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Old 01-13-09, 04:00 PM
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Has anyone ever bought leather seat covers off ebay?

If so, how are they?

they run $400 for the set
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If they are from Leatherseats.com then they are somply awesome ! I have bought three sets and they fit like a glove, better than OEM and well worth the money. I got black/blue, red/black and black.


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^^^^ yup.... i agree fully. I bought a pair of ostrich and black leathers for my miata, oh so pimpy and very easy to install.

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has anyone put black leather on tan seats? Just wondering what it would look like with the tan plastic on the seats. I have yet to find a quality paint that wouldn't rub off.
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anyone have good pics of them installed to post? and do you need to take them to an upholstery shop to have them fit properly.

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Originally Posted by aaron_bc
has anyone put black leather on tan seats? Just wondering what it would look like with the tan plastic on the seats. I have yet to find a quality paint that wouldn't rub off.
Just paint the set plastics with Duplicolor bumper and trim paint. Its meant to adhere to plastic and is durable enough to withstand anything that the seats plastics would see. Make sure to clean well and use the adhesion promoter too.
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i just bought all the seat plastics from ray crowe. Not too bad of a price, high, but not insanely high.
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i dont think they are leatherseats.com

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Parts...4506.m20.l1116

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Parts...1%7C240%3A1318

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Parts...4506.m20.l1116
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Originally Posted by badddrx7
If they are from Leatherseats.com then they are somply awesome ! I have bought three sets and they fit like a glove, better than OEM and well worth the money. I got black/blue, red/black and black.


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Yep, the ones from leatherseats.com are very nice. A buddy of mine bought some from that company and had them professionally installed. They were like new; very good quality leather.
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Having had numerous conversations with the guy at leatherseats.com, i can tell you that this ebay person is not him...... just by the grammatical errors alone.
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anyone know whats is a reasonable price for an upholstery shop to charge for installation if I take the seats and they just do the leather install.

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Are you getting the china seats or the leatherseats.com seats?

Every shop will be different. You will need to call around and get different quotes. Each shop has different "specialties" and they may even offer you a good price on them making your covers for you with guaranteed fitment. Look at all of your options.
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Originally Posted by staticguitar313
Just paint the set plastics with Duplicolor bumper and trim paint. Its meant to adhere to plastic and is durable enough to withstand anything that the seats plastics would see. Make sure to clean well and use the adhesion promoter too.
cool, I'll give it a go.

I'm swapping my tan interior for black... do you think this paint would hold up on the foot kick panels?
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Thumbs up seats

Originally Posted by Monkman33
Are you getting the china seats or the leatherseats.com seats?

Every shop will be different. You will need to call around and get different quotes. Each shop has different "specialties" and they may even offer you a good price on them making your covers for you with guaranteed fitment. Look at all of your options.
I would get the leatherseats.com covers as they seem to look close to factory and the fitment seems good. but like you said I"ll explore all the options when ready.

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does anyone make suade covers? like the R1 seats?
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leatherseats.com can do suede i believe. Any any custom upholstery shop worth their salt can do it too.
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Have you considered this option on rx7.com ?

http://rx7.com/store/rx7/fdinterior_accessories.html

Does anyone have experience with these to comment on the quality?
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lol, if you're really serious about buying a set from this guy, by the pics of his customers' cars, I'd hit up the 350z club and ask around.
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I can tell you that you will be completely satisfied with leatherseats.com
those guys are all about quality.
I have a set in my FC, installed them myself, and they are great. The FD is actually an easier install.
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Originally Posted by aaron_bc
cool, I'll give it a go.

I'm swapping my tan interior for black... do you think this paint would hold up on the foot kick panels?
Hard to say, I'll probably do it. Since you have to sell a kidney to afford black interior parts.
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I bought the ones you referenced from the Gainesville addrress. They were less expensive than Leatherseats.com and Katzkins.

I just finished the install and am overall happy with the product.
The one caution I would have is to make sure the seller somehow identifies which is driver and which is passenger.
Before I bought, I contacted some of his previous customers and two of them said they had received two of the same side covers. When I got mine, I had real trouble trying to id which was which and I'm still not sure I got them right.
They are not "perfect" matches to the original, some holes have to be cut but they are out of sight and not a real problem.. zHopefully one of these links will work for a picture.



http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...Install047.jpg

http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/f...Install047.jpg
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they look great!
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Thanks!

You can see that I had a problem with the "seat belt" holder on the passenger seat. You really have to be careful taking them off, the plastic posts can break easily and also the plastic cover (outboard) piece is easy to break too. If you decide to do the mod, let me know and I'll show you what I learned for next time.
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Has any body bought just one side? I emailed them but have not received a reply. I remember going to a local professional upholstery shop and they wanted like $1k per seat. I didn't want to redo the whole seat, just the worn section. He said it the leather won't match and will look bad. I said ok, match the other section opposite of the worn one and use a tougher leather or suede. The conversation translated to too much work for too little money. Buy a whole new set or leave.

In that picture the driver side looks kinda loose and the passenger side looks tight. You bought their tools and did it yourself?
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