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Technical => 939 Series (159, Brera and Brera Spider) => Topic started by: As the day goes on April 07, 2020, 08:04:28 PM

Title: Swapped out seats on my 159?
Post by: As the day goes on April 07, 2020, 08:04:28 PM
Needing to touch up the colour on the seats, I enquired to get some tan colouring from a car leather specialist.  They said send us your VIN.

When I did, they checked both online and with a couple of Alfa dealers and reported back that from the Master file the colour of the car seat interior from the factory was black!

Only one owner previous to me.    So I don't know if the interior colour was swapped out or the Masterfile is incorrect.

thoughts?
Title: Re: Swapped out seats on my 159?
Post by: bazzbazz on April 07, 2020, 08:58:53 PM
Doubt if it was swapped out as that's a lot of effort & cost as you have to include the door cards as well.
Title: Re: Swapped out seats on my 159?
Post by: Craig_m67 on April 07, 2020, 09:56:15 PM
Pretty sure Eper has the colour of the interior associated with the VIN, engine#, etc.
It had it for my 156, cant see why the 159 would be any different
Title: Re: Swapped out seats on my 159?
Post by: bazzbazz on April 07, 2020, 10:41:34 PM
Australia, whats your Vin# ?
Title: Re: Swapped out seats on my 159?
Post by: As the day goes on April 08, 2020, 05:30:08 AM
ZAR93900007225576

Thanks Bazz
Title: Re: Swapped out seats on my 159?
Post by: Domenic on April 08, 2020, 09:08:39 AM
Could have been that the original owner wanted a car with a tan interior instead of black so the selling dealer may have swapped it out from a car they had to make the sale.

It's not uncommon for that to happen so the customer doesn't have to wait months for the colour combo they want.
Title: Re: Swapped out seats on my 159?
Post by: As the day goes on April 08, 2020, 01:42:48 PM
Ahhhhh right!


It was a "demonstrator" with a few thousand kays on the board when sold to the original owner, I think was said to me.  Maybe the tan just looked better with the red and the dealer did it that way.



Title: Re: Swapped out seats on my 159?
Post by: kaleuclint on April 09, 2020, 05:22:45 PM
Quote from: Domenic on April 08, 2020, 09:08:39 AM
Could have been that the original owner wanted a car with a tan interior instead of black so the selling dealer may have swapped it out from a car they had to make the sale.

It's not uncommon for that to happen so the customer doesn't have to wait months for the colour combo they want.

Yes -- textile changed to leather by BMW dealer in Melbourne.