BlakesReatta Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Hi everybody, I'm curious to know were the suede two-tone seats only available in 1988? From what I've read it seems like these were only available in 1988 and for only a certain number of cars. I think these are so cool. My 1988 seats have been reupholstered (gray interior) so I'm not sure if it originally had the suede in the side bolstering. Also, it seems I only notice the suede in tan interiors. Any info you can provide I'm interested in. TIA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padgett Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Believe it was the first 1700-odd cars only. Do you have the black horn button or the gold one ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakesReatta Posted July 7, 2021 Topic Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 13 hours ago, Padgett said: Believe it was the first 1700-odd cars only. Do you have the black horn button or the gold one ? Mine is black with white lettering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padgett Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 That is the early one but depends on the last four of the serial number and I forget the exact number but was in the 1700s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 From what I can tell from following all the forum posts, all early models had the black horn button but not all the ones with the black horn button had suede on the sides of the seats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padgett Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Correct why I mentioned the VIN. However if have a gold button, suede is not original. Personally rather have my sunroof (late 88 cars only). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nailhed66 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 According to the VIN my ‘88 is number 375 and has all smooth leather seat facing. It’s a very original 58,000 mile car, so I’m thinking that suede bolsters were optional or were a limited run after 375. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Nailhed66 said: According to the VIN my ‘88 is number 375 and has all smooth leather seat facing. It’s a very original 58,000 mile car, so I’m thinking that suede bolsters were optional or were a limited run after 375. What color is your horn button. Black or Gold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVES89 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Nailhed66 said: According to the VIN my ‘88 is number 375 and has all smooth leather seat facing. It’s a very original 58,000 mile car, so I’m thinking that suede bolsters were optional or were a limited run after 375. Tan interior was very popular however my 1988 has 16 way suede bolsters. Maybe if your car has the 6 way they had used up the suede already. BTW my horn button was black but I swapped it out for the sunburst. I also removed the suede bolster 16 way [they are perfect] for the "normal" [without suede bolster] 16 way passenger seats. They work fine and look great also. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nailhed66 Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 My horn button is black and the car has the base 6 way seats. Perhaps suede was an upgrade with the 16 way seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquaman811 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 My ‘88 is VIN 342, has black horn button & leather/suede 16 way seats. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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