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Seat Covers? Sheepskins?
I'm looking for a recommendation.
I want to preserve my leather seats so I'm looking to buy some seat covers. I want something nice and also comfortable, not sweaty or cheap looking. Since I seem to be stuck in the mid-80s I thought about sheepskins. Charcoal gray to match a black interior. Can anyone recommend a brand? Maybe I'd also need to get some fuzzy dice. What about other materials? Neoprene? Does anyone have experience w/these Coverking seat cover sold here on Pelican?
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09-06-2005, 07:44 AM
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Preserve the seats for what/whom? The next owner? Just take care of them and they will look good for years to come. The seats in my '86 still look great.
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09-06-2005, 08:29 AM
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I like sheepskins! Cool in the summer, warm in the winter.
My experience with sheepskins (in the 80's) was all good. You get what you pay for!
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09-06-2005, 08:38 AM
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115k mi? Still look great. What product do you use on them?
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I use Blue Ribbon covers.. good quality and fit. They're great in 110degF desert heat and 20deg winters. They reduce road harmonics about 40% to the driver. Harmonics create fatigue on big rides. NYC is a 55min choo choo ride from NYC if you want to check them out. Otherwise they're about $400 for the full sheepskin and less for the sheepskin seat only with fake sides.
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09-06-2005, 11:31 AM
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Yeah, those Blue Ribbons seem to be pretty nice. I looked at them on autoanything.com. $$$ though.
There was also an ad in Excellence for Rocky Mountain sheepskins but I don't know anything about that company. I had sheepskins on an RX-7 way back when and they were great. Wore like iron, girlfriend spilled stuff her slurpies/frosties/[insert messy drink here] all over them and they cleaned right up. When I sold the car I took them off and the seats underneath were like new.
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He's neurotic on having the best in his car and he'll stretch a nickle into a dollar. He even rode a few hrs to their Ca factory before buying. He said they are the best he could find. It's like I have my own personal Consumers Reports.
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