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Old 01-16-2011, 06:36 PM
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Thumbs up Burgundy Sport Seats

I am amazed at how well these sports look after 26 years, 200k+ miles, Florida sunshine, PCA trackdays in Ohio, six different owners, and 5 years of storage in my shop...
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Old 01-16-2011, 06:39 PM
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Nice score!

Who lubricated 'em up?
Old 01-16-2011, 06:41 PM
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There is very few scratches in the leather, some of the piping is cracked in places, and the stitching where the side bolster meets the seat bottom inserts is stressed. Damn they are lite weight compared to the standard comfort seats.
Here they are soaking up rejuvenator oil, as the leather is tight and dry:

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Old 01-16-2011, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Derek 86.5
Nice score!

Who lubricated 'em up?
I pulled them out of Zelda this morning to have something to do while I watch football.
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Sport seats....... Drooooool. Some day after I get the 101 maintenance items out of the way I would love to get a pair of sport seats. Looking good! Joe
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Sport seats TOTALLY transform the car....not just in looks but the way it feels in corners. Much more chuckable...hehe
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Well I managed to get the leather on these two seats to soak up about half a container of Leatherique rejuvenator oil, I'm starting to see some life in the leather again.
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seats look fantastic!! where did you get the Leatherique rejuvenator oil from? i have a pair of seats that could use that treatment as well and so far nothing has worked.
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Those would look sweet here!



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Originally Posted by mazdaverx7
seats look fantastic!! where did you get the Leatherique rejuvenator oil from? i have a pair of seats that could use that treatment as well and so far nothing has worked.
from here: http://www.leatherique.com/

Description: 128 OZ OF REJUVINATOR OIL & 128 OZ OF PRESTINE CLEAN.

So far it has done the job nicely, the prestine clean really leaves a nice finish to the leather and the vinyl.
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I dunno Shane, they look like a shade of grey to me.

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Originally Posted by WyattsRide
Those would look sweet here!
They'd look better in my '86.5...

Although, they work best in a 5-speed. My '85 was transformed with the addition of sport seats.
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Originally Posted by Shane
from here: http://www.leatherique.com/

Description: 128 OZ OF REJUVINATOR OIL & 128 OZ OF PRESTINE CLEAN.

So far it has done the job nicely, the prestine clean really leaves a nice finish to the leather and the vinyl.
They look nice. A treatment with the Leatherique dye would probably have them looking even nicer.

If you go that route, I found that West Marine sells a set of 4 foam applicators for a few bucks that work great for the dye.
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We just got in a 1991 with dark blue sport seats but they need some help.
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Colin, Yep very Dark shade of Gray that the rest of you earthlings call burgundy, except a few PacNWers who refer to it as Buttgundy...

Ken, yeah they would look sweet in your '86.5 GT-S, and with the way you've dialed it in and with your 220 option, you need sports in there.

Mark thanks for the tip on the applicators, I'll wait and see how the interior goes back together. Burgundy is a bitch to keep the same shade throughout all the different interior pieces and materials.


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