Ah, the black and tan. Gotta love them brits.

Well you bring up a good point, dutchguy. I didn't want to get into the reupholstering mess. That's why I began looking for aftermarket seats in the first place. It was later that I decided on racing seats. I guess if I'm going to go aftermarket, I shouldn't bother with the reupholstering.

RE: alcantara - it's nice. I actually considered it. But I don't think it fits the VX's personality one bit. Also, I'd hate to get in to this thing all muddy or dirty or greasy or sweaty and mess up those pretty seats! I'd rather have cloth covers that I can remove and machine wash. Much better.

PS - The US Elise won't be getting alcantara. Standard seats are cloth with leather inserts. "Touring" seats are full leather.