Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 03:11:17 GMT From: "James T. Dale" <jdalenopsamrr.com> Subject: Re: '86 900 SPG. Repair Leather Seats?
Richard, Check out this link below: http://www.nospam/seatcovers.html A guy named Don runs the show. I have the same problem that you do and plan to buy new "skins" from Don as soon as I get the $$$$. This is the best way to go unless you want to spend major $$$$ and get Recarro's. Good luck, James "Richard Robertson" <r.robertsonnopsamdnet.att.net> wrote in message news:0cUX6.716$C81.42595nopsamsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... > Hello, > > I have an '86 900 SPG. The seats (Edwardian Grey) are showing a bit of wear > (brown showing through the grey), but the main problem is a tear in the > upper part of the driver's side. It's about 2-3 inches and getting worse. > > I live in central Iowa and there is not a Saab dealer in town. There is a > Saab specialist in my old home town, where I visit occasionally. I > contacted them, but they cannot get replacement seats...and when they could, > the cost was $400-500 per component (i.e., base, back, headrest). They are > recommending customers go to a local shop when you can get a vinyl > replacement that is a "very good match". > > I can't imagine putting a vinyl seat (or pair if I had the passenger side > down also to match) in my lovely SPG. It's running great, has only 66,000 > miles; so I plan to keep this another 15 years (hopefully). My other option > is to have a local repair shop "patch" the leather. He did this for a small > hole in the back seat (on the top rim) and it looks nice, but that area is > not going to go through the same type of stress that the driver seat area > will encounter. I don't know that a patch would hold up there. > > Any suggestions? Has anyone else had a similar problem? > > thanks in advance > Kathy > >