LeatherZ 1 Series Extended Leather Package

[davemohan]

Has anyone purchased, installed, or seen the LeatherZ 1 Series Extended Leather Package?

http://leatherz.com/Merchant5/mercha...E82_Appearance

I am considering this because I am in the process of buying a 135 that is "on the boat". Exactly what I wanted, except for the High Gloss Black trim, so I went for it to save a couple of months. I'm wondering about the fit, finish, craftmanship and installation. And what's with the "ashtray delete"?

Thanks for any input.

[Ben Carufel]

I have experience with Andy and Jon Maddux, the owners of LeatherZ, through my Z3 M Coupe ownership. They are both incredibly detail oriented guys and every product I have ever seen from them has been absolutely, positively top notch.

They do not sell shoddy workmanship or subpar leather products. Their stuff is perfect, and I consider myself a perfectionist.

[davemohan]

Thanks for the input, Ben! They seem to have an excellent reputation here and elsewhere or I wouldn't even be considering buying, and in fact I very recently placed an order for a couple of other items from LeatherZ. I had tried to call Andy a couple of times and he returned my call even though he was out of the shop.

I was really looking more for experience with this specific product, particularly in the installation area from a user perspective. Also, covered trim pieces can sometimes have fit or appearance issues no matter how well they are made, so I wanted to find out what others might have seen.

[larryn]

Having seen his their work on a few MZ3's, it's impeccable. If you ask them if there are any fitment issues, they'll be honest and tell you. I know they've not made products, even when asked for, because they know it would have fitment issues.

Search on bimmerforums, bimmerfest, or roadfly for people talking about LeatherZ. I bet you'll be hard pressed to find any negative posts about them.

[AndyM]

Originally Posted by davemohan

Thanks for the input, Ben! They seem to have an excellent reputation here and elsewhere or I wouldn’t even be considering buying, and in fact I very recently placed an order for a couple of other items from LeatherZ. I had tried to call Andy a couple of times and he returned my call even though he was out of the shop.

I was really looking more for experience with this specific product, particularly in the installation area from a user perspective. Also, covered trim pieces can sometimes have fit or appearance issues no matter how well they are made, so I wanted to find out what others might have seen.

I can mail you a cd with high resolution pictures if you like. Or you are welcome to ask a Cincinnati 1er to drop by and look at my car.

[FreeBMW.net]

I was one of Jon & Andy's first "Individual" customers way back in the day. It was on my '99 Z3 2.8l. I was more than pleased with the service and workmanship of the whole package.

[davemohan]

Thanks to all for the endorsements of LeatherZ. Doesn't sound like anyone here has actually purchased or seen the 1 series package; I may be the first!

My car is due in the end of this week, and it will probably be a little while before I'm ready to remove trim, ship it off, and wait for it to return. But when I'm ready to really do something I'll give you a call Andy and we can figure out if this is something I want to get into.

Thanks again!

[SV Concepts]

Looks beautiful. Nice work LeatherZ