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Question about leather interior, 1983 280ZX

4.4K views 26 replies 9 participants last post by  bonfire79  
#1 ·
My 1983 280ZX came with the tan fabric upholstery, which is getting threadbare and on the driver's seat there is (despite my careful entry and exit) a spot where the fabric is worn through. The foam is also pretty shot.

I'm thinking about having the foam replaced, and perhaps going to OEN style leather on the seats, as I can't find an OEM velour-ish fabric anywhere.

My question is: if your 280ZX has the leather seats, are there any other interior parts covered in leather? If I'm going to try and maintain an OEM look, I want to make sure I include everything that should be leather, and I don't know if there's any leather other than the seats.

Thanks....
 
Discussion starter · #7 · (Edited)
I have the standard dash, not digital. I appreciate the replies, and what I'm really interested in is having OEM-appearing seats. If I re-cover them in leather I want to have as close to OEM seats as possible.

I've been looking at original sales brochures and there are very few interior views available online. It appears that the seats were all leather, which probably means that the front-facing parts were leather and the rest was vinyl.
 
Discussion starter · #14 ·
It may be that in the next few years, the 280ZX series will get some of the aftermarket support that the 240-260-280 series has. In general, there is some improvement for interior stuff over the past 3-5 years.
 
Discussion starter · #16 ·
Yup, I've had them out for various jobs and they represent 1980s technology pretty accurately, which is to say the materials are tired and crumbly.

I have low backs with separate headrests.
 
Discussion starter · #21 ·
It sounds like the foam kit came from a Camry. Is that correct? I've been looking for a foam kit that would come close to fitting.

That "horse hair" looks like the stuff in my ZX too.
 
Discussion starter · #25 ·
To @zmanofwashington ...thanks for the note about reproduction of the velour low-backs. I have them on my 83 and the driver's side has some wear-through on the bolster. I guess I'll just keep using them as long as possible.