winn

Hello all.

Have anyone here chosed the Sand Biege Leather seats?
Any photos to share and is it really difficult to maintain?

Cheers
Winn

morganoh

I think most of the Rx8 has either the Black or very dark brown+Black leather seats.

Some or very few has Red+Black.

Have not seen any with Beige Leather seats, but I would stay away from it cos its takes abit of effort to maintain and clean it. and most important of all will have to cover the seats with a cloth if u wish to put something heavy or thats is dark color on the seats.

morganoh

I forgot , and further more the Sand Biege Leather Seats does not really match the interior of the Car, So most part of the interior are Black in Color.

In Conclusion it all just my opinion, u may have your own likings. So just go with the Color u like cos u will be driving it everyday and seeing everyday. and must be HAPPY the moment when u step into the car

M-ster

only the Shinka comes original with sand biege interior. there are a few running around on the road here. chk the net for images, there should be some around.

winn

Does Shinka refers to Type S. Haha. Sorry, I'm new.

thekop_08

Hi, just wanna share the interior picture. Sand biege colour is actually quite nice for RX8. There is more contrast in the cockpit with the different tone.

Rusty

I'm having sand beige as well. Its a pretty nice contrast. maintenance wise, you have to be a little more careful than usual with what you place on the seats, thats all.i think applying a layer of leather protector might help

M-ster

Nice combo. but yours not a shinka. and looking at yr 2 front seat without the hard backing, i presume yr leather was done here locally?

airspeed

Most JDM cars doesn't have the hard backing, only 2 front airbags.
That looks like a shinka with the centre console rails in black instead of silver and the centre console covers in same color as the seats.
I've posted the pics of my friend's Shinka HERE
His complain is that the suede part is difficult to maintain.

M-ster

Didn't know Shinka came with Copper Red. Thanks. The Hard Backing on the seats normally come only with the full spec AT and all the 6MT (if I'm not wrong) - JDM that is.
The original image posted has electric seat and it's MT and being without the hard backing thus I thought it was a local upholstering job. Maybe the Shinka just never comes with the backing.

Rusty

Hey, i just noticed upon close up - your Sand Beige is 2 tone? Leather+ cloth?

airspeed

Leather and Alcantara...
The Alcantarra is the part my friend dreaded to take care of.

airspeed

Yup, that why I said most JDM models. But the Shinka is a "full spec AT".
I think only the Euro specs one (in SG) that have side airbags has those backings.
Thus MM ones have.

airspeed

Ohh... the Copper Red is the signature colour for the Shinka II.
That's what my friend told me, til I pointed him a Mazda3 in CR.
So it's a signature colour only on the 8?

thekop_08

Hi, as what Airspeed pointed out it is full leather with Alcantara. The leather is easy to maintain, just put leather conditioner but Alcantara can only wipe with water. Alcantara is useful though because it holds you firmly in the seat.

As for copper red, it is the signature colour for Shinka II. It is a JDM type S with some special options such as piano black trims, high gloss headlight and tail light chrome.

thekop_08

Yes you do find Copper Red for Mazda3 and even CX7 now. But it is a signature colour for RX8 Shinka II when the limited edition Shinka II was introduced in early'06. I am not very sure but I think Mazda might have the colour now for standard RX8.

Rusty

Ah... i see. mine's only single tone cos it's full leather. but you're right though. there are times when i do slip around a bit on my seat.

rx8dorifto

iTrader: (1)

slip around? hm...think i should change my mind of getting leather wrap for my 8...wondering how much would my PI rebate me for opting a fabric seat.

winn

800??

Haha. think this is what they pay for locally fitted leather seats.

rx8dorifto

iTrader: (1)

hm...should save this 800 for some useful mods

Rusty

haha that is, when i apply too much leather protector....

AmKorp

some of the new 2007 colours such as stormy blue mica come with the sand leather option. I find that the driver seat will get slighty dirty, especially in the winter months when you are wearing a jacket. since jackets aren't washed as often they like to transfer dirt to the seats. The sand leather can be cleaned very easily though with some warm water and dish detergent. It wipes off very clean then you just add some leather protectant. although you need to do this at least once a month to keep the seats in top condition.

myriadshalaks

iTrader: (1)

i have the sand leather in the stormy blue. there's pics of it in my "another new guy" thread.
the driver seat got a little dirty, but I used black magic leather cleaner protectant easy wipes, and it looks good as new.

edit: here: the first one is mine, the second one i found on the net shows the seats better but lacks the rotary accents.