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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 12:43 PM
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Looking to go from cloth to LEATHER in my MR..........

Hi fellas, I have an 05 MR that has cloth. I would like to get the 2 front seats and the rear bench in leather. I have searched and searched with no avail! I need a gentle point in the right direction with options. If anyone has done this please share a link that I might not have seen. I live in Minnesota and would love to get original seats in leather rather that re-covering the oem ones. I have even went as far as to get a price for covering just the blue middle of my seats and 1,500 sounds a little extreme for my taste. Thanks for the help in advance, Rick
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 12:46 PM
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Stick with the cloth, why would you wanna slide around in the leather seats.
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 12:48 PM
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The front seats are soooooo snug theres no room for sliding. As for the backseat who cares. If they are in the back seat they are NUTS!
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 12:50 PM
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why dont u just buy the SSL seats?
or trade for the SSL seats
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 12:50 PM
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Just buy a set from a SSL part-out.
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 12:51 PM
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Three options:

1) go to a car upholstery shop and have your seats wrapped in leather

2) buy new OEM seats from a dealer

3) hunt for used OEM seats in the for-sale sections here on EvoM
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by skyblas
why dont u just buy the SSL seats?
or trade for the SSL seats


Where would one find this info? Links or people you know here?
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Minnesota MR
Hi fellas, I have an 05 MR that has cloth. I would like to get the 2 front seats and the rear bench in leather. I have searched and searched with no avail! I need a gentle point in the right direction with options. If anyone has done this please share a link that I might not have seen. I live in Minnesota and would love to get original seats in leather rather that re-covering the oem ones. I have even went as far as to get a price for covering just the blue middle of my seats and 1,500 sounds a little extreme for my taste. Thanks for the help in advance, Rick
Is it just to get rid of the blue checker section on the stock seats? Perhaps some fabric paint is in order if that's the case.

Otherwise, find someone doing an SSL part-out.
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 12:56 PM
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https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sa...or-panels.html


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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 12:56 PM
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post in the classifieds WTB area that you are looking for SSL seats.
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 12:58 PM
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Thanks guys. Keep em coming! Cheers
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 01:05 PM
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as mentioned check the for sale section, or if you want to do your own custom look, try a company like katzkin.

if its just to get rid of the blue center section, buy fabric dye as mentioned. i think i have seen a few "how to" threads and it doesnt seem difficult at all.
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 01:12 PM
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is the mr cloth interior the same as the normal evo8 blue and black?
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by lemmysports2
is the mr cloth interior the same as the normal evo8 blue and black?

The Blue.
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 04:13 AM
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Here's a link to my interior pics. Just an idea of what Katzkin looks like. I'm very pleased with it..had it almost 2 years now.

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...rior-pics.html

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...-interior.html

Mike
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