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edf
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Post Thu Oct 27, 2005 12:04 pm

Hi I would like to know (if anyone knows this) if there was only one beige/tan colour for my type of leather? I have the option to buy the middle bit of a seat to replace my wearing one, but this is described as A RECARO E30 LOTUSLEATHER FRONT SEAT COVER, and from the photo he has sent me, I can't see if this is white, or beige like mine! I have included a picture (ignore my bird, unfortunately it's the only picture I have, and yes it is a left hand drive, and used to be a 320 originally from Germany if that is any help) Image
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Post Thu Oct 27, 2005 12:06 pm

any chance you could make the pic a bit bigger i cant quite see it :lol: :wink:
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Post Thu Oct 27, 2005 12:09 pm

as far as i know mate Lotus leather is white
so would look rather odd with a beige interior
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Post Thu Oct 27, 2005 12:39 pm

yep as malcolm says lotus leather is kinda white/silver. it came only on the limited motorsport cabs. your leather is beige, but sorry dont know what name it is. maybe someone else knows.
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Post Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:43 pm

Your seat cover looks fine to me !
Lotus white is white, i think your trim colour is called 'natural'.
Send a message to the guy on ebay selling the covers, he bought all the stock off a bmw trim company called Atrim so will possibly have one.
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Post Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:47 pm

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Post Sat Oct 29, 2005 8:57 pm

Thanks for all your replies, I know the picture is a bit big, I forgot to make it smaller and it's too late now!

The seats are *OK* but on the drivers side (passenger side UK), in the centre, a few slits are wearing through. Am I right to assume that the beige color is called "Natural" so I can ask the seller of the Lotus leather -or was the previous post from him saying he doesn't have the color?

Also the drivers seat feels like it is a bit bent on the door side, and sometimes clicks once or twice when I do a hard right and my body is being pushed towards the door, is this a common fault, and what can I do about it, or has a "heavy person" bent the metal?