Looks superb!

Wow..that looks really nice. I might just do that since there is a Classic Soft Trim dealership near me. I don't really need the moonroof.

tamas that looks outstanding

I wouldntwant power seats in this car. It takesforever to move the seat forward and backward w/power controls so it will make it evenmore of a pain in the ass to load passengersinto the back seats than it already is w/just manual adjustments!!

good work on the leather

The leather looks amazing. Looks really soft and supple.

If you get a chance, could you take a picture of the seat back area?

It is :)

Sure... here are two:

Another one...

Looks great. Thanks for the seatback pics.

So how do you like them now that you've been able to put your butt in them and drive for a little while?

What's the overall verdict?

I like it a lot. The leather is indeed plush and the interior of the car smells nice :D
I have not noticed that the seats would be slippery like many people said about leather... and am certainly very happy so far. We'll see how it holds up.
As I mentioned, the only thing I regret is not getting the RX-8 logo embroidered into the front seats like the following picture shows. That'd be sweet... other than that, it's just like I expected it to be.

http://www.classicsofttrim.com/viewPics?imagecd=1788

Well, I have the same classic soft trim leather on my prelude and it really is great quality leather. After 6 years, it is still soft and supple and not slippery at all. The sides of the seat are also in great condition - no cracking. I've never had to use conditioner on my leather, but I think being garaged has helped the leather stay soft.

If I ever get the RX-8, I'm will definitely be getting the CST leather. I really think it is much better quality than alot of the OEM leather out there.

Well, I won't be getting CST leather seats anytime soon. I was quoted 1350 for all black, 200 more for two tone, and 50 more for the RX8 logo. That's $1600 total. Guess labor is more expensive at this CST location.

IMO, Black leather seats with piping the color of your car looks AMAZING!!! Ferrari's. AstonMartin, and Maseratti have done this and it looks sooo choice!!! I wonder what the cost would be to have that done?

Talk to your salesman! I just dropped my car at the dealership to get the CST leather put in. They quoted me the same as adrian-1(This is also in austin) anyway total was 1000.00 given to the salesman for black leather with silver piping and rx-8 logo. The salesman told me he would give it to me at his cost which he did. He is also going to hook me up with tint at his cost,but need to take it back another day for that,I pick the car up tonight.

That seems to be a rather gross difference compared to what I paid. Including tax, my price was $1138 for the two-tone leather. Knowing that most things are more expensive in California than in Texas (including labor I suppose), $1600 seems to be way off. That would probably be the price if you'd factor in the dealer's markup should you go through them and not directly to CST. It looks like they are trying to gouge you pretty badly.
Maybe you can drive over to the Bay Area when you are making a vacation and get the stuff done in a day here :)

And regarding the piping: I don't think that would be significantly more expensive, but you might want to see how they are doing the seams in case you want piping. I asked about that when I planned my interior and the lady at CST said that the regular double-seam is stronger and more durable, especially at the edge of the seat cushion... I certainly want to have it durable rather than flashy :D

1395 is what the dealership charges if you buy it doing the deal (at least one dealership was charging that)I should of said stitching than piping. Also I contacted San Antonio, Houston and both told me to contact CST in Austin. I thought money is money but they would not touch it. I know when I first seen your post and your price and then heard what they wanted I wanted some vaseline at least but that is what they want here and no other choice but going through Katzkin and doing it yourself or paying around 12-1300 for their install of basic leather.

VERY NICE.

very impressive...worth the wait

This may be a silly question, but do they do any work on the steering wheel that you know of. I kind of like what Mazda does with the two-tone scheme on the steering wheel.

Nice ride - looks awesome

I really like the look of the black/red leather combo, but I worry about the red leather fading over time (red likes to do that).

Someone was curious, so I took a few pictures about the leather as it is now.

This is how the leather holds up after more than six years... I think it's not bad.
I only treated it sporadically with Lexol, but not very often.

damn that looks really good after that long!

glad to see that its been kept well,,,,