So got leather from the seat shop , and covered my console lid. Vinyl had started cracking where arm rested.

Leather works around curves easier than expected. Really stretchy. Easy to do. Light duty staple gun and thin 1/4" light duty staples.(this is how original is done)

Color little darker than parchment, more like dark parchment. Since have both and various shades in different interior items, it matches well.

I just put it over the exist so it would be padded .leather is about .1/16" thk. When i find some very thin pad, i wil redo it without old underneath. Or maybe not, pretty good as is. Cushier than before. Vinyl would probably been a bit thiner.

 

Wow...that looks awesome, nice job!

 

Man, -perfect match mbb. Looks factory new!

 

Looks great!

 

Nice job, mbb! When I re-covered mine (with the last scrap of matching vinyl the upholstery shop had), I, too went right over the old stuff to keep some cushion. In retrospect, I wish I'd laid a piece of Gorilla tape over the worn/cracked spot so it wasn't weak underneath.

 

Little better pic show grain
i was concerned the leather would be less stretchy and come out poor compared to vinyl, but it was ez.

 

If anything, it was probably *easier* to work with than vinyl.

 

Looks great, MBB. I wish I could do something to fix my cup holder surround in mine. It's that rubber crap that starts turning inside out over time (I have a bench seat).

 

Great job on console lid. Does anyone know if someone make real leather seat material ready made. You know like remove the Pleather and install real leather.

 

If have leather seats....yes, replacement seat uphostery are available from several mfgs.

Other seats...dont know if fit or not.


Ive never seen a "seat cover", that wasnt obviously a seat cover. Even expensive ones.