Good company for 2gen seat covers?
09-19-19, 08:23 AM
#2
Back in 2005 I got a set of replacement leather seat skins for my '89T2 from leatherseats.com and have been very happy with them. If they are still in business, I'd give them a call. My FC had the original series 5 turbo seats in black leather (i.e., high-back buckets with integrated headrest, separate center panel seat back insert) and they had the usual cracked & worn out leather with tearing seams on the driver's seat side bolsters, but the foam padding & seat structure was all good and intact, so that was my starting point for the project.
The leather seat skins I got from leatherseats.com cost me about $500 shipped for both seats, and they included a bag of hog rings & hog ring pliers needed for installation. The leather was better than the stuff Mazda used, but a very close match in terms of grain pattern & color, that matched the stock pattern well and fit perfectly. After ~14 years they still look & feel like new, and I'm always getting compliments on them at car shows.
The leather seat skins I got from leatherseats.com cost me about $500 shipped for both seats, and they included a bag of hog rings & hog ring pliers needed for installation. The leather was better than the stuff Mazda used, but a very close match in terms of grain pattern & color, that matched the stock pattern well and fit perfectly. After ~14 years they still look & feel like new, and I'm always getting compliments on them at car shows.
09-19-19, 09:35 AM
#3
Back in 2005 I got a set of replacement leather seat skins for my '89T2 from leatherseats.com and have been very happy with them. If they are still in business, I'd give them a call. My FC had the original series 5 turbo seats in black leather (i.e., high-back buckets with integrated headrest, separate center panel seat back insert) and they had the usual cracked & worn out leather with tearing seams on the driver's seat side bolsters, but the foam padding & seat structure was all good and intact, so that was my starting point for the project.
The leather seat skins I got from leatherseats.com cost me about $500 shipped for both seats, and they included a bag of hog rings & hog ring pliers needed for installation. The leather was better than the stuff Mazda used, but a very close match in terms of grain pattern & color, that matched the stock pattern well and fit perfectly. After ~14 years they still look & feel like new, and I'm always getting compliments on them at car shows.
The leather seat skins I got from leatherseats.com cost me about $500 shipped for both seats, and they included a bag of hog rings & hog ring pliers needed for installation. The leather was better than the stuff Mazda used, but a very close match in terms of grain pattern & color, that matched the stock pattern well and fit perfectly. After ~14 years they still look & feel like new, and I'm always getting compliments on them at car shows.
09-19-19, 01:19 PM
#4
They might still have all the patterns for the FC's though, and still be able to make you a set. Call them and talk to someone - I recall when I did mine, they didn't show the T2 seat pattern on their website either, but they did show the vert & GXL style seats with the separate headrest. I talked to someone there, and exchanged a few pictures of my old T2 seats via email, and they verified they had the pattern and he gave me a part # to order. Cost increase is no big surprise in 14 years, and I'd expect you may have to pay a little more for a "one off" set of FC covers - probably not something they stock for immediate shipment these days.
09-19-19, 02:07 PM
#5
They might still have all the patterns for the FC's though, and still be able to make you a set. Call them and talk to someone - I recall when I did mine, they didn't show the T2 seat pattern on their website either, but they did show the vert & GXL style seats with the separate headrest. I talked to someone there, and exchanged a few pictures of my old T2 seats via email, and they verified they had the pattern and he gave me a part # to order. Cost increase is no big surprise in 14 years, and I'd expect you may have to pay a little more for a "one off" set of FC covers - probably not something they stock for immediate shipment these days.
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