Hi Jon!! if and when you DO find a supplier for that 'pearlesent' leather PLEASE!!! send me a email letting me kow where you got it from! I will probably need some myself in the near future, hopefully not for the immediate future, but it never hurts to find out supply-sources, if you know what I mean. Thanks bunches! Dan Melnik ---- Jon Ricketson <jcricketson@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: ============= Anyone bought any Pearlescent Leather hides lately? I called SMS today and was quoted minimum $900 per hide. That's more than twice the price my upholstery guy can get some very high quality hides for from local supplier. He can match the color very well BUT not the Pearlescent finish. Thing is, SMS told me they charge that $900 price with or without the Pearlescent finish. I'd consider going with my local guy's leather and forego the original finish but my back seats are near-perfect so it's only the front seats that need doing. People tell me labor is the real cost of seats but, in this case, the original finish materials would cost me 3X what he'll charge me to do the work. On top of all of that, SMS tells me it takes 5-6 weeks from the time I pay in full to get the material. I "hear" that could really be 5-6 MONTHS with those guys. Anybody have any suggestions? Alternative suppliers of Pearlescent Leather? Spare original front seat covers hidden somewhere? I have a '66 Crown Coupe hardtop - leather is burgandy red. The color code plate is on the car if I need it. Thanks, Jon _________________________________________________________________ DonÂt just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm