Millennium Puma - Black or Blue Recaro Seats?

[new_horizon]

Hi All,

I'm picking up my Millennium Puma on Friday this week. The seller has sent me a photo and the driver's seat bolster has a large hole in it and I am toying between replacing the seat and having it repaired.

My question is this - I was under the impression that Ford only ever made blue Recaro leather seats for this car. I know that they made the grey leather for the Thunder and the Black, but they were a different design all together.

Can anyone check out this link and let me know their thoughts? The seller has confirmed that they are black in a private message, but I've never known anything like it.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291292166690?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thoughts and experiences are welcome.

 

[lusid666]

As far as I know they only came in black.

 

[new_horizon]

My last one was blue leather interior...I've just not seen a black interior before.

Wikipedia (although not always reliable) ' The Millennium Edition Puma featured eye catching Zinc Yellow paintwork, and an 'Alchemy Blue' (dark/navy blue) leather interior with Recaro seats. A numbered badge and keyring were available upon purchase from Ford, but the cars were not automatically numbered.

 

[ArtfulHussy]

I've seen adverts for cars with black or blue interiors, but I too thought that part of the selling point for the Millie was the blue recaros...

No help whatsoever!

 

[XAF]

All the Millennium Recaro seats were Alchemy Blue. Other European countries got Recaro's in Midnight Grey with a blue highlight

 

[Catweasel]

I understood they were blue.

 

[new_horizon]

To confuse matters more, the lady selling me the car has just said that the seats are BLACK. Think I'd better wait until I see the car to make sure that it all works out.

 

[XAF]

To confuse matters more, the lady selling me the car has just said that the seats are BLACK. Think I'd better wait until I see the car to make sure that it all works out.

They are a very dark/black blue, but they all definitely came in Alchemy. If it's a whole car, the dash, door cards, seats, carpet etc would all have to have been changed / dyed to make them midnight black which I think is unlikely.

You can dye the seats, but a lot of work!

 

[red]

Always known them to be blue.

 

[Dal]

They are definitely very dark blue as new.

 

[new_horizon]

OK so turns out her seats are BLUE...but ebay ad they are black. Dal - did you check the link above? Do you think they might just be blue? Thanks

 

[Dal]

The third picture looks the correct dark blue to me on the back part. They look as though they need a damn good clean too.

EDIT:
Second photo in this post shows they are definitely blue.. k:
(Cherie's old Millie she met again at Trax '14)

http://www.projectpuma.com/viewtopic.php?p=324222#p324222" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[new_horizon]

Excellent - I'm sold - I'll buy the seat! Thanks!

 

[Dal]

Even if they're black it won't make that much difference really :-D

 

[Cherie]

My last one was blue leather interior...I've just not seen a black interior before.

Wikipedia (although not always reliable) ' The Millennium Edition Puma featured eye catching Zinc Yellow paintwork, and an 'Alchemy Blue' (dark/navy blue) leather interior with Recaro seats. A numbered badge and keyring were available upon purchase from Ford, but the cars were not automatically numbered.

The wiki page regarding the special editions is correct as I added most of that info. k: The interior on all Millennium edition pumas came with Alchemy blue interior. If i had the brochure to hand, I'd take a photo of the page of the specs.

 

[Ian G]

They're all Alchemy.

 

[paulsmiffy]

Deffo blue,

 

[Lord B]

unless you put something black against them, they look like a dark grey/black, but they are blue, its the fact people think of blue as navy blue or sky blue

I replaced panel on my seats with black PVC and TBH looks fine for me, I was only after recarros as the standard seats on track are a nightmare as they give zero support.

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