SARD Racing Japan seat cover install & review

[tennisfreak]

Originally Posted by ogrowup

These look great. BUT- are they vinyl or are they leather?
PVC Leather is no genuine leather. I remember the bad old days of vinyl seats, especially black vinyl, and they suck in the summer.
What are the PVC leather seats like in the heat???

They are PVC.
My experience so far (I live in Texas, extreme humid heat) has been outstanding.
You do not stick to these seat covers no matter how sweaty you are.
They are super easy to clean and need absolutely no care.

Honestly I like this PVC leather better than the real thing. Since you dont have to do any special care for them, they dont fade, and you can clean them with anything, they make for a much easier ownership enjoyment experience. PVC leather is also about 1/3 the cost of real leather too.

My wifes Lexus has real leather seats and I will say that they feel outstanding. You just have to stay on top of cleaning and conditioning them or they will fade and crack.

[ogrowup]

Originally Posted by tennisfreak

They are PVC.
My experience so far (I live in Texas, extreme humid heat) has been outstanding.
You do not stick to these seat covers no matter how sweaty you are.
They are super easy to clean and need absolutely no care.

Honestly I like this PVC leather better than the real thing. Since you dont have to do any special care for them, they dont fade, and you can clean them with anything, they make for a much easier ownership enjoyment experience. PVC leather is also about 1/3 the cost of real leather too.

My wifes Lexus has real leather seats and I will say that they feel outstanding. You just have to stay on top of cleaning and conditioning them or they will fade and crack.

Thanks-

It's hot as balls in Maryland in the summer and this is important. I will def order these-

[Lorico]

the red ones look fricken amazing! but I'm afraid i'd be worried that the reds will be too much for my already firestorm red FRS

just wish the SARD logo was removed, i find any kind of advertisement tacky. Its a shame

[Bergen23]

I'm tempted to get a set of these, but they're kind of tacky.

[tennisfreak]

Originally Posted by Bergen23

I'm tempted to get a set of these, but they're kind of tacky.

Pics of the red ones look tacky IMO.

The black ones I have look absolutely beautiful and if installed properly the fit is so good you cannot tell they are covers.

Black leather with red stitching is an exact match for the rest of the FR-S interior theme.

[Bergen23]

Originally Posted by tennisfreak

Pics of the red ones look tacky IMO.

The black ones I have look absolutely beautiful and if installed properly the fit is so good you cannot tell they are covers.

Black leather with red stitching is an exact match for the rest of the FR-S interior theme.

That's another thing, also concerned about the fitment as most pictures of seat covers I've seen the fitment isn't great. And it'd burn me up inside to pay 500+ for seat covers that aren't perfect. If anything I'll just wait for a set of BRZ seats to come up for sale.

[SurfAndSand]

Can you take a couple of pictures of the trunk and with the rear seats folded down? I'm assuming these seats are similar to the Clazzio seats and they would have a similar look to these.

[nivek111070]

Where can I buy these?! Only from jdm in Japan?!

[86geek]

Originally Posted by nivek111070

Where can I buy these?! Only from jdm in Japan?!

http://www.86worx.com/sard-racing-seat-covers.html

Someone posted a month ago that 86worx was out of stock and new shipment would take a few months....email them and find out!

[nigel-jdmparts]

Originally Posted by nivek111070

Where can I buy these?! Only from jdm in Japan?!

www.nigel-jdmparts.com

In stock & ready to ship
Price is shipped in 48 states.
PM for details.

[nivek111070]

ordered them this morning. Now I am cutting up some memory foam with cool gel topper for the seat base and lumbar support to give my tail bone and back some relief

[8ighty6]

Originally Posted by matthui95

Maybe it's just me, but it seems like after putting the seat covers on (based on the pictures posted), the seats seem less ... bolster-y. Can anyone confirm whether that's true or not?

Also, does anyone know how well the heated seats functionality works through the seat covers?

I would also like to know how well the heated seats functionality works through the seat covers.

[Lorico]

Originally Posted by nivek111070

ordered them this morning. Now I am cutting up some memory foam with cool gel topper for the seat base and lumbar support to give my tail bone and back some relief

update us with pics once they're installed!

[nivek111070]

Originally Posted by Lorico

update us with pics once they're installed!

I will start a new thread on it since I will be adding memory foam. Already cutting them up and trying them out