Seat Cover

When you discover that rare gem of an old VESPA pulled from the back of somebodies shed, after many long years of neglect, the frame of the seat is usually still serviceable. The seats cover though, is normally well past its sell by date. A worn away seating surface and torn seams, even with the desire for a slightly used look, does not quite make the grade and should be replaced by a new one. For the sake of a few minutes work replacing the seatcover, the seat and consequently the whole scooter, is given a whole new, tidier look.

If value for money has more priority than absolute authenticity then you can consider the range of aftermarket seat covers we have available. There are often only slight differences to the original products, such as the routing of some of the seams or the thickness of the beading. Several covers come complete with an elastic cord sewn into the edge seaming to help hold the cover in position over the frame of the seat. These seldom correspond with the original PIAGGIO design and require slight adjustment to fit properly.

All of these seat covers are produced using tough, high quality, weather resistant vinyl.

SIP-TIP: Do not forget to order new seat cover fixing clips for a professional finish to the seat cover replacement

Which color suits my scooter?

We have tried to avoid subjective designations of light gray, dark gray, etc. for the gray tones and to assign them to RAL Classic tones. RAL shades are international, can be found online or are best compared with a RAL Colour Chart, e.g. SIP Art. no. 98889900. But even there are different opinions as to which shade of gray best corresponds to which RAL shade. Nevertheless, we believe that this classification makes it easier to order rubbers of the same shade.

1. Pebble, agate and silk gray rubbers look good on Vespas with original paint, as they come closer to the color of weathered rubber.
2. Light gray rubbers work well on restored and newly painted scooters. (RAL gray tones see article download)
3. Pale green corresponds to the ACMA color for newly painted models
4. we have had moss gray produced especially for ACMA Patina Models to match the old paints and rubber shades