Sunline Posted August 3, 2018 Share #1 Posted August 3, 2018 Just purchased 1971 #24871 great condition. With original passenger sea cover and a drivers side replacement. Both look really good , but the drivers needs to foam. ... badly. I want to replace both seats with new foam and leather covers. Any objections to going with leather over the stock vinyl? Good idea or bad? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60504-leather-seats-yey-or-ney/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted August 3, 2018 Share #2 Posted August 3, 2018 I like leather. If I can ever do it, I will go with leather. I wouldn't think it would affect the value except on a true survivor type car. Just keep the old covers... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60504-leather-seats-yey-or-ney/#findComment-554436 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Posted August 3, 2018 Share #3 Posted August 3, 2018 I had them done in leather. The PO had somehow made a big hole in the driver seat and had a big pillow stuffed in there, with some horrible velour seat cover to cover it up. The local shop owner had to rebuild the seats, made it a little more lumbar support than stock which is good on a long drive. He had some nice Japanese leather so he used that. A few hundred more than vinyl but worth it IMO. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60504-leather-seats-yey-or-ney/#findComment-554445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
7tooZ Posted August 3, 2018 Share #4 Posted August 3, 2018 I would do leather also you can always keep the originals in case you want to pass them on to next owner. 72 body with 71 interior, Eibach, Illumina, R180 CLSD, 83 close ratio, 3.90 gears, Zstory, SUs, BRE Libre wheels and front spoiler. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60504-leather-seats-yey-or-ney/#findComment-554451 Share on other sites More sharing options...
w3wilkes Posted August 3, 2018 Share #5 Posted August 3, 2018 I did leather in my early 1971 and would do it again. The other thing I did was change to 1977 seat frames. Along with springs instead of straps on the seat bottoms this added the ability to tilt the seat forward for access to the tool covers that are behind the seat on the early cars. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60504-leather-seats-yey-or-ney/#findComment-554471 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbatrossCafe Posted August 3, 2018 Share #6 Posted August 3, 2018 Do it! I'm about to add in fully adjustable electric leather seats with custom seat rails because my arse is about 4" too tall to fit in this car. I can't wait to have nice leather in there. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60504-leather-seats-yey-or-ney/#findComment-554472 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheee! Posted August 3, 2018 Share #7 Posted August 3, 2018 I am planning on adding a set of 2010 370Z seats to my 76. A friend is going racing seats, so if I can get them to fit, I’ll have a set of leather, power, heated seats. From a Z! 1 Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60504-leather-seats-yey-or-ney/#findComment-554493 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalJim Posted August 3, 2018 Share #8 Posted August 3, 2018 I'm going to be adding Miata seats to my '75 Z, and I'm going to have them reupholstered in cloth. Cooler, and hopefully my skinny butt won't slide when I'm pushing through the twisties. ? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60504-leather-seats-yey-or-ney/#findComment-554495 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted August 4, 2018 Share #9 Posted August 4, 2018 8 hours ago, AlbatrossCafe said: Do it! I'm about to add in fully adjustable electric leather seats with custom seat rails because my arse is about 4" too tall to fit in this car. I can't wait to have nice leather in there. How tall are you? I am 6'5" and have never found it to be a problem fitting into an early Z. Now my wife's 350z is a different story... I have a set of black BMW vader seats I am going to try to fit into a 240, maybe later this year Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60504-leather-seats-yey-or-ney/#findComment-554507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
87mj Posted August 4, 2018 Share #10 Posted August 4, 2018 I'm a purist and have an early series 1 car that I plan to recover in the near future. I have the exact same dilemma. On one hand, I want to return the car to as close to stock as I can. Stock was vinyl. On the other hand, those of us old enough to remember know that 240z seats were barely durable enough to last 50,000 miles so most nicer cars are not running the factory upholstery anyway. I have a 60,000 mile car '71 that was reupholstered about 10,000 miles ago. They still look good but I am beginning to see wear along the side bolsters where you enter/exit the car. I don't think you would have that with leather. If I could find leather that looks like the factory vinyl, that would be my preference. The stitching on the sides would need to look original with the tube stitching and so on. Then I would have the factory look with the leather durability. Has anyone seen leather like that? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60504-leather-seats-yey-or-ney/#findComment-554520 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy93ls Posted August 5, 2018 Share #11 Posted August 5, 2018 I opted for manual cloth 350Z seats in my 78. While searching, leather seemed more popular, but I don't like sliding around on leather/vinyl. The cloth keeps me firmly planted and doesn't get so damn hot in the summer. With no A/C, that's worth considering. My original worn out seats are in the basement for now. I'd like to make a pair of bar stool/chairs for the garage out of them someday. 1 Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60504-leather-seats-yey-or-ney/#findComment-554630 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbatrossCafe Posted August 6, 2018 Share #12 Posted August 6, 2018 On 8/3/2018 at 5:33 PM, Patcon said: How tall are you? I am 6'5" and have never found it to be a problem fitting into an early Z. Now my wife's 350z is a different story... I have a set of black BMW vader seats I am going to try to fit into a 240, maybe later this year I have a '78 280z. Haha either you are 75% legs or your seat is sagged to the floor. I have a longer torso and neck. I have to tuck my tailbone forward and duck my head to ride in it. It gives me back pain but it is worth it every once in a while... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60504-leather-seats-yey-or-ney/#findComment-554712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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