Duffmangt

hey does anyone have pictures of the stock 91 seats doesnt matter what color i just need an idea and im not sure what model just post em all please

cbrinega

These are from my 90 GXL. I think the 91s are basically the same. I just recovered them with new leather (except the driver's bottom --- just a low mileage seat).

OC_

how much did it cost to get them recovered?

Duffmangt

ya those look nice...does anyone know if all the models seats are the same just in cloth or leather? i like that style

asherwood

FWIW those 1990 seats pictured above look identical to the ones in my 1991.

There is definitly different seat models in the differnt years, at mazdaformance.com in the clearance items for the rx-7 parts you will see various oem replacement covers available, they are very specific as to model/style/colour and material.

ilike2eatricers

These are pictures of the seats in the 91 NA I used to own

Icemark

Those seats are part of the optional A package available in 91, and not the standard seat. If they came with leather originally then the car came with both A and B option packages.

The standard seat in 91 was the same as this:

Phu5ion

These pictures aren't great but you get an idea of what the seats look like. Oh, and i have since had the drivers seat fixed.

Duffmangt

ok so even if they arent the leather seats they stil have the side supports like that? i have seen some style seats where they are flat across but they might have been earlier years

Bambam7

I like the seats in my 88 GXL a lot better than my 90 GXL.
The seats themselves LOOK nicer in the 90, but the 88's had way stiffer and protrusive side bolters....
I think they had to let them out a bit for Fat *** north americans! LOL. The 88's cradled you alot more.

Rpeck

My 88AE seats were leather, but I like the 90-91 seats I put in much better. Leather, adjustable headrest, lumbar adjustment on drivers seat, also tilt on driver seat.

The AE leather seats were all one solid piece with none of the above mentioned adjustments.


-Robert

Icemark

The GXL and Vert seats all had the adjustable head rest, lumbar on the drivers seat, front seat height/tilt on the drivers seat.

Didn't matter what year.

Rpeck

leather?

what makes the ones above mentioned different then? nothing? teh ones I have now, look just like the ones in the first picture. Assuming those headrests are just all the way down.

Icemark

Leather was an option on the GXL and some years of the vert (standard on soem years of the vert as well).

Rpeck

P.S, I have the sweet *** recipe for getting all those fine cracks and such out of leather seats .. restore them to almost new appearnce for under $15.


If anyone is interested I will take the time to type it.

asherwood

Your on....

DoingAnything

in my 91 n/a mine are exactly like these but all leather.

Nick86

iTrader: (1)

Yeah, lets have it!

But if it is shoe polish or something that will colour my *** black - then don't bother!

Rpeck

Here is what I did. Use at your own risk!

Start with decent quality leather cleaner (I used Meguires got it @ Wal-Mart) do not get the conditioner/cleaner .. Start with just the cleaner.

Then go to the shoe section in your local Wal-Mart, get KIWI black leather dye (leather dye, no shoe polish, or anything stupid like that), liquid form, with a sponge on top of it, get 2 bottles. Then go back to the automotive section (You must pick up the items in this order) now get a leather conditioner (again I used the step 2 meguires) conditioner ONLY no cleaner.

Now go home, get on some shitty clothes (or do it naked, that’s what I did) and mix about a 40/60 mix of dye/conditioner, only AFTER thoroughly cleaning the seats with the cleaner only, and making sure to wipe off all the cleaner before proceeding.

Now, with your 60/40 mix and a clean terry cloth rub the mix into the entire seat put it on very thickly massaging it in really well, let that sit over night. Wipe if off with a clean cloth until no more comes off on the cloth.

Now, take a look, see how it’s coming along, and reapply if necessary, I applied 2X. Then make sure you let the leather dye dry for at least 48 Hrs to insure you don’t *** up your clothes when you sit.

Should come out looking almost new. Fills in all the seams and fine lines, and softens the leather.


Give it a shot, they come out fabulous.

At least mine did.


P.S. if you decide to do this while naked, be sure not to get the dye anywhere a scrub brush is likely to be very uncomfortable.


P.S.S. I highly advise a large quanity of cold beers for such a mindlessly boring process.


P.S.S.S. If you have an attractive person of the opposite sex to help rub down the leather while naked, it gets the larger cracks and seams out.


-Robert

Rpeck

I forgot to mention the obvious: this is all alot easier with the seats pulled out of the car.


-Robert

Duffmangt

you did this on your current seats? if so lemme see pics

Rpeck

Here is the scoup. my AE seats were thrashed! So i bought a pair of 90-91 leather seats (mentioned above) from a fellow forum member in the bay area. Good seats, but not perfect (as expected, for what i payed) So I was reading around the internet on how to "clean then up a bit" you know, soften them a bit, and get out some of the fine lines, and discoloration on the deeper lines. Well i came across an Audi site where a guy sugested somthing similar to what i ended up doing. Problem is most of the stuff he reccomended I could not get my hands on locally. So i compromised, I bought similar products, and made a few adjustments to my likings. My current seats I have done this too, the difference when completed was like day and night. All the small cracks disapeared, all discoloration back to normal, they look almost brand new. I can post pics later if it will make you sleep better. (at work right now)

The only thing is, I have NOT driven this car in the summer heat while sweating on the seats since I have done this. I HIGHLY dount the leather dye will bleed onto your clothes (if you let it dry well, it's made to dye leather for **** sakes) but anything is possible, so like I said try at your own risk. Or try a little area first.

I didn't even think to take any before pic's ... I wiish I wouldhave, you would really be impressed.

-Robert

Rpeck

Here are a couple of Pics. All thise fine lines you see in the seat now, were not only much worse before, but they were also like a tan color in the cracks, where the original color had been worn off;

Rpeck

one more;

Duffmangt

ya man those look great wish my leather seats were in any sort of decent condition they are completely thrashed...