im looking to get my seats redone and i was curious as to where i might be able to find the exact usdm oem ITR seat material. TIA

 

if you take it to an interior shop they shall find out what it is...

normally can't be a problem.

just contact recaro....

 

the material is ALCANTARA ....i'll post links in a moment!


Edit: i cannot get the page to open but i think this may be helpful

http://www.tammer-suoja.fi/e_i...a.php

 

you may also be able to purchase the covers from Acura.....

however, they would probably cost an arm and a leg

i know that the seats in my wifes old 02 rsx could have been purchased, because they had an excessive wear issue.....


good luck......

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cmdr430 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you may also be able to purchase the covers from Acura.....

however, they would probably cost an arm and a leg

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you could buy used seats in mint condition for what you'd pay for new seat covers from Acura....

 

the usdm seats are completely made from alcantara?

even where yo *** is on?

in germany or europe its not.... just the outer parts are alcantara....

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by - Sim - &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the usdm seats are completely made from alcantara?

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No...but thats what is commonly worn out on the seats!


the part that your *** physically sits on is a meshy/netty type of material on top of foam.

 

thanks guys for all the help... so where can i get the middle portion material?

 

my buddy once took his ITR seats to get cleaned, the leather guy he took them too practically had a boner over the seats. Im not entirely sure, but i think the guy refered to the material as both "ultra suede" (as what its called in an autmotive application) and "new buck" (i guess the type of suede it is). Hopefully this helps and im not completely wrong, lol.

 

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It is generally agreed upon (as this has been discussed in prior threads) that sourcing replacement mesh for the ITR seats is quite difficult, if not impossible. Other than buying replacement covers from Acura or contacting Recaro to see if the company would be able to provide you with some material, the best you will probably find is simply a close match.

 

i wanted to see how much leather would be from the dealership, and they don't actually sell the interior as a set. They told me i could purchase everything needed to piece together my own leather seats, for 10,000+. Thats more than a gs-r is worth.

 

If you want leather, you can just get some black gsr leather seats, door panels, armrest, etc.

 

Im in the process of recovering the seats in my GS-R and i asked about getting the oem material used on the itr seats so i might be able to replicate the canadian seats sometime, but he said that it will be almost impossible... Honda isn't to big on giving out the material they use on thier seats, you can get "patch panels" from them, however there is no way you would want to make a seat out of them... And yes, the outer parts of the type r seats are suede, IMO, you wouldn't have to get "alcantara" suede its simply a brand and i have no idea how you would go about getting it. The suede im using is out of the "simply suede" book, but the seats in my car aren't made to look like any others as im using blue suede inserts and a black allante vinyl on the rest of the seats. The insert material on itr seats appears to be a tweed of some sort, i was just looking through a few tweed samples on friday looking for a match on the seats.

IMO, unless you are going for a hardcore OEM or type r look i would personally do something custom than trying to replicate them, as long as you are spending the money for custom seats you might as well get them truly custom. If you want i can post up a pic of my in progress interior to give you an something of an idea of what you can do.

The suede im using in my car right now is about $13.00 per yard, I would have to look up the cost on the tweed on monday at the shop, but it will be probably about $18.00 yard if i remember right. (Prices may be a little low as they are at cost for me, i can also try to find suggested retail)

Edit: As far as leather goes, it sucks! From an upholstery standpoint, its just stupid... The only reason i would put leather in a car is for the "bling" factor. Vinyl may sound cheap to some people but it is worlds better, not only is it better for simply making covers out of, its a hell of a lot cheaper, doesn't shrink down like a SOB like leather does, is a lot more durable, and you can get many different finishes/colors/grains. Some people like different vinyls, i myself love allante. It kicks ***, smells good, fells kind of grippy yet has a soft feel to it. Cost me about $15.00 a yard a few weeks ago, whereas the downside in leather is you don't buy it by the yard, but the hide... And there are very large portions of a hide that aren't useable which simply get thrown out (why it costs so much).

From an upholsterer's standpoint: vinyl&gt;leather


Modified by integrapunk67 at 12:24 AM 5/15/2005

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jdmhawaii &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i think the guy refered to the material as both "ultra suede" (as what its called in an autmotive application) and "new buck" (i guess the type of suede it is). Hopefully this helps and im not completely wrong, lol.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Nubuck is similar to suede, but is thicker and stiffer and is often made with different textures. It's commonly used to make shoes.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by integrapunk67 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">And yes, the outer parts of the type r seats are suede, IMO, you wouldn't have to get "alcantara" suede its simply a brand and i have no idea how you would go about getting it. The suede im using is out of the "simply suede" book, but the seats in my car aren't made to look like any others as im using blue suede inserts and a black allante vinyl on the rest of the seats.</TD></TR></TABLE>

The factory ITR material isn't suede. Alcantara is a synthetic material that somewhat resembles the appearance and texture of natural suede (which, of course, is a type of leather), but the two are not synonymous. Simply Suede is also a synthetic "suede-like" fabric, though having no first-hand experience with it, I can't say how close it resembles Alcantara in weight, texture, or feel.

As for where to source Alcantara, it appears that Gulf Fabrics should be able to help you out .

 

Here is another place to get Alcantara and a lot of other spares for the seats : http://capitalseating.co.uk/pr...6&rid=

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Padawan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The factory ITR material isn't suede. Alcantara is a synthetic material that somewhat resembles the appearance and texture of natural suede (which, of course, is a type of leather), but the two are not synonymous. Simply Suede is also a synthetic "suede-like" fabric, though having no first-hand experience with it, I can't say how close it resembles Alcantara in weight, texture, or feel.

As for where to source Alcantara, it appears that Gulf Fabrics should be able to help you out . </TD></TR></TABLE>
While yes, alcantara isn't technically "suede" but to tell you the truth everyone considers it suede because hardly anyone ever uses the real suede because it costs so much. You go into an upholstery shop and most of them are simply going to think that you want a suede synthetic when you ask for it. I actually have some alcantara as well as the suede used in my car and in my own opinion, i wouldn't spend anymore money to get alcantara over simply suede.