MX5Ireland

Posted: **Mon, 05 May 2008 12:29 +0000**

I'm thinking of getting my seats reupholstered. Anyone any recommendations for places to get this done? Or places not to get it done....

Posted: **Mon, 05 May 2008 1:07 +0000**

I know that you can get the covers from www.jimparts.co.uk
They look stunning in the pictures and i would think that they aint that hard to do yourself. (i say that as i have had the std covers 90% off mine and refitted them)
Hth
Ash

Posted: **Mon, 05 May 2008 10:00 +0000**

Just to add that Leigh at jimparts has a really good rep for quality stuff and i have dealt with him for other parts and would personally recommend him and his business.

Posted: **Tue, 06 May 2008 10:23 +0000**

They look perfect. I'm not too sure I'd be up to fitting them myself though. I'll probably just order them and play it by ear after that....

Posted: **Tue, 06 May 2008 3:51 +0000**

And that's exactly what I've done. Now the fun begins...

Posted: **Thu, 08 May 2008 11:39 +0000**

Let us know how you are progressing Colm......i might have a lash off doing it myself this summer! :wink:

Posted: **Tue, 20 May 2008 12:38 +0000**

Just got notification that they're shipped. Will post back once I've had a go....

Posted: **Fri, 23 May 2008 11:03 +0000**

They arrived yesterday. Did the headrests last night and I'm going to have a go at the seats tomorrow. Will post back with pics when I'm done.

Posted: **Fri, 23 May 2008 11:14 +0000**

Sean wrote:Let us know how you are progressing Colm......i might have a lash off doing it myself this summer!

Seán, would you like to re-word this one?

Posted: **Sat, 31 May 2008 5:50 +0000**

All done....

The 1st one took hours, but the 2nd was a doddle because I had everything to hand. The copper rings they use in the seats are a pain to work with so I tossed them in the bin. I used cable ties and they're a lot easier to work with...

Washed the MX while I was at it

Posted: **Sat, 31 May 2008 6:28 +0000**

They look excellent mate, good job.
Car is looking well to.

Posted: **Sat, 31 May 2008 6:43 +0000**

They look lovely. I also like the location of the speakers between the seats.. does this work well with the sound? Can I take it that you don't have headrest speakers?
John

Posted: **Sat, 31 May 2008 7:12 +0000**

Cheers lads.

Don't have headrest speakers. The ones you see there were in the car when I got it (about 6 weeks ago). I thought they were crap at first, but when I changed the stereo they improved enormously. They're a lot more effective than the door speakers, but could possibly be improved by being separated a bit more than they are. Another day's work....

Posted: **Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:26 +0000**

Just checked ebay (see link below) and found some more. Not sure if they all come from the same but I asked them all for a customer fabrication + quotation. Let's see...

http://search.ebay.ie/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=mx5+seat+covers

Posted: **Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:14 +0000**

The seats look great - well worth the effort, I'm sure.

mrges

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