Hello all,

I am looking at replacing my cracked leather seats as the previous owner removed the cloth covers and recovered them with "cheap" leather covers. I found cloth seats at a recycling yard for a good price about 4 hours drive from my house. The problem is they tell me that they are grey but he is not sure if they are greenish-grey, brownish grey etc.. My interior is black and the exterior is dark blue. I would like to same myself a drive for nothing if they are not going to match. The only thing he can tell me is that they come from a "purple" 1996 SE car. Can someone tell me where I can get an idea of the color that the interior was back in 1996, SE, Purple exterior.

Your help is much appreciated,
Stephane

 

I don't think there was ever a purple 4th Gen - probably an aftermarket paint job.

The grey is usually a light grey - like this:

http://www.cyberhub.net/Maxpics/09-2...sidealum1a.jpg

 

no purple....he may be referring to the Rosewood color. It is a varient of red. Some joke and say it looks purplish.

 

I still keep my 96 brochure. The closest exterior color to "purple" is called Ruby Pearl (color code AL0), and its interior can be either Beige, or Charcoal (like grey).

 

What color is the blueish green exterior called?

 

I'm not sure which color you're asking but here are two related "blue" and "green":
starfire blue pearl (BN6), deep evergreen (DP0)

 

Well they did hav a purple color for 97 called "Concord Mist".

 

With the replies I got, it sounded like the cloth seats would be charcoal so I decided to drive the 3 hours to the "recycling yard". The guys sent me out to look at the seats. They were lying and covered in the snow and the back seat was missing. I came back inside and asked them if they had the original mag wheels for my 95 since I only have steel ones. They sent me out again ouside to look at the condition of those mags. To my surprise, they were on a 96 with a perfect leather interior. They offered them to me at the same price as the cloth ones!!! I should get them this Wednesday.

On another note, I fixed my clock with one of the posts in this forum.

Thanks a bunch, this is a great gang!