Probably seems stupid to some, but i've bought leather seats for the car.
My car originally had the Cesaro interior (dotty seats and door cards) then the previous owner re-trimmed the door cards in Cobra seats blue material, to match the reclining bucket seats he had (stripped out rear).
I find bucket seats an inconvenience unless they are reclining, but the reclining ones are expensive from new, and he wanted £400 at the time for his set, so i told him to leave it.
He then must have gone to a scrap yard, and got the interior out of a 5-door car, as the front seats don't 'flip' forward to let passengers in the rear, so you have to adjust the back right to the front to get people in. The other problem is with the blue doorcards, and dotty seats, it all looks a bit mis-matched.
So, after coming back from holiday i was talking to a chap who had a MINT Calibra leather interior. The front seats aren't as supportive as the Cesaro ones (Recaro) but they are comfortable. The only thing i don't like are the headrests, a common trick is to get Cavalier turbo (leather) headrests and use these instead, so when i find a set i will purchase some.
Have only just got back from picking them up, but for £100 i can't really go wrong, and its rare to find a set in such good condition. Other bonus is the guy who i bought them off wants my Cesaro seats too, so that means i can claw some money back for them
He also threw in an Astra GTE steering wheel, which i'll probably sell because i prefer the Calibra 4-spoke one i already have
Fitting the seats is a relatively simple job, front seats you have to take the subframes off and just fit the seats themselves to the Astra subframes (4 bolts per seat) and the rear base of the bench goes straight in. The Backs are a little more fiddly, you can either bodge them in, or you can take the foam and leather off and pop them on to the original Astra metal backs, they fit perfect so thats what i'll do i imagine
Pics when they are done, i'll be starting at 10am tomorrow
Phil
My car originally had the Cesaro interior (dotty seats and door cards) then the previous owner re-trimmed the door cards in Cobra seats blue material, to match the reclining bucket seats he had (stripped out rear).
I find bucket seats an inconvenience unless they are reclining, but the reclining ones are expensive from new, and he wanted £400 at the time for his set, so i told him to leave it.
He then must have gone to a scrap yard, and got the interior out of a 5-door car, as the front seats don't 'flip' forward to let passengers in the rear, so you have to adjust the back right to the front to get people in. The other problem is with the blue doorcards, and dotty seats, it all looks a bit mis-matched.
So, after coming back from holiday i was talking to a chap who had a MINT Calibra leather interior. The front seats aren't as supportive as the Cesaro ones (Recaro) but they are comfortable. The only thing i don't like are the headrests, a common trick is to get Cavalier turbo (leather) headrests and use these instead, so when i find a set i will purchase some.
Have only just got back from picking them up, but for £100 i can't really go wrong, and its rare to find a set in such good condition. Other bonus is the guy who i bought them off wants my Cesaro seats too, so that means i can claw some money back for them
He also threw in an Astra GTE steering wheel, which i'll probably sell because i prefer the Calibra 4-spoke one i already have Fitting the seats is a relatively simple job, front seats you have to take the subframes off and just fit the seats themselves to the Astra subframes (4 bolts per seat) and the rear base of the bench goes straight in. The Backs are a little more fiddly, you can either bodge them in, or you can take the foam and leather off and pop them on to the original Astra metal backs, they fit perfect so thats what i'll do i imagine
Pics when they are done, i'll be starting at 10am tomorrow
Phil
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