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Old Oct 8, 2007 | 10:29 PM
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Is there a base seat cover like the leather ones available from mazda? Or does anyone know the type of material use in the base seats?

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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 09:47 AM
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Anyone have any ideas?
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 09:52 AM
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Whats wrong with your seats?
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 12:25 PM
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Take it to an upholstery shop. They'll be able to recover it for you.
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 06:57 PM
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I actually have tan leather seats but I really like the base seats.
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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 06:57 PM
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I'll say this, I've got 84K miles on my base seats and they look exactly like they did when I bought the car new. I've never done anything special to protect them. I don't know what magic formula/weave mazda's supplier came up with but I'm impressed.
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 09:56 AM
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 10:09 AM
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from mazdacomp they are $1600 per seat cover.
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 02:18 PM
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I had an upholstery shop recover some TII seats back in my FC days for $300 for both seats - that's out the door, all labor, new foam in the seats, everything. Turned out killer.

Just hit up some local upholstery shops for price quotes.

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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 04:00 PM
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from mazdacomp they are $1600 per seat cover.
Holy SH*T thats rediculous.
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 07:06 PM
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Holy SH*T thats rediculous.
I guess magic thread woven on golden looms by little ninja wizards don't come cheap.
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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 02:46 PM
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my base seats look amazing too
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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 07:30 PM
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from mazdacomp they are $1600 per seat cover.
My God!
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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 08:18 PM
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from mazdacomp they are $1600 per seat cover.
I just realized thats about the price you can get good condition used RZ Recaros for.
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