Are Silver or Gray Leather Seats Rare?

BillyT903 · Nov 16, 2010

Particularly for convertibles?

The driver's seat in my car is busted internally and has that gangsta lean to it which bothers my back, but I'd rather not waste any money on getting it fixed (was quoted $200) because I don’t like the seats in general since they are white leather which I think are ugly and very much show their age. Also they’re not torn but are old and kinda dry and crispy, and neither one has a storage pocket on the back, which I used a lot on my old car.

So I have been watching Craigslist like a hawk for weeks now and have seen many crappy fabric and leather seats for sale and a few decent leather sets come and go real fast. The problem is that it seems they are always black. So I have passed up a couple great chances for mint condition seats for my car at a good price because I haven’t been willing to opt for black.

So I guess my question is, will I be waiting forever for silver or gray? Should I just give up and not let the next good black set go by while I suffer with these ugly busted white seats? Or should I just give it some time and exactly what I'm looking for will show up?

Maxpowers · Nov 16, 2010

Year?

BillyT903 · Nov 16, 2010

Maxpowers said:
Year?

My Car? Silver 1999 GT Convertible. But I assume any seats from 99-04 will do with the newest ones likely being in the best shape.

BillyT903 · Nov 17, 2010

Anyone?

N8Dogg98 · Nov 17, 2010

Black seats in a silver car would look really nice. I personally don't think grey seats look good in a silver car. Your other option would be to buy the least expensive set of seats you can find and purchase new leather for them from a company like katzskins for example. That way you'd have the freedom to choose the exact color you want.

Have you considered aftermarket seats? Cobra's or Corbeau's?

BillyT903 · Nov 17, 2010

N8Dogg98 said:
Black seats in a silver car would look really nice. I personally don't think grey seats look good in a silver car. Your other option would be to buy the least expensive set of seats you can find and purchase new leather for them from a company like katzskins for example. That way you'd have the freedom to choose the exact color you want.

Have you considered aftermarket seats? Cobra's or Corbeau's?

Well my personal preference in order is #1 silver, #2 gray, #3 black.
Not into after market seats and I think replacement leather is costly.
So are silver and gray too uncommon to expect to find fairly easily?

On Craigslist I've already missed the opportunity to get a set of black mint condition leather front seats for $150 and a black mint condition back leather seat for $100.

N8Dogg98 · Nov 17, 2010

BillyT903 said:
Well my personal preference in order is #1 silver, #2 gray, #3 black.
Not into after market seats and I think replacement leather is costly.
So are silver and gray too uncommon to expect to find fairly easily?

On Craigslist I've already missed the opportunity to get a set of black mint condition leather front seats for $150 and a black mint condition back leather seat for $100.

If you haven't been able to find any you probably already have your answer.

Mustang front leather seats gray - Ebay Motors

Have you tried MPS auto salvage? They specialize in dealing salvage mustang parts and I'm sure they have at least 1 set of gray leather seats. Keep in mind that it may be very tough to find good condition gray seats because unlike black they accumulate dirt and can look very dingy. If you find a set, I'd recommend reading up on Autopia.org the proper technique of cleaning and conditioning the new seats so they look their best and are protected properly

BTW, I don't think Ford ever made silver seats for the 94-04 stangs.

BLOWN347STROKER · Nov 17, 2010

Ok there are no silver leather seats that I know of for these cars. There is the white leather, tan leather, black leather, and white leather in a select few cars. I know that black and tan are the most popular colors they stuck in cars. But I do know that grey seats are available. I do work at a car dealer and have a little time to scope this stuff out for you though. If you are intersted I found a set in texas for 200.00 through LKQ which is a nationwide salvage yard. They should ship but I don't know what freight would be. Let me know if you are intersted And i will give you the contact name and number

N8Dogg98 · Nov 17, 2010

How is this tech BTW?

GDawg · Nov 17, 2010

Well... if you're going to have any luck, you'll have it in San Francisco. But I do think that you are going to have a hard time finding them.

BillyT903 · Nov 17, 2010

Ok, so then it sounds like I did screw up letting a set of black front and back leather seats in mint condition for only $250 pass me by.

What color and condition are the seats in Texas? How much to ship?

As far as this forum goes I figured…

SN95 4.6 Talk = “Hey what do you all think of my new rims?”
SN95 4.6 Tech = “Hey what’s the best way to replace seats?”

BLOWN347STROKER · Nov 17, 2010

LKQ NUMBER 785-862-8888 Extension 2153 his name is scott myer. tell him jordan called on a set of seats earlier. He should be able to get you a good quote and condition of the seats. the 200 would be for the front and rear seats. Let us know how it goes.

BillyT903 · Nov 17, 2010

BLOWN347STROKER said:
LKQ NUMBER 785-862-8888 Extension 2153 his name is scott myer. tell him jordan called on a set of seats earlier. He should be able to get you a good quote and condition of the seats. the 200 would be for the front and rear seats. Let us know how it goes.

Thanks! Just gave him a call and he said they're gray and in good shape as far as he knew. I asked if he could send me some photos and he said he'd get them to me tomorrow morning. I forgot to ask what year car they're from. $300 including shipping is still a decent price.

BTW, anyone know what years had 6-way power, lumbar supports, and storage pockets in the back?

Ateup · Nov 17, 2010

Pretty sure my '03 does not have pockets.

BillyT903 · Nov 17, 2010

N8Dogg98 said:
BTW, I don't think Ford ever made silver seats for the 94-04 stangs.

BLOWN347STROKER said:
Ok there are no silver leather seats that I know of for these cars.

I guess these aren't considered silver?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/94-0...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

N8Dogg98 · Nov 17, 2010

No those are not silver they are clearly gray... here is a silver seat, notice the silver sheen to the center section.

BillyT903 · Nov 17, 2010

Heh, they look silverish to me. I'd say this seat is truly gray:

BillyT903 · Nov 17, 2010

Actually, besides the white seats, my actual interior IS gray, so I wonder if those pale silverish gray seats would even look right in it at all.

ChillPhatCat · Nov 17, 2010

Those aren't silver lol. Silver means they have a metallic fleck to them. And they'll match just as well as those white seats do.

Kornnut · Nov 18, 2010

Here is the silver as you call it. Really it is light grey. My wife's old 03 GT had this interior color. Looked like **** imho.

Here is the dark grey in my 02. It is called dark charcoal.

The 99 anny seats are the dark charcoal with a silver insert in them. I don't have a pic handy.

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