Hi all,
This past weekend I picked up a '90 Civic si. I already have an '89 which I've turned into an STS autocross car. This one has 85k on it, is in very good condition and will be my daily driver, so I'm considering leaving it pretty much stock. One thing it needs is the upholstery replaced on the driver's side seat bolster. It's not worn out, but the black cloth covering got degraded from the sun. The foam is fine. So my question is - Does anybody know where to get this exact material? The upholstery shop I went to doesn't have a problem with doing the repair, but they don't have this material. Any help would be appreciated!
TIA,
Jim

 

Good luck, you'll need it. I would suggest recovering both front seats at the same time. If you do a little shopping at a quailty fabric store, you should be able to find some grey/black ultrasuede that is very similar and will hold up easily 2 Xs as long. But, do let me know if you find some OEM style material

 

Thanks for the information!
Just to be clear, all I need is the black material that covers the side bolsters, not the inset material. If anybody knows where I can get some of this material, please let me know!
Jim

 

find a good passenger seat and swap the covers over. Or get BOTH re-covered in leather.

 

I think getting a spare "donor seat" is about the best way. Just cutt all the best fabric off the donor seat and take it to the shop..

I need to do the same thing... I wish we could just swap the driver and passenger seats, that way the screwed up boluster would be on the passenger's left side, and the driver seat would be perfect for another 100K miles.