Leather Seat Covers for a Spider
Mark Hickey wrote:
> Hi, all....
>
> I recently had an episode where the logical part of my brain was
> apparently starved for oxygen, and bought an '85 Spider Veloce. The
> good news is, the previous owner had recently overhauled the engine,
> replaced the top, installed Eibach springs, Koni shocks, Exip wheels,
> Michelin tires and a host of other items.
Perfectly sensible
> The bad news is that the leather seats are in pretty poor shape -
> particularly the drivers side, which has several large rips in the
> material.
>
> The online research I've done only turned up a few suppliers of
> reupholstery kits for the Spider... International Auto Parts, and
> leatherseats.com. The cost (in US$) would be between $500 and 750 for
> the kit...
>
> Does anyone have any words of wisdom about either of these options -
> or perhaps there's a better option out there somewhere (like a cottage
> shop lovingly turning out top grade hide covers in Milan for $200 a
> set). ;-)
Well, in the UK there are plenty of specialists that will re-upholster stuff
from scratch. Probably worth checking on your side of the big damp.
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