I know this might be a 'late' reply to Alister's post -
Just looking through some of the ones around on Carsales and Auto Trader, I've noticed that the pattern on my seats run like this:
Passenger side:
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whereas the driver's seat pattern runs like this:
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One particular one on Carsales has both sides running in the /// direction, and it does look much lighter.
(mine are in the pic below).
I have to agree that the bucket side edge can be slightly annoying, as they are actually quite sharp in my car. They are very comfortable, particularly on long trips, but they get you on the way in or out.
After seeing the LX/Ti seats.... I'm glad I got an SSS! they look so.... plain... (No offence Alister and other LX/Ti owners
- you still have a really good car! )