I'm wondering if anyone has done a cloth to leather swap from a dealer. My last RX8 was a 2004 and had leathers from a 2006 model. Anyone have an idea of the cost?

There is someone in the private for sale forum selling his black and red leather full set for $1,500

personally, I'd go aftermarket leather done from an upholstery shop. The leather on the older models is fake and not that great either. Haven't checked out the newer model so I can't comment on that.

http://www.classicsofttrim.com/

They did a great job with my 2004; the leather is still in good shape and it's a daily driver.

aftermarket leather can be had for under $1000.
And it is real leather, not "leather trimmed". Most cars today only have a tiny amount of leather on the side of the seat, that way they can legally be called leather trimmed

Holly on the Flrx8club.net did a red/black custom job from cloth. She is in Tampa and it looks really good. The leather is more plush than stock.

Get is from Mazmart. One our forum vendors.

The RX-8's leather is fake?? in the 2004-2008??

All the leather on the seats is real.

The door panels etc. are plastic.

(Trivia - the seats are made in Italy!)


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I thought the leather we have is man made leather, in the other words, not real real leather ?

The stock center panels are real leather. The bolsters, sides, backs & door panels are vinyl. The aftermarket seats are the same, but better leather and the side bolsters are leather.

I can vouch for Classic Soft Trim as well. I love my seats. If you go with single color seats or maybe through a dealer, you might get the seats for $1000. Add different colors, stitching, perforations, logos and the cost goes up. If you know someone who does auto upholstery, you can order the covers and DIY. Katzskin is another aftermarket company (http://www.autoleathers.com/HTML2/AL.MAIN.FS.html)