I want to replace the driver's seat base on my 156, which is the perforated red leather (round holes) type.
Looking on FIAT Forum ePer, my car apparently has a Splash Grey interior, so I had to click 'Search' and 'List of fabrics', and find the fabric in the list. It's colour 491. There is also a 401, which doesn't have the holes.
Then I went to SEATS, etc. in ePer and found the list of covering materials - the one for right-hand-side in colour 491 had the number 0184462810. So I ordered that. The FIAT/Alfa dealer quoted a ridiculous $2540 (£1160). Happily, a contact of mine was able to obtain it from a European source, for $560 (£255). Better!
Within a few days, it turned up - and guess what, 'right' part number, wrong colour and no holes Can't be returned...
I've listed it on eBay - my first-ever eBay listing: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280494397660&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
Just hope someone, somewhere has an Alfa 156 with red seats that don't have the holes and would like a new covering for the driver's seat base.
-Alex
Looking on FIAT Forum ePer, my car apparently has a Splash Grey interior, so I had to click 'Search' and 'List of fabrics', and find the fabric in the list. It's colour 491. There is also a 401, which doesn't have the holes.
Then I went to SEATS, etc. in ePer and found the list of covering materials - the one for right-hand-side in colour 491 had the number 0184462810. So I ordered that. The FIAT/Alfa dealer quoted a ridiculous $2540 (£1160). Happily, a contact of mine was able to obtain it from a European source, for $560 (£255). Better!
Within a few days, it turned up - and guess what, 'right' part number, wrong colour and no holes Can't be returned...
I've listed it on eBay - my first-ever eBay listing: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280494397660&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
Just hope someone, somewhere has an Alfa 156 with red seats that don't have the holes and would like a new covering for the driver's seat base.
-Alex