https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...threadid=71541


i am the a-hole who started thie above thread, and took forever to post the pics(now) i bumped into my buddy today and am borrowing his digital camera so here come the pics. these are of my car and im not trying to sell anyone. they were taken a few minutes ago, at night with flash and i dont really know how they turned out so without further ado....here goes. wish me luck on posting the pics....

 

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well pic labeled 11 has a funky look to it that is just a bad picture the texture isnt like that...i took a close up so you can see what the texture looks like. i welcome any critisism or opinions and i hope this finally lays to rest anyones curiousity about the covers

bauer

 

if i recall the seat covers were like 300+ right? they're not too bad, better than most covers i've seen...but for that money, well...you know.

 

yeah they were 350 shipped when i bought em i think they went up in price though.

 

after all the sparks i started and all the bs signs noone shows any interest? i guess i shouldnt be suprised as long as it took to get pics up

 

The seat covers are now 450 a set.......

 

Hey thanks for getting the pictures up. I've been sitting on the ones you sent and haven't posted them yet.

These are a good deal, and so long as OSA sends them a)in the promised timeframe b)with good quality materials & stiching c) DOES work with your specified seat (ie GXL, convertible, GTU, etc..) ... then there a GREAT deal.

1/1 satisified customers so far

Here's the ones you just posted:

 

Looks good, I like the perforated leather better though.

 

if you look closely you can see how some of the stitching on the bolsters is uneven. what you cant see is how they are a bit lighter than the dark black oem color of the seats..these are the 2 things im most unhappy about. but recently found a site that will allow me to succesfully dye them darker.

http://www.leatherique.com/services.htm

this site also allows you to get your old seats back to new again so long as they arent ripped to shreds. they sell produsts not service so its a do it yourself thing..that turns me on!! just an update on my need to have beautiful seats project..hopefully saves you guys money and time!! i think after my 5 speed swap ill by an old set of eats from a vert and do the leatherique products to see if i cant get oem seats back in the ride!!

also recently got a pm from a guy who spent 500 bucks to have his seats redone and he loves them..im jealous id have rather spent the extra dough to get new l;ooking oem seats!!

just my input!!

 

after all the sparks i started and all the bs signs noone shows any interest? i guess i shouldnt be suprised as long as it took to get pics up
posted by goblues

your the one that took a year to post the pics up !
if you ask me they look like crap ! i guess you wanted someones opinion .....you got it

 

That wasn't very nice.

 

I agree. The leather doesnt form to the seat well enough. But I guess thats what you could expect from a cover. Personally, I would pay the little bit extra and have them reupholstered if I wanted leather. Otherwise I would spend my money on some nice sparcos or something

 

hey i agree with you guys!! who say that it looks like crap!! if you look at any of my posts i always said that it doesnt compare to new oem seats. and thats why i posted about a guy who spent the extra money and he loves his seats. im only posting so that people can share my experience and take from it what they need to make a better decision than i did!!

vmb you are right too!! maybe if they were stunning to me id have let you guys know how awesome they were sooner..but as they were a bit disapointin i put the priority to tell the club aside so noone would take my input as misrepresenting.

areexseven...they arent just covers..they are a (supposed to be original fit reupholstering skin) that as you noticed doesnt fit exact to oem looks. they dont cover the old leather they replace it....just not as well..at all!!.. but they are soft and look much better than torn up old seats.

i was expecting to have new oem seats when done but i got what youve all seen a completely different product that is merely better than old ripped up seats. spend a few more bucks and get something better!!

 

I think the OSA leather seat covers look better than the best universal seat covers. Nothing is as good as the OEM seat covers though, but you'll pay $650+ for aftermarket leather or to have your seats repaired.

If you want a lowercost quality alternative, the customer fit neoprene seat covers look pretty good, but they're not leather. They run ~$250 (custom made) and as you can see from the pics below they are the best thing for price/quality/custom fit besides leather:

Check the "Custom Bucket" section on http://www.autoanything.com/aquatech.asp

 

yep they were my close second alternative when i was ordering!! they fit the lifestyle very well too....beach....sun..florida....convertible!! but in all honesty unless theyve found a way to prevent fading..i heard fading is a problem. on a side note..to compare a leather replacement skin to a universal cover.. kind of says alot ablout the osa cover!! if osa had just made the middle section 2 inches wider..my seats would look really good, because that is where they failed the most..probly cuz the middle part is leather and more expensive..whereas the outer sections are made of a vinyl.