RE: Seat Upholstery

["Ev-Arch1" <mdg36@domain.elided>]

TIM, Here in the hot desert climate, hard on upholstery, my "suede"-or
whatever that stuff is-
inserts on Alfalfa are doing fine...excellent condition...some slight
'pilling' is starting tho. Has 33,000 miles.
Having heard the horror stories about the lack of durability, I have often
considered getting a set of sheepskins to help with the hot weather, but
mine gets driven mostly in the good [read cooler]
nine months of the year anyway.
Ev, 94 spider ce, Alfalfa.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-alfa@domain.elided [mailto:owner-alfa@domain.elided]On Behalf Of
Timothy Leigh Rodgers
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 7:16 PM
To: alfa@domain.elided
Cc: rbitzer@domain.elided
Subject: re:Seat Upholstery


Rob
Strange.  The seats on my '92 Spider Veloce are still perfect!  I wonder how
other series four spider seats hold up?
Timothy
'71 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1300 Super
'78 Alfa Romeo F-12 Diesel Van
'92 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce
'81 Harley Wide Glide
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ate: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 11:42:14 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
From: "Robert Bitzer" <rbitzer@domain.elided>
Subject: Seat Upholstery Experience

Hello all esteemed Alfistis,

Does anyone out there have any experience (good or bad) with the upholstery
kits from IAP or Caribou?  My 91
has the dreaded Alcantara (sp?) seats with the suede inserts.  11 years of
sun, road dirt, body oils, and who knows
what else has taken its toll.  Anyway, I am looking at a fairly inexpensive
recovering of the seats with these kits
and would appreciate any experience you've had.  Even a vinyl recovering
would do wonders for my otherwise
eye-sore free interior!

For those recommending restoration to orinial Alcanata with leather, blah
blah....I'm planning on doing that in 10 years for
the full restoration but right now I drive the car too frequently for those
seats to hold up very long.

- -Rob
 91 Spider
 Scenic Freehold, NJ
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