Member Since: 17 Dec 2016
Location: Alston
Posts: 5
Replacement leather interior for my GS
On looking around for a perfect, low mileage, one owner Discovery in the right colour but most importantly the right price found me a 2011 Bali Blue GS. It had numerous extras, in fact it had it all but a leather interior. Too late my wife and I were now test driving it and loved it. We bought it but I was never quite happy as it looked drab when you opened the doors.
On checking this site and others for reputable companies that would re trim our vehicle I came across Seat Surgeons in York numerous times.
After a couple of calls throwing ideas back and forth we went with standard black leather with blue stitching to match the exterior and the front seats with heated elements too.
Deposit made and a couple of weeks later we found ourselves in York.
Paul Hewit, the owner drove us into York City centre while his team started removing cloth, drab, drab cloth.
Mid afternoon we got a call to say it was ready and we were asked what time we wanted to be collected.
Straight away obviously despite having a lovely day in beautiful York.
As soon as we got back, any apprehension about the finished result was lost as soon as I saw the seats. Nothing I can say here or the attached photographs do the seats justice, the style, comfort, workmanship and overall WOW factor cannot be covered enough.
There are lots of affordable GS models out there and as the dash and door cards already look great, there are only the seats to recover (although Paul also covered the centre arm rest within the price).
Pure luxury, HSE vehicle for entry level price.
Many thanks indeed to Paul and his team at Seat Surgeons. Explemplary customer care too made this a very pleasurable experience.
Member Since: 17 Dec 2016
Location: Alston
Posts: 5
Hi, thanks for that, took some time (for a technophobe) but the photos are now in the gallery.
Although the photographs are ok, they simply do no justice to the overall look and feel of the vehicle.
Also to add, as I know the question will be asked - £1380 and there other cost options higher and lower than this. Coming from someone as tight as me.......well worth the investment!
14th Jan 2017 1:14 pm
GLYNNE
Member Since: 06 Oct 2006
Location: KENT
Posts: 4645
Did they also do the two boot seats
14th Jan 2017 5:18 pm
geoffsnook
Member Since: 13 Jun 2014
Location: south wales
Posts: 3169
Superb job for that money Discovery 3 se gone
Range rover sport supercharged here:)
14th Jan 2017 5:21 pm
Katmiab
Member Since: 17 Dec 2016
Location: Alston
Posts: 5
I did not do the rear seats as I very rarely use them. Having used them for the first time in ages yesterday I now wish I had as it would not have been much more.
As mentioned earlier I'm a bit tight!!!!
14th Jan 2017 6:48 pm
J@mes
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: Bomber County
Posts: 4547
Have they used genuine switches and looms for the heaters or an aftermarket setup?
14th Jan 2017 6:55 pm
dlgis
Member Since: 02 Oct 2015
Location: Tunbridge Wells
Posts: 398
Nice job quite a few GSes seem to have been specced with leather as an extra which like you say makes them a good value buy, although you do miss out on LRs excellent satnav D4 GS 12MY
14th Jan 2017 6:56 pm
Katmiab
Member Since: 17 Dec 2016
Location: Alston
Posts: 5
I suspect that it would an aftermarket set up but they bring in an auto electrician to carry that part of the job out. That said the switches are very neat and your hand falls perfectly to their location.
14th Jan 2017 7:15 pm
MarkT
Member Since: 02 Feb 2007
Location: Bucks
Posts: 115
Looks like a fantastic job, and all considered not a bad price.
14th Jan 2017 8:41 pm
galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
Posts: 6525
we bought a d3 some years ago with 8000 miles on it and cloth seats...the dealer (lr) arrange for the local
car trimmer to change 5 seats to tan leather..£1400..tranformed the car..there was thought of door cards etc we never bothered
14th Jan 2017 10:09 pm
firthy77
Member Since: 03 Dec 2016
Location: Stockport
Posts: 94
Wow they have done a great job I have saved Seat Surgeons in my contacts in case I ever need them.
15th Jan 2017 9:36 am
Kmca
Member Since: 07 Sep 2015
Location: Antrim
Posts: 9
Thanks for sharing. Have always thought my 2012 GS is a great car but I wish it had leather. This looks like a great option and i will check it out.
Have they used genuine switches and looms for the heaters or an aftermarket setup?
Looking at the pics James , aftermarket, the switches are on the seat trim
It can be easily done with LR parts though, I did
Have to say they did a nice job of the trim, I have thought about using them fir my middle row, I dropped on OEM front seats Altox GSM FBH controller thread
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17th Jan 2017 1:00 am
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
I've come across these people before and never heard a bad word. I've never seen them do a replica of the original HSE interior before though and it looks great It looks like they've even used leather where the standard car has vinyl as well.
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