My 87 wagon has the Volvo naugahyde in blue. The week I got it - used 1997- I went to WallyWorld and bought a set of "Indian Blanket" bucket seat covers, in blue, for $60. Looked just fine...even had a passenger ask - where did you get these seat covers?

I had the same, but in brown, in a 75 wagon - from 85 to 97.

can also be found in other Chain autoparts stores, I think, haven't looked recently.

Indian Blanket is a thick rug-like weave.

No Sweat, no $400 sheeeeeppp skin.

Hi BrunhildeWarMaiden,

Thank you. Yet like I said, others know much better than me with seat swappin' across them Volvo auto models!

So, your Volvo 240 has a Viking helmet with the horns on it!

Welp, the lighter color leather seats in the not so long lasting (unless you keep on top of leather care and park it out of the sun) tan or grey was okay, yet the black hide leather seats are just way too hot for me. I like the cloth.

1993 is the final Volvo 240 year, and among the best 240 model year. I'm not certain, yet their may have been a GL trim level badge in 1993, and the 240 Classic trim level may have had leather also.

Agreed, the vinyl seats are the worst, yet on a wagon, for the back seat, not so bad. I replaced the front seats in my 1990 240 DL (li'l red) Wagon, with right rear wheel bearing growl, with the very nice final version of the 240 tan cloth seats with the very nice golden thread through. I like the final version cloth seats.

I forget what you call that type of material, yet other than some of the other RWD Volvo, and maybe early FWD, the best cloth seats ever are in those 1989+ 240s in any car I'd motored in.

What's really weird, is that I really like the cloth seats in the first Volvo 240 years and the last years of the 140/160. They had like sisal fiber in there well packed, and the seat back and seat seemed stronger than today. (I recall Art B. lamenting how the newer 240 seat frames are not quite as strong.) While not as plush as the later seats with the big foamy pieces in there, I like the firmness of those early 240 model seats with the sisal fiber. I had the 1975 244 DL in maroon and the 1976 242 DL in that obscure light green. A family relative liked the seats in my 1976, when I sold it, he asked to swap the seats from his 1979 245 DL and my 1976 242 DL.

In all seven 240s I'd owned, in each one I'd rebuild the seat web and seat back web to replace the failing web. I'd use aircraft cable and tie it between the seat bottom springs woven through the not entirely failed factory seat web. I'd use 3M foam rubber spray adhesive to repair the bit foamy pieces, or pull some foamy pieces from teh front passenger side of a salvage 240. Give the cloth seat covers a good wash, stitch up seams and stuff, and some stain-water proofing stuff to repel stains and water on the clean, dried cloth seat covers.

I want a 242 again. My fave Volvo model that I'd owned before. The 242 Coupe is so much just the sweetest ride. Love the rear vent windows.

Sorry to go on so.

Thanks,

Back to packing. On my way to WI, MN, MO or someplace with nice people, jobs, a nice woman to date ... pet friendly, private, quiet, secure, and private residence ...

So, there you go.

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