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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Petrus" data-source="post: 620129" data-attributes="member: 22206">Thanx bro !!!Just to share the info that was given to me, (other bros can correct me if my info here is wrong just for our sharing and knowledge purpose), for the leather seats right, i was given a choice of three leathers initially by the interior upholstrey shop. They gave me option of:1) Normal leather2) BMW Dakota leather3) Italian NappaFor both the normal and dakota leather, they quoted around RM2k++. Normal leather being cheapest. For nappa, the price was RM 3k+ for full leather. Besides that, they also said, the price differ for full leather or half leather. Full leather means the whole seat is wrapped in leather. Half leather means front side wrapped with leather, but rear side of the seat is wrapped with PVC since we don't sit on it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />In terms of strength, they actually advised that I get the cheaper leather if my ride was a daily ride coz they said the nappa looks very fine and smooth, but the dakota and normal leather is more durable and stronger. So, to test both the leathers, I installed on two of my cars. I rewrapped  my Toyota Fortuner (7 seater) with dakota and my BMW (5 seater) with nappa. The cost to rewrap my Toyota Fortuner with dakota leather is much cheaper than the nappa on BMW. For toyota fortuner (dakota leather) cost me RM2,700.00 . For BMW (nappa leather) cost me RM3,300.00. Prices might be cheaper in KL due to government's crappy cabotage policy on Sabah.In terms of how both the leather feels, honestly, I like the dakota leather better lah (despite its cheaper). For some reason it feels more firm. Even my HM oso prefers the dakota in the Fortuner. But then again, it is all up to the user personal preference.For comparison, here are some close up pics of both the leathers.A) Dakota leather installed on my Fortuner :-<img src="http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc458/petrusc/Seats/IMG_5094.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Closer looks show the difference compared to the nappa; it has the "thread" patterns<img src="http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc458/petrusc/Seats/IMG_5095.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />B) Nappa leather installed on my BMW: Much smoother, you don't see the "threads" pattern on the seats<img src="http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc458/petrusc/Seats/IMG_4213.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />I hope that the info helps bro !!! :rock::rock::rock:Front grille tunggu dulu, banyak betul komitmen lately... hahaha</blockquote>

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