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73 GT6 mk3 vinyl seats?


sbarc

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My car has cloth seats but this one on e-bay has vinyl seayts.  did the '73's come from the factory with vinyl seats or is this an aftermarket seat cover set?  Anyone know where I could get a set of vinyl covers like these with the perforated vinyl centre sections?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Triumph-GT6-MK3-MINT-CONDITION-TRIUMP-GT6-MK3-HARD-TOP-COLLECTORS-DREAM_W0QQitemZ250262836558QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item250262836558&

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Yup....I figured these seats were from an earlier year than 73.  
Thanks for the confirmation.

I've got the occasional rear seat but it doesn't have the cloth inserts.......so it's doubtful I will use it.  My rear seat does have the perforated vinyl inserts...so this car got me wondering if vinyl perforated seats were a factory option in '73.

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The rotoflex MKIIIs had vynyl seats in a peforated pattern see:-



They chnaged to cloth seats in  brushed nylon corderoy type pattern when the MKIIIs went over to swing spring wat KC20000 in early 73. There were other changes at the same time like sundym tint windows, headrests and the later type intruments with white pointers on the dials.

I've fitted my GT6 with later seats with headrests but covered in the earlier type seat cobers in the perforated vynil.Matches the rear seat but gives the added safety befit of headrests.

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sbarc wrote:
Anyone know where I could get a set of vinyl covers like these with the perforated vinyl centre sections?

Newton Commercial make all the GT6 trim & ship overseas:
http://www.newtoncomm.co.uk/cars/triumph/products.jsp?type=1&series=155

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sbarc - are you trying to off-load your old bonnet support on UK eBay?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/spitfire-bonnet-support_W0QQitemZ300236480462QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item300236480462&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C65%3A10&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

:)

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npanne wrote:
sbarc - are you trying to off-load your old bonnet support on UK eBay?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/spitfire-bonnet-support_W0QQitemZ300236480462QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item300236480462&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C65%3A10&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

:)


Oh that is priceless   .......but mine is Magenta.  What sort of "crackhead" would sell a twisted bonnet support?  Or more to the point......whoi does this crackhead think is going to buy that twisted bonnet support?  

I'm still eagerly awaiting the polished stainless steel one.  Bling baby.....BLING!!!

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CharlieB wrote:

Newton Commercial make all the GT6 trim & ship overseas:
http://www.newtoncomm.co.uk/cars/triumph/products.jsp?type=1&series=155


Oh bugger....decisions decisions.....I really don't like the cloth seats....but do i stray from originality.....then again the car will never be worth what I put into it.  

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CharlieB wrote:

Newton Commercial make all the GT6 trim & ship overseas:
http://www.newtoncomm.co.uk/cars/triumph/products.jsp?type=1&series=155


"All", forsooth.  They don't have the USA Mk3 highback recliner w/perforated vertical pleats in New Tan!
http://www.newtoncomm.co.uk/cars/triumph/product.jsp?ref=2776&series=155&type=1

Cloth seats generally are a little less likely to weld themselves to your flesh in a hot car, so there's something to think about ESPECIALLY in connection with a GT6.

npanne wrote:
sbarc - are you trying to off-load your old bonnet support on UK eBay?


I told you that it was not uncommon to see them transformed exactly in that way.  It just sort of boggles the mind that folks can't figure out how the bonnet support works, and *then" when they bend it up continue to use it that way.  On the other hand, sbarc, who received his that way, had no information to let him know it might have been any different until told.

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CharlieB wrote:

Newton Commercial make all the GT6 trim & ship overseas:
http://www.newtoncomm.co.uk/cars/triumph/products.jsp?type=1&series=155


Newton Commercial make them but strangely enough they tend to be more expensive than some of the other Triumph Traders. When I replaced mine last year James Paddock was about the cheapest but I'd advise to shop around. My understanding is that all the suppliers use Newton Commercial as their source so the quality should be consistant which ever supplier you end up using.

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cook1e wrote:


. My understanding is that all the suppliers use Newton Commercial as their source so the quality should be consistant which ever supplier you end up using


That's not the case. There are some that supply other manufacturers trim, and there are some that give you a choice between two or more types (the Newton stuff will be the most expensive). There are actually very few that sell solely Newton stuff only.

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rotoflex wrote:

Cloth seats generally are a little less likely to weld themselves to your flesh in a hot car, so there's something to think about ESPECIALLY in connection with a GT6.


Yup.......summer sun heating up the vinyl seats is an issue.....even in my very mild climate 70 miles north of Seattle.  

Does anyone supply the covers for the rear seat in cloth to match the original?

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