My LSEAT leather seat experience and install directions

[asutherland]

As a few others have sprinkled into this thread, don't expect any longevity with the lseat leather. I'm at 4 years and about 20k miles on mine, and now have several wear/tear areas in the driver seat bottom. This with semi-regular care and treatment of the leather.
All the "just installed" pics are great but just know that you will be doing the work again soon....

Agreed... I now have multiple tears on my driver's seat, including some zero wear locations (like my headrest??)

I've updated my first post.

 

[1stchair]

For those who have had issues with the LSeat material coming apart some time after install, did you purchase the “full leather” option or just order the standard?

I have a set of Recaro LX seats I am considering reupholstering and using in my 60 (leather on the bolsters and reusing striped oem material on the centers), and I noticed a few comments on lseat.com about paying extra for the full leather option.

Seems the standard covers they offer use vinyl (of low quality) on all but the main seat surface, and the wear/degradation you’re experiencing is on those secondary surfaces (headrest, upper and lower sides, rear of seat back).

LSeat full leather option

Related, I also noticed a comment that piping isn’t real leather, even with the full leather option purchased. Choosing to have piping on your seats may open that area up to accelerated wear since it’d be the same crappy vinyl.

 

[asutherland]

Mine are full leather, and no piping.

Andrew

 

[SmokingRocks]

I've redone both of my e-30 seats with LSeat's skins. The tan seats held up nicely over time, the black seat is new as of last week so we will see. They did do my custom diamond pattern and layout which was super nice. Also they are making a rear set for me for material cost only because they haven't patterned an e30 tourings folding rear seats yet which is super awesome of them. For the cost its super worth it, and it's really not that hard of a job to do, just tedious.

 

[Kwikvette]

Seeing many of these pics disappoints me.

I installed new LSeat leathers in the rear at the same time I replaced my driver seat with a Sparco just over 10 months ago.

No one sits in the back, but I often fold the seat forward when picking up metal and any large cargo -

 

[Box Rocket]

I recovered my 2nd row with L seat leather almost 4 years ago. It's had a fair bit of use since then with my 4 kids and our two dogs and is holding up very well so far. I guess time will tell if it continues to be as durable but so far it has done quite well.

IMG_3424 by Adam Tolman, on Flickr

 

[SmokingRocks]

4 years for a $400 skin... pretty good, hell even if you get 8 this $50/year

 

[jht3]

I've redone both of my e-30 seats with LSeat's skins. The tan seats held up nicely over time, the black seat is new as of last week so we will see. They did do my custom diamond pattern and layout which was super nice. Also they are making a rear set for me for material cost only because they haven't patterned an e30 tourings folding rear seats yet which is super awesome of them. For the cost its super worth it, and it's really not that hard of a job to do, just tedious.

did you install these skins yourself? what about the back panel? curious as i have an e30 as well, but with cardinal red sport seats. no rips yet but surface wear to the bolsters of course.

i don't see how full leather seats will rips and tear like the pics of what seems like vinyl sides. disappointing for sure.