Leather seat option

cmhj2000 · Post by **cmhj2000** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:52 am

Does anyone have this option in their Vibe?I'm loooking at doing this on an 08, if it's still availble, to possibly obtain a bit more comfort.Guess I'm curious how much better they are for long trips etc.TIA for any comments.

TraySeeLea · Post by **TraySeeLea** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:03 am

haha you can get leather? no way.I drive my vibe 400+ miles a week....I wonder how it would be...plus I bet less of my blonde hair would be visible all over the seat

melders · Post by **melders** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:01 am

i doubt leather is available, these seats are pretty sweet the way they are.

TraySeeLea · Post by **TraySeeLea** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:06 am

yeah they are pretty sporty looking, kind of

Celtic_Curse · Post by **Celtic_Curse** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 2:07 pm

The leather is available, from what I understand they look great, for me leather too sticky during a hot day.

melders · Post by **melders** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:38 pm

i just dont think the leather would look right in a vibe

TraySeeLea · Post by **TraySeeLea** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:06 pm

Quote, originally posted by melders Â»i just dont think the leather would look right in a vibeYeah I think it would be interesting. When i think of leather i think of luxury cars.

mspalmer · Post by **mspalmer** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:42 pm

I'm not a big fan of leather seats (especially after yesterdays 90+ temperatures). We have a Saturn Relay to haul the kids and dog around in and it has leather seats. We got a great deal on the lease because we took one they had on the lot so we "had" to get the leather seats with heat warmers (which are nice in the winter).If I could have chosen, I would have decided against them. Especially in a mini-van. In a luxury car it may be different, but I doubt I will be in the market anytime soon.Mike

mattman · Post by **mattman** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:41 am

My sister-in-law has them in her '05 GT. I have regular cloth in my '05 GT. (weird enough we both have almost exactly the same car with the biggest difference being hers has leather and mine does not). Her leather seats look nice and seem to be holding up well, however, she says my cloth seats are more comfortable.

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:17 am

Katzkin offers Vibe as a pattern option in there re-covering line... something to consider.... many custom options avalible..http://www.katzkin.com/05/FC/mainFS.html

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:22 am

I have the leather option on my AWD Vibe. I love them. They do feel softer than the cloth seats. For long trips, I have more of an issue of the seat position and steering wheel postition(not telescoping). The seat comfort is fine for me.

dianebrat · Post by **dianebrat** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:53 am

Leather was an option if I'd gone for a Vibe on the lot instead of having them find me "the perfect one" I traded leather for side airbags, and I'm pretty happy about it.You can also put me in the "I'm not thrilled with leather", too hot in the summer, too cold in the winter, the exception would have been if the Vibe had heated seats with the leather, but that wasn't an option.

jwalcik · Post by **jwalcik** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:28 pm

I've got the factory leather in my '05 GT. It's held up quite well, and I've never had any complaints about the seats (even when I drove from Austin, TX to St Louis, MO with nothing but stops for gas).

MRCN RCE · Post by **MRCN RCE** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:23 pm

Quote, originally posted by jwalcik Â»I've got the factory leather in my '05 GT. It's held up quite well, and I've never had any complaints about the seatsmy 05 GT has leather too. no complaints from me either, and i drive 4 hours to vegas at least once a month. it's got the side and curtain airbags also. i think leather became available starting in the 05 model yearand yeah the leather gets hot out here, but i don't have a prob with it. i just start the car n turn up the a/c full blast n step outta the car for a minute or 2 n i'm good.

ZubenElGenubi · Post by **ZubenElGenubi** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 12:37 am

Quote, originally posted by melders Â»i just dont think the leather would look right in a vibeMaybe this will change your mind (TRD_Vibe's Katzkin seats):I'd love to get some Katzkins, except for the heat down here in Houston.

NascarXprt · Post by **NascarXprt** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 8:35 am

same here

jwalcik · Post by **jwalcik** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 5:16 pm

Quote, originally posted by ZubenElGenubi Â»I'd love to get some Katzkins, except for the heat down here in Houston.I spend about six days a month in Houston (I live in Austin), still no complaints. Tilt the sunroof up and turn of recirc on the A/C. You're good to go in less than 10 minutes, even when it's 100+.

vibebob · Post by **vibebob** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 12:18 am

about how much are the Katzkins for the Vibe ?

CountryVibe · Post by **CountryVibe** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:25 am

I have leather in mine, I love it, cleans up nice and holds up well.

outfromunder03 · Post by **outfromunder03** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:39 am

I have leather in my 07. I think that they go nicely in the car. We've gone on several road trips across the New England area, and although my girlfriend didn't like them at first (something about heat in a black car with black leather... I didn't quite follow it ), I haven't gotten any complaints in the past 6 months. I've only seen one other Vibe with the leather in my area.As for the heated seats, my dad used to work for a dealership that would swap out the original seats for heated occasionally. I keep forgetting to ask him about it though.

Kamikaze · Post by **Kamikaze** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:39 pm

I haven't had a problem with the leather getting too hot..maybe the tinted windows help, maybe being in the garage most of the time helps...Quote, originally posted by dianebrat Â» the exception would have been if the Vibe had heated seats with the leather, but that wasn't an option.I lucked out, mine has heated leather seats... man they are nice in the winter... (A.M. heated seats)

waveresponder · Post by **waveresponder** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 3:00 pm

Quote, originally posted by ZubenElGenubi Â»Maybe this will change your mind (TRD_Vibe's Katzkin seats):I'd love to get some Katzkins, except for the heat down here in Houston.how much do these cost?

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:43 pm

go to http://www.katzkin.com and search for the interior..only two options they give you is for the 03/04 models..one with the airbags..and one with out the airbags..im assuming the side certain airbags?

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