco Bay Area

[ehuna]

We just bought our family's third Prius this weekend - my wife just got a brand new 2006 loaded with packahe #8. We now have a 2002, a 2005 and a 2006 in the family.

I really like the leather in my wife's Prius and would like to add leather to my 2005.

My local dealer wants $1495, which seems a bit much. I saw some posts about folks getting it done for $900, but no one mentioned where.

Did anyone add leather to their Prius in the San Francisco Bay Area? Can you recommend someone (it doesn't have to be a Toyota dealer)?

Thanks,

Emmanuel

[cairo94507]

I added leather; two-tone with perforated leather in the center of the seats. My car is Tidelands and the leather I had done is tan and dark graphite. It looks perfect with the car. I also added heated seats. The total was 1,790.00. The leather was 1,295.00, done by Coach Automotive Restyling in Union City, 510.487.1377. They did a terrific job and everyone who sees it loves it. Good luck.

To see pictures, go to the Members Photo Gallery, page 2, look for my name, Cairo94507.

[priusenvy]

Nice. Your installation appears to be free of the wrinkles that seem to plague a lot of other aftermarket leather installations. Looks very much like original equipment.

[ceric]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cairo94507 @ Apr 22 2006, 06:34 AM) [snapback]243579[/snapback]</div>

I added leather; two-tone with perforated leather in the center of the seats. My car is Tidelands and the leather I had done is tan and dark graphite. It looks perfect with the car. I also added heated seats. The total was 1,790.00. The leather was 1,295.00, done by Coach Automotive Restyling in Union City, 510.487.1377. They did a terrific job and everyone who sees it loves it. Good luck.

To see pictures, go to the Members Photo Gallery, page 2, look for my name, Cairo94507.
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Hi, Cairo:
DId you go to Coach Automotive directly, or go through Fremont Toyota?
According to Ricky Hirose of Fremont Toyota, the Coach Automotive don't deal with individuals. I sent them emails without any response either.
I am thinking about adding the leather also. Love your alloy wheels!

[cairo94507]

I went to Coach directly, no problem at all. Did not buy my car from Fremont either. This is a great and is as good as Toyota would do if they did leather in 2005.

[bicyclekitty]

This is my first post - so if this posts funny, my apologies.

Hi Cairo -

Your leather seats look great! I'm thinking of mine done, too, and fortunately there is Coach location in southern CA. Couple of questions ... is the whole thing in leather, or are there vinyl in parts? (like the back?). Did you also have the center console, and arm rests on the door done, too? How long did you have to part w/ your car for the install?

I have '06 package #3, Super White - the leather would just take it over the top for me!

Thanks,
Naomi

[cairo94507]

Naomi-
They had the car for one day - they do a lot of Prius learther replacements so they have the patterns and pre-make the covers. It is all leather and they also do the console and door arm rests. Basically, anything cloth is redone in leather except the headliner. Terrific job, great people and not have a single problem.

[bicyclekitty]

Thanks, Cairo. Looks like I will be paying Coach down here a visit....

Naomi

[markmdr]

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Thanks, Cairo. Looks like I will be paying Coach down here a visit....

Naomi
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I am also in search of a place to have my '05 prius leathered similar to Cairo's... Please let me know if you do decide to have it done in Coach here in So. Cal. and if you think they would be worth or atleast do a good job. I will also let you know if I come across of another place, then maybe we could compare.

[bicyclekitty]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mark Del Rosario @ May 1 2006, 03:46 PM) [snapback]248196[/snapback]</div>

I am also in search of a place to have my '05 prius leathered similar to Cairo's... Please let me know if you do decide to have it done in Coach here in So. Cal. and if you think they would be worth or atleast do a good job. I will also let you know if I come across of another place, then maybe we could compare.
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My baby's going in tomorrow to get leathered... From what I've seen so far, the quality of their work is fantastic. Most of their business is from local dealers. They said they probably do about 10 Priuses a week (dealer and private) - and they actually had a couple they were working on right there when I visited. Not sure about the No. Ca Coach, but this one uses (among few, I'm sure) Katzkin. You can configure/design your seats right on their site, Katzkin.com - pretty nifty. From what I can gather, same price regardless of pattern (single tone, two tone), perforated or not. There are 'exotic' fabrics available, too, but that may cost extra. I was originally gonna go w/ a two tone design - similar to Cairo's but w/ the light color for the center of the seat. But ultimately, I chickened out - decided on a conservative, hopefully refined, look - a single tone (lighter grey) w/ perforation down the center. The problem for me was waaaaaay too many choices - normally, I consider myself pretty decisive, but I had a heck of a time deciding this one! Oh yea, included in the price - they also cover the center console and arm rests on all four doors! Sweeet! Hope it turns out.

One last thing - they are very fast and accommodating. I finalized :P my color/design around noon, and they are installing tomorrow afternoon! They even offered to provide transportation and pick up service ... Now, they may not be able to turn it around this quickly all the time (options selected, schedule, etc.), but you get the idea.

Will update when I get it tomorrow!

Naomi