Spitfire 1969 Spitfire seat upholstery

[Mike_Bouse]

am having trouble locating replacement vinyl seat upholstery kits for a 1969 Spitfire. this is the seat with the fixed headrest.

I need a full set of black.

 

[guzzul]

Mike - I would have thought the major suppliers would have them. Typically called "High Back" I think. I know Moss lists them (fairly pricey), and Spitbits. I assume TRF and VickBrit would.

The highbacks are more money than the ones with detachable headrests, but then once you buy the headrest kits maybe it all works out.

I got a low-back upholstery kit from Canley Classics in the UK last year. Pretty reasonable, although shipping added quite a lot, and good quality. They list their sets for MkIV now at £137. I'm not sure if the highback seat was sold in the UK though, so these may be for detachable headrest seats.

 

[Mike_Bouse]

Well, i checked the Spit Bits site and the VB site and could not find them. No, I didn't check Moss yet. Will do that today.

So, now I am wondering if maybe I'd be happier with some earlier pre-head rest seats from an older Spider.

Anyone wanna sell me some seat frames? Need both sides.

 

[guzzul]

Attached is from Spitbits site. I think their 1970-72 seat kits are Highback, although they don't say so. You'll note they list 70-72 foams as highback, but they don't say explicitly on the seat covers.

Given the additional cost, I would assume 70-72 seat covers are highback.

You can always call Nigel and ask.

The ones I saw at Moss were $600+ as I recall, although they have a sale on this week and may be lower.

I did not see any at VB either. I just checked. They seem to have MkIII and 1500 but I can't see MkIV.

 

[Mike_Bouse]

i ended up calling spit bits. they indeed have them. quite pricey at $515 per set. but they are in stock.