I have a truck that needs a refresh, anything other than Katzkin that wont break the bank to put leather or faux leather in?

big ben said:

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I have a truck that needs a refresh, anything other than Katzkin that wont break the bank to put leather or faux leather in?

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Lseat.com

Clazzio and classic soft trim

Katzkin, for the quality, is pretty affordable. If you don't mind some sore hands and knuckles you can get a full Katzkin package for about $700. Add $500 for install at a shop or do it yourself.

I got Katzkin package for a crew cab f150 off eBay for about $600 delivered, did the install myself (will never do that again), it's worth whatever the shop will charge you

JamesPShelley said:

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big ben said:

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I have a truck that needs a refresh, anything other than Katzkin that wont break the bank to put leather or faux leather in?

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Lseat.com

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Only if you want them to last two years.

Mookie said:

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Clazzio and classic soft trim

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I had two cars (a long time ago) where the dealer installed Classic Soft Trim. In both cases, the leather ended up significantly discoloring where it was exposed to the sun within about 4 years (top of the rear seat back). This wasn't just some fading, it was weird, blotchy discoloration. Maybe they've improved their leather dyes since then, but I'd be careful to check customer reviews of them before buying their product.

1agswitchin4lanes said:

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JamesPShelley said:

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big ben said:

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I have a truck that needs a refresh, anything other than Katzkin that wont break the bank to put leather or faux leather in?

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Lseat.com

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Only if you want them to last two years.

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Is that so? I've seen them recommended upon a 986 forum I frequent... and the seat covers seem to get decent reviews... so I've been considering them. I do know that the price is reasonable... and your comment gives me pause.

Have you had any experience with the company? I'd hate to shell out $$$ to an installer only to have the seat covers fail in two years.

Thanks!

Katskin wants $1500 and only sells and ships to an authorized installer, WTF

There are shops that sell them on eBay

Yes,$995 for a full set plus shipping, I just want the front two buckets, my back seats are always tucked up for dogs, travel, tools and in 6 years maybe a handful of people have sat back there. Katzkin said $1300 for the fronts alone

JamesPShelley said:

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1agswitchin4lanes said:

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JamesPShelley said:

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big ben said:

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I have a truck that needs a refresh, anything other than Katzkin that wont break the bank to put leather or faux leather in?

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Lseat.com

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Only if you want them to last two years.

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Is that so? I've seen them recommended upon a 986 forum I frequent... and the seat covers seem to get decent reviews... so I've been considering them. I do know that the price is reasonable... and your comment gives me pause.

Have you had any experience with the company? I'd hate to shell out $$$ to an installer only to have the seat covers fail in two years.

Thanks!

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Yup. Put Lseat in my 2002 F250 back in 2011 and in 2 years the leather had "layers" (very thin like fish food) flaking off and cracking. I called and left several messages and the guy called back and pretended he didn't speak English. When I started talking to him in Chinese, he hung up the phone. I called from my other phone and immediately called him out in Chinese and he said he didn't own the company. When you request a sample, they send a package to you with a return houston address. It goes back to a warehouse park and I drove over there and the suite is empty where they are.

These kits are made from China. (I'm pretty sure a lot of them are) I'm guessing out of subpar materials (which is the difference between a good kit and a bad kit) I ended up shelling out for leatherseats.com covers which still look good when I sold the truck to a friend. I rode in the truck last summer and the leather still looked good.

Leatherseats.com , katzkin , classic soft trim and roadwire are much better quality in my own experience.

Just my .02.

big ben said:

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Katskin wants $1500 and only sells and ships to an authorized installer, WTF

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eBay bro.

1agswitchin4lanes said:

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JamesPShelley said:

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1agswitchin4lanes said:

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JamesPShelley said:

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big ben said:

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I have a truck that needs a refresh, anything other than Katzkin that wont break the bank to put leather or faux leather in?

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Lseat.com

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Only if you want them to last two years.

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Is that so? I've seen them recommended upon a 986 forum I frequent... and the seat covers seem to get decent reviews... so I've been considering them. I do know that the price is reasonable... and your comment gives me pause.

Have you had any experience with the company? I'd hate to shell out $$$ to an installer only to have the seat covers fail in two years.

Thanks!

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Yup. Put Lseat in my 2002 F250 back in 2011 and in 2 years the leather had "layers" (very thin like fish food) flaking off and cracking. I called and left several messages and the guy called back and pretended he didn't speak English. When I started talking to him in Chinese, he hung up the phone. I called from my other phone and immediately called him out in Chinese and he said he didn't own the company. When you request a sample, they send a package to you with a return houston address. It goes back to a warehouse park and I drove over there and the suite is empty where they are.

These kits are made from China. (I'm pretty sure a lot of them are) I'm guessing out of subpar materials (which is the difference between a good kit and a bad kit) I ended up shelling out for leatherseats.com covers which still look good when I sold the truck to a friend. I rode in the truck last summer and the leather still looked good.

Leatherseats.com , katzkin , classic soft trim and roadwire are much better quality in my own experience.

Just my .02.

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Which is like gospel 'round these parts

Does anyone have a local installer in Bryan/College Station they would recommend to install a FoMoCo kit from eBay? I went to one shop and they quoted $1000 for install. At that point I'd have just done the Katzkin directly.

Any chance it's an older crew cab tundra? I have a full set (gray) for my old 2007 Tundra crew cab that I never installed and haven't gotten around to listing on ebay. I'll cut you a deal on them or anyone else that is interested.

No, it's a 2020 F-150 crew. Thanks for asking. I already purchased the kit from eBay but the (only one so far) install quote was much higher than expected.

Previous owner installed Katzkin in my F150 Texas Edition8 get compliments all the time and honestly think they are better than factory leather in any of my previous vehicles or my parents. Gets lots of compliments.

I have had my eye on leatherseats.com

Have not ordered anything from them other than some samples and communicated well thru email with them. I would have someone install.

Primarily I want to cut down on the dust that cloth seats create inside the vehicle and want to replace mine with some grade of leather.

My BIL just put katzkin in his 2016 Dodge 3500. Really nice looking seats, front and back was ~$2000.