Seat question

[benjilafouine]

Hi guys,

Had some gelcoat done on the bottom of my Sea-Doo GTI LE 2003 and it looks great from under...

Have a question: where would I find new seats for it or the material? Mine is the blue/white Sea-Doo with a "golden" console and seat (two pieces). I went to the local marine guy and he wasn't able to match the color and I would like to find the original color (he does boat covers, seats and car seats as well).

Also, this seat has a shaped pattern that was formed with some kind of heating machine (the local guy told me) and it seems that if he fixes my seat with some fabric I will lose that pattern because he doesn't have the machine.

Did a few research without any luck. Anyone has an idea where to get that?

Thanks

Benji.

 

[soccerdad]

have you looked at JetTrim, Hydroturf or Blacktip? They all have a bunch of colors and will send you samples. JetTrim is the hot ticket if you are OK with a higher price. Nice looking stuff.

 

[benjilafouine]

Can he match the exact original color?

 

[benjilafouine]

I see lots of custom seats but not the originals.

Benji.

 

[Spimothy Leary]

all I do in that case above is buy an aftermarket seat cover, staple it over the top of the old one, half hour later, go ride.

 

[rotsen423]

Hey benji I change my seat cover I have your same ski but 02 and I change the color of the cover(tan,blue and white) but the blue color not match as well but is already late I install already

 

[rotsen423]

 

[Spimothy Leary]

I have a blue & white Blacktip (carbon fiber) in stock
(and two others that don't match well)

$45 + whatever shipping is to canada. if your interested pm me, I can send more pic's

 

[mikidymac]

You will not have any luck in my experience finding an exact match for the factory color. If i has to be original your only shot is either ebay, craigslist or Minnetonka. You can get the factory part number for the seat and cover and have any dealer run a search that will check all dealers inventories and you might get lucky. Either way it is going to be expensive to go OEM especially with shipping of an entire seat.

I would spring for a custom JetTrim and you will love it.

 

[racerxxx]

Go to your dealer, have them run the part number thru the dealer network. Someone has one

 

[mikidymac]

Go to your dealer, have them run the part number thru the dealer network. Someone has one

I literally just said that.....

LOL, Racer.

 

[rotsen423]

Hahahaha lmao

 

[racerxxx]

Sorry, I don't read posts. Lol, also doesn't help I was trying to post while waiting at a red light.

Nothing to see here......move along. Lol

 

[benjilafouine]

[MENTION=29781]Spimothy Leary[/MENTION]

Do you think it would match well with my ski? the whole compartment is also of the same golden color.

 

[Spimothy Leary]

No guarantee's, the aftermarket blues tend to be a little brighter than the OEM blue color in my experience, but I think you'll run across that with any cover you order unless you find a shop with an extensive sample collection.

I had a similar problem with my Honda R12X, it was a bright red and I literally had to go through 60 sample books before I found one that was close to perfect, It was a $250 seat I wanted it spot on.

 

[benjilafouine]

Guess I should buy a new complete seat with neutral color (black or grey). Guess that would prevent it from looking bizarre.

Benji.

 

[jamesf221]

I recommend going with a HydroTurf seat cover the blacktips dont compare imo.

 

[benjilafouine]

I finally managed to get the exact part numbers but they all seem to be discontinued. I found one rear seat on amazon for 510$ USD !!

Part numbers are:

269000920 rear seat cover (you can look at that one on Amazon US site).
269000918 front seat cover
269000781 strap

Color is Earthen Clay.

Guess I will have to settle for a third party brand and color.

Benji.