ammPilot
05-26-2011, 01:09 AM
Because my car was ordered by someone else, who canceled his order, it wasn't quite what I would have ordered. It had no backup camera, no parking assist sensors, no seat heaters. And it had black cloth upholstery.
Though I find cloth upholstery more comfortable than leather, we have a short-haired black-and-white dog. The dog sheds, and the fur burrows itself deep into cloth upholstery. Since we've had this dog, leather is clearly preferred. I've never really liked black upholstery, either: too hot in the summer.
When I bought the car, I discussed the upholstery situation, and reupholstering was part of the deal we cut.
2045
Classic Soft Trim did the work, and I am extremely pleased with the results. Thanks to a reasonable sense of color on my wife's and daughter's parts, we matched the upholstery to the headliner (a color Classic Soft Trim calls "Ash"). We also considered red leather, matching the car's paint color, but I felt that wasn't really right for a car like a Volt; moreover, adding one more color to the interior (already black, brushed metal, white [from the center console], and light gray-beige [headliner]) would have been too much.
While we were at it, I asked if seat heaters could be added. Indeed, yes; though they couldn't be tied into the car's climate control system (and cannot, therefore, be part of the pre-heating), they work wonderfully. We also installed seat heaters in the back, with the switches in the well in front of the rear cup holders.
2046
My daughter, who is the most frequent rear seat passenger, was quite pleased upon learning of the addition.
Though I find cloth upholstery more comfortable than leather, we have a short-haired black-and-white dog. The dog sheds, and the fur burrows itself deep into cloth upholstery. Since we've had this dog, leather is clearly preferred. I've never really liked black upholstery, either: too hot in the summer.
When I bought the car, I discussed the upholstery situation, and reupholstering was part of the deal we cut.
2045
Classic Soft Trim did the work, and I am extremely pleased with the results. Thanks to a reasonable sense of color on my wife's and daughter's parts, we matched the upholstery to the headliner (a color Classic Soft Trim calls "Ash"). We also considered red leather, matching the car's paint color, but I felt that wasn't really right for a car like a Volt; moreover, adding one more color to the interior (already black, brushed metal, white [from the center console], and light gray-beige [headliner]) would have been too much.
While we were at it, I asked if seat heaters could be added. Indeed, yes; though they couldn't be tied into the car's climate control system (and cannot, therefore, be part of the pre-heating), they work wonderfully. We also installed seat heaters in the back, with the switches in the well in front of the rear cup holders.
2046
My daughter, who is the most frequent rear seat passenger, was quite pleased upon learning of the addition.