Car Seat Leather Replacement

In 1983, Mitch and Lesley Katz started a leather desk accessory business, by 1986 they realized that more leather hides were being sold to auto upholstery shops than used as desk trimmings. The Honda Accord was the best selling compact sedan in 1986 with more than 325,000 sold. Katzkin shifted gears and offered ready-to-install leather interiors to auto upholstery shops.

If you want only your seats reupholstered, it’s possible. However, the difficulty of the job is highly dependent on the kind of seat and the material of the seat cover.We recommend visiting the pros for your auto upholstery needs, since some seats need to be re-padded, repaired or reinstalled.

Picture this. If you have two identical people with identical cars which have both been driven the same amount, with the same driving habits, and are equally maintained and the only variable is that one car has seat covers and the other one doesn’t. Which car do you think will sell for more?

How long does auto upholstery typically take?Upholstering your car can take anywhere between a few hours to a full day, depending on the service you need. If you are having the shop customize certain parts of your car, the service may take longer.

Most people choose to use leather products for car interior modification, which is also the main reason for the long time and construction period.