Lancia Beta Forum
Technical stuff => Interior => Topic started by: JohnFol on October 27, 2025, 08:31:33 AM
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Morning all, I've been looking to change my tan coloured seats in a 79 spider for a while, probably colour as well. Although good condition the passenger seat cover has split where the stitching is so needs repair.
I have a quote to reupholster that's outside my budget, so I've been looking for ~year for another set.
So far blank on a black set, and find Marketplace sellers just don't respond or I get 1,000 seat belt adverts on eBay.
I'm after ideas. Has anyone had success with seat covers, or replacing the seats with those from a similar model, ie Fiat (sorry for the 4 letter words) ?
Just after the fronts..
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Hi John
What sort of money have you been quoted out of interest and it what material?
Sorry no idea on seat covers or alternatives though obviously Coupe seats should fit I would think and be easier to find?
Peter
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Hi John on the front seats it is usually the stitching that has rotted so removing the covers and re-stitching is a practical solution. You need a friendly trimmer with the right machine and thread of course.
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Hi John
What sort of money have you been quoted out of interest and it what material?
Sorry no idea on seat covers or alternatives though obviously Coupe seats should fit I would think and be easier to find?
Peter
The company who did my roof gave a ball park figure of £1000-£1200 per seat based on my description rather than inspection, confirming materials. I know they would do an excellent job but £2k+ . . .
Eric, yep, you're right it's the thread that has perished
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Hi John
If the material is good then re-sewing is cheapest solution, though you may want to change the colour?
That pricing is on the high side, I had the complete interior for the HPE Inc cards and headlining and materials (leather and vinyl) recovered for £3400, admittedly over a year ago, but should put seats at well less than £1000 inc.
Peter
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Dam thats expensive :-O
I want to retrim one day. I am not that keen on my interior and I want to use some rough VX Recaro's I have in the loft at some point. Headlining needs doing also. I have 9m of VX cloth but not 100% sure about blue on maroon
I was thinking I will find the rest of a donor interior rather than just bin a perfectly good Coupe interior, at a £1k per seat I might be thinking again ...
Mark
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I have two people on Marketplace / Ebay who have interiors for sale but getting photographs is a nightmare. All I get is a price but no details.
Mark, that interior looks fab!
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Hi John
Perhaps you should do a deal with Mark??
Peter
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I have two people on Marketplace / Ebay who have interiors for sale but getting photographs is a nightmare. All I get is a price but no details.
Mark, that interior looks fab!
The one in Godalming off of eBay I was going to give a call and see what they had.
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Just curious.....
Can anyone tell me if the back seats for a coupe are the same as the back seats for a spider ? I do know that the spider seats did not actually have a headrest but maybe internally would accept one ?
Asking because my coupe interior is black vinyl and is superb condition. The PO told me the seats had been re-covered but the workmanship, fit and finish seems too good and so thought they may be spider seats with mods to add the rear headrests.
I realise that the coupe didn't have a black vinyl option but it does looks just amazing and one of the reasons I bought this car despite the interior not being factory.
Cheers,
Steve
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I thought all front seats had head rests?
Peter
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Just curious.....
Can anyone tell me if the back seats for a coupe are the same as the back seats for a spider ? I do know that the spider seats did not actually have a headrest but maybe internally would accept one ?
Asking because my coupe interior is black vinyl and is superb condition. The PO told me the seats had been re-covered but the workmanship, fit and finish seems too good and so thought they may be spider seats with mods to add the rear headrests.
I realise that the coupe didn't have a black vinyl option but it does looks just amazing and one of the reasons I bought this car despite the interior not being factory.
Cheers,
Steve
Off the top of my head so I'm not 100% but I think you will find that you could get the coupe in black vinyl or black leather but it wasn't a typical option in the UK, we seemed to get a restricted range of options here.