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[Tony H]

Additionally, if you have pets, cloth is essential

I don't think my Gerbil cares much either way

PMSL


I meant a proper pet, not your little rat. Or Zok's overgrown rat either

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I bet you wouldn't say that if it was stuffed down the front of your trousers  :-?

[Andy B]

.....
Thank you for a most disturbing mental image of TB driving his car ... 

  Noooooo!

[Elite Pete]

but I really do like the post '52' leather.

One word, Mr joshwyatt, rthymes with Hay.

I could give a mature answer...but I think I'll go with lalalalala can't hear you!!! 
Is there any leather interior on a modern vehicle you like?

Leather seats are fundamentally flawed. Burn in summer, freeze your gonads in winter until the heaters kick in. And on a hot day, even with the A/C working overtime, you still end up with a sweaty back.

Cloth have no such faults.


So whilst they (excluding the early elite ones) might look nice, they are pretty impractical....

You'll still have a sweaty back with a cloth seat, its just the cloth will soak up that sweat and it will fester there all smelly and minging

[mathewst]

Guys if anyone comes to Croatia and wants to swap leather facelift seats for a velour one just give me a call  (although I seriously doubt someone will take my offer  )

[I_want_an_Omega]

I've been reading this thread with great interest.

My car (MFL '99 Elite) has standard leather. However, I've just managed to get hold of a cloth interior for it and will be swapping the interior over soon - well, when I've got the heaters working again.

I had a bit of a job getting a cloth set. I advertised in the wanted section but had no offers. I eventually found a non running '99 Elite that was going cheap on fleabay and fairly close to me as well. The reason it was cheap was that it was really badly decribed and I had to quiz the seller about it. I then towed it home (if the AR25 was ok at the start of the journey it certainly wasn't at the end  ), out with the interior, off with the cats and then down the scrapyard. A couple of the seat motors don't work but I can swap them over easily enough.

The interior is in excellent condition and the donor car had done very similar miles to mine.

Dont you just love it when a plan comes together .....

He he he ......

[Webby the Bear]

I've been reading this thread with great interest.

My car (MFL '99 Elite) has standard leather. However, I've just managed to get hold of a cloth interior for it and will be swapping the interior over soon - well, when I've got the heaters working again.

I had a bit of a job getting a cloth set. I advertised in the wanted section but had no offers. I eventually found a non running '99 Elite that was going cheap on fleabay and fairly close to me as well. The reason it was cheap was that it was really badly decribed and I had to quiz the seller about it. I then towed it home (if the AR25 was ok at the start of the journey it certainly wasn't at the end  ), out with the interior, off with the cats and then down the scrapyard. A couple of the seat motors don't work but I can swap them over easily enough.

The interior is in excellent condition and the donor car had done very similar miles to mine.

Dont you just love it when a plan comes together .....

He he he ......

thats great mate.

2 quick questions....

did the donor car cost a lot? (presumably not if it was nackreed) and do you prefer cloth to leather then??

[I_want_an_Omega]

I've been reading this thread with great interest.

My car (MFL '99 Elite) has standard leather. However, I've just managed to get hold of a cloth interior for it and will be swapping the interior over soon - well, when I've got the heaters working again.

I had a bit of a job getting a cloth set. I advertised in the wanted section but had no offers. I eventually found a non running '99 Elite that was going cheap on fleabay and fairly close to me as well. The reason it was cheap was that it was really badly decribed and I had to quiz the seller about it. I then towed it home (if the AR25 was ok at the start of the journey it certainly wasn't at the end  ), out with the interior, off with the cats and then down the scrapyard. A couple of the seat motors don't work but I can swap them over easily enough.

The interior is in excellent condition and the donor car had done very similar miles to mine.

Dont you just love it when a plan comes together .....

He he he ......

thats great mate.

2 quick questions....

did the donor car cost a lot? (presumably not if it was nackreed) and do you prefer cloth to leather then??

Yes, I prefer cloth. The donor cost £250 but I got much more than that in parts/scrap - so the cloth was essentially free to me