seat trim....

miatas76 · Postby **miatas76** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:19 am

hey all,

has anyone had there na6 seats re-upholstered and what material was used...??

i'm going to get mine re-done and think it's quite doubtful i'll be able to get a match...

interested to hear and see some pics!!

wanna keep my seats for the h/r speakers...

cheers all !

Dave

aka_juffa · Postby **aka_juffa** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:32 am

You can get 'seat covers' from a number of the MX-5/Miata aftermarket suppliers overseas. These are not seat covers as we normally know them, but rather you remove the existing covering and replace it with the new. Leather is an option. Most of the ones I have seen on the web cater for the head rest speakers.

Have a look on the big forum and you should find plently of info.

Just thought of an old 'group buy' on this forum for new seat coverings not sure if it was on this version of the forum, or the previous version?

J.

wassup · Postby **wassup** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:49 am

I wanted to keep the factory look so i searched for the original black seat material.. after months of searching i almost resorted to buying a whole seat in order to get the original trim when i came across a site in the UK selling the seat trim off the actual seat. Bought this and used some of the panels to retrim the whole base of my drivers seat by a local upholsterer.

Let me know if you want more details

aka_juffa · Postby **aka_juffa** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:09 pm

Here is some examples.

http://www.autotopsdirect.com/Mazda-Mia ... mia-00.htm

http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.ph ... eat+covers

http://www.good-win-racing.com/Mazda-Pe ... d=CkRBGaRy

http://ecommerce.mossmotors.com/miata-m ... overs--etc

J.

miatas76 · Postby **miatas76** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:41 pm

Thanks Juffa... yeah have seen these, wonder is anyone's purchased them here? might check for opinions on miata net....

hey since you're in a na8 now...is the cloth pattern the same as na6's?

aka_juffa · Postby **aka_juffa** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:19 pm

miatas76 wrote:hey since you're in a na8 now...is the cloth pattern the same as na6's?

No, rather than the single charcoal colour the NA8 seats have a 'dotty' pattern in them.....hard to put into words. Might try and get some photos and post them here.

J.

Mr Morlock · Postby **Mr Morlock** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:56 pm

A trimmer can certainly re do the seats though an exact match is another thing. You should still be able to get a very good quality material that will look and wear well for years. If the covers are not worn out just faded you can dye the material and the cost is next to nothing.

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 1:18 pm

aka_juffa wrote:
miatas76 wrote:hey since you're in a na8 now...is the cloth pattern the same as na6's?

No, rather than the single charcoal colour the NA8 seats have a 'dotty' pattern in them.....hard to put into words.

Slight variation also with the seat material/ pattern in the '96-'97 NA8.

fastboy · Postby **fastboy** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:10 pm

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/270921827267 ... 1436.l2649

anyone here tried this yet?

Stu King · Postby **Stu King** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:58 pm

hey there, I bought mine from www.leatherseats.com they are highly customisable, and I fitted them myself in a few hours.....

They look great and fit better than OEM if you take your time.

Stu

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:02 pm

fastboy wrote:http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/270921827267?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649

anyone here tried this yet?

This ebayer in Sydney advertises their MX5 leather seat covers from time to time for $199 & $299: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MAZDA-NA-NB- ... 3f156cfc3c

There's also a company in Silverwater that supplies them, which could be the above, but I haven't checked. Search "Silverwater leather" on here for more info.