take it to a local upholstery shop .. im gonna try this in the summer.. i like the idea of black with tan stitching....i wanna do the same to me shifter ****. and ebrake...

 

i'd buy em if they came in yellow

 

I'm sure you could go to a local upholstery shop and show them the console cover and they could re-cover it with whatever material / color you wanted. Might be a good idea for a group buy actually... maybe I will see if I can find out how much it would cost to re-cover one with leather. But then again -- you would be without a console cover for a couple days :\

 

really not a big deal whatsoever...you could just lay a small board there in the meantime to rest your arm on

 

Is this cover any stronger than the stock one? I have a feeling my stock cover is going to break really soon as its so flimsey and I always seem to knock it out of alignment.

 

Structurally it looks the same. The top however has a little cushion to it, so it is not as hard as stock.

 

Whew, one month later and I finally put them on. They look awesome. It's nice how the Chapparel covers break up the black. They went on in about 5 minutes. Front slides right in and the brear needs to be pryed off the framing. The new ones come with a frame for the rear, but you don't need to replace that. Now my originals get put away for the future if I ever break or rip the leather ones. The leather also feels softer than the hard vinyl ones.

 

Post pics please

 

yes there softer and they include all the slider parts.. very easy to install.. I have one more Black set in Stock then i will order more from Japan.

 

Mine stock cover is starting to do something wierd--the actual covering is starting to 'pop' up. It has the look of one of those convertible tops that is having the wind 'inflate' them. The dealer said I need to go back to the dealer that sold me the car--but that sounds like pass the bucket action; so I'll probably just replace it with the black leather ones. Thew--can you post a pic of the actual piece? All of the pics that I have seen aren't really good quality.

 

ill try to get that on the Site to NIght but the pics do not do it justaces.. They are the same unit as what you have now except its leather and has more padding.. infact on the new 2005 white rx8 "i think" they are now standard equipment. The pic i have is a composit of all the colors and the unit.. but like i said tonight i should have that up on mazdaparts.com...
need more hours in the day and 2 more hands.

 

Just purchased a black set from Thew I'll post some pics of the top and bottom when I get them.

 

Hey Fed Ex says you got it today..
Enjosy i love miine.. so does my elbow

 

I would love to get in on a group buy for that. I need one to match the Polak leather shift boot I just put on (black with tan stitching). I'd also love to have a matching e-brake handle. If you come up with a way to do this, let me know. I could live without the cover for a bit.

 

I would be down for it as well. I have the black/tan stich boot as well.

 

Can someone post pics of blk/tan boot and lids?

 

I'll post pics of my shift boot when I get a chance--the black lids with tan stiching don't exist yet tho.