Difference between Spirit R: Type A and Type B
09-09-07, 03:22 PM
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There were 3 versions of the Spirit R. Type A was like our R models, and came w/ the Recaros. Type B came w/ red leather seats and rear seats. Type C came w/ red leather seats as well, but I believe they don't have rear seats.
Type A:
Type B:
Type C:
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There were 3 versions of the Spirit R. Type A was like our R models, and came w/ the Recaros. Type B came w/ red leather seats and rear seats. Type C came w/ red leather seats as well, but I believe they don't have rear seats.
Type A:
Type B:
Type C:
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09-09-07, 03:36 PM
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Yes it's a very different red.
Also keep in mind, there are two diff. reds in the US. There's the 93 red, which is lighter IIRC, and the 94 red which is maroon. And the two years also differed by which interior parts were red (door panels, etc). There's a thread about it somewhere. I only knew b/c my friend has a 94 red.
Also keep in mind, there are two diff. reds in the US. There's the 93 red, which is lighter IIRC, and the 94 red which is maroon. And the two years also differed by which interior parts were red (door panels, etc). There's a thread about it somewhere. I only knew b/c my friend has a 94 red.
09-09-07, 03:39 PM
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Yes it's a very different red.
Also keep in mind, there are two diff. reds in the US. There's the 93 red, which is lighter IIRC, and the 94 red which is maroon. And the two years also differed by which interior parts were red (door panels, etc). There's a thread about it somewhere. I only knew b/c my friend has a 94 red.
Also keep in mind, there are two diff. reds in the US. There's the 93 red, which is lighter IIRC, and the 94 red which is maroon. And the two years also differed by which interior parts were red (door panels, etc). There's a thread about it somewhere. I only knew b/c my friend has a 94 red.
09-09-07, 03:43 PM
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Heath, for $500, I could do BOTH seats for ya, in the color of your choice, in the material of your choice, INSTALLED. I work w/ one of the best interior shops in the country; they do cars for Barret Jackson restoration cars and are also contracted by Ferrari. Next time gimme a hollar 
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09-09-07, 05:33 PM
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500 to recover BOTH seats is impossible using quality leather, including labor. if its 500 for a set of seats ill send in my FD seats, 67 volvo seats, MG seats, miata seats, AND my daily driver seats to have done! if they really charge that amount and do quality work id start packing up every seat i own today to send them in.
09-09-07, 07:21 PM
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Heath, ok well maybe I embellished a little bit 
But it's not far off the mark. I wasn't thinking about leather, because quality leather is very expensive. In fact, if you're as **** as I am, you want all the leather on the SEAT to look like the same grain. So you end up with one of two choices: buying SEVERAL hides, because only a small central portion of the hide is uniform and thus "usable" to my standards, or you pay TOP DOLLAR for a single large piece of hide from the top leather source in the country. The difference in price between the two tends to be negligible when all is said and done btw.
But yea, I've had MANY a seat repaired, recovered, redone, etc. Not just customer seats, but personal seats too etc. So if you're serious, email me several pics (diff angles) of the seat(s) you'd like repaired, and I can get ya an estimate. They do top notch work, and b/c I bring 'em lots of business, they gimme great prices...
~Ramy
PS: I'm DEF. interested in seeing those Volvo & MG seats. Antique high quality stuff is right up their alley...
But it's not far off the mark. I wasn't thinking about leather, because quality leather is very expensive. In fact, if you're as **** as I am, you want all the leather on the SEAT to look like the same grain. So you end up with one of two choices: buying SEVERAL hides, because only a small central portion of the hide is uniform and thus "usable" to my standards, or you pay TOP DOLLAR for a single large piece of hide from the top leather source in the country. The difference in price between the two tends to be negligible when all is said and done btw.But yea, I've had MANY a seat repaired, recovered, redone, etc. Not just customer seats, but personal seats too etc. So if you're serious, email me several pics (diff angles) of the seat(s) you'd like repaired, and I can get ya an estimate. They do top notch work, and b/c I bring 'em lots of business, they gimme great prices...
~Ramy
PS: I'm DEF. interested in seeing those Volvo & MG seats. Antique high quality stuff is right up their alley...
09-09-07, 09:30 PM
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You mean to install rear seats? Because most JDM FD's came with rear seats, so you can buy 'em and install 'em. No custom work needed. (I sell 'em btw hehe).
If you mean how much to recover the rear seats, should be about the same...as it's relatively the same amount of material...
If you mean how much to recover the rear seats, should be about the same...as it's relatively the same amount of material...
09-10-07, 02:31 AM
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i have the spirit R RZ seats in my car
mine is a 2002 series 8 type r version 6
i have the black ones in mine with the carbon kevlar back .....
and for the life of me i cant work out why would you cover or paint the back of them for that is just not cool ...
you can purchase these seats new from mazda still at a price of 4500 per seat in AU dollars lol
ha ha happy searching guiys ...
we here rip alot of the back seats out of our cars no need for a back seat its useless...
as for spirit r type a is fixed race seats
type b is red leather and type c is red leather and auto we have heaps of them here in australia spirit r's lol we are a rotor mad country
mine is a 2002 series 8 type r version 6
i have the black ones in mine with the carbon kevlar back .....
and for the life of me i cant work out why would you cover or paint the back of them for that is just not cool ...
you can purchase these seats new from mazda still at a price of 4500 per seat in AU dollars lol
ha ha happy searching guiys ...
we here rip alot of the back seats out of our cars no need for a back seat its useless...
as for spirit r type a is fixed race seats
type b is red leather and type c is red leather and auto we have heaps of them here in australia spirit r's lol we are a rotor mad country
09-10-07, 02:28 PM
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Ramy, my RZ seats are at the upholsterer's shop now. As you know, I had the CF backs covered in Spenneybeck Sabrina black and the front are being redone in Edelman Chili fatted calf. You were talking about leather... I got 3 perfect calf hides (30+ ft each) for $2000! I tried out the new seat foam parts today and he's got the support for my old back just right now. And I had him put in heating elements on both seats. (Anyone want to buy absolutely perfect set of black R1 seats?)
Gordon
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Oh and it sounds like you're goin ALL out on your seats man....wow!
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09-10-07, 11:23 PM
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You mean to install rear seats? Because most JDM FD's came with rear seats, so you can buy 'em and install 'em. No custom work needed. (I sell 'em btw hehe).
If you mean how much to recover the rear seats, should be about the same...as it's relatively the same amount of material...
If you mean how much to recover the rear seats, should be about the same...as it's relatively the same amount of material...
09-11-07, 12:30 AM
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Thanks,
~Ramy
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