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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ Changed Vinyl Seats to Tartan Cloth
Posted by: oakdalecurtis Sep 21 2016, 11:19 PM
I had my vinyl covered seats, which were old, hot and sticky, recovered in the original tartan cloth. What do you think?
Posted by: don-6 Sep 21 2016, 11:51 PM
Your seats look great. I have always liked the Tartan seats in the 914.
Posted by: abes914 Sep 21 2016, 11:55 PM
Looked better
Posted by: raynekat Sep 22 2016, 12:25 AM
A zillion times better....very cool Mate.
Posted by: oakdalecurtis Sep 22 2016, 01:01 AM
A zillion times better....very cool Mate.
Thanks, cloth is much cooler than vinyl on the bum too!
Posted by: porschetub Sep 22 2016, 02:58 AM
Always liked the look myself.
Posted by: mepstein Sep 22 2016, 04:33 AM
Fantastic!
Posted by: jrblackbox Sep 22 2016, 05:17 AM
verry nice!!
Posted by: twistedstang Sep 22 2016, 05:40 AM
Very nice. That was the first order of business after buying my car.
Posted by: Cairo94507 Sep 22 2016, 06:24 AM
Those look terrific.
Posted by: Front yard mechanic Sep 22 2016, 07:23 AM
More class for your 
Posted by: Shadowfax Sep 22 2016, 07:55 AM
Good job! Also like the speakers in the backpad. Don't think I've seen that before.
Posted by: Andyrew Sep 22 2016, 07:57 AM
Looks great! Congrats!
Who did the work?
Posted by: oakdalecurtis Sep 22 2016, 10:06 AM
Looks great! Congrats!
Who did the work?
Antonio's Upholstery in Oakdale, not fast, but great quality, only charged me $130 for both!
Posted by: Localboy808 Sep 22 2016, 10:20 AM
Love it!
Posted by: jor Sep 22 2016, 10:30 AM
Yowza, that looks good.
Posted by: JOEPROPER Sep 22 2016, 10:35 AM
Looks so much better! Love em!
Posted by: whitetwinturbo Sep 22 2016, 10:28 PM
Posted by: porbmw Sep 22 2016, 11:03 PM
Stunning!
Well done! 
Posted by: oakdalecurtis Sep 23 2016, 12:31 AM
Good job! Also like the speakers in the backpad. Don't think I've seen that before.
The back pad speakers work better than I imagined. Since they are close to my head and ears, I balance the stereo so they sound similar in volume to the floor speakers, but the music is much clearer now when I drive with the roof off than just floor speakers alone were.
Posted by: orthobiz Sep 23 2016, 04:04 AM
Incredible!
Paul
Posted by: Toast Sep 23 2016, 04:12 AM
Always liked the look! Had mine redone like that once in the sane color. Wore those out too. 
Thanks for sharing. 
Posted by: relentless Sep 23 2016, 11:26 AM
Nice, but you will have to get used to not having to peel yourself off the seat after a long hot drive!
Posted by: oakdalecurtis Sep 23 2016, 11:55 AM
Nice, but you will have to get used to not having to peel yourself off the seat after a long hot drive!
At least they're cloth now, they used to by vinyl, see first picture! Think that was hot and sticky on a warm day?
Posted by: Tburt52359 Sep 23 2016, 09:12 PM
Looks great! I had mine done a couple weeks ago too.
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Posted by: oakdalecurtis Sep 24 2016, 12:47 AM
Looks great! I had mine done a couple weeks ago too.
Nice Tburt, did you Scotchguard the heck out of them like I did? Recommend it if you haven't.
Posted by: arkitect Sep 24 2016, 03:46 AM
Love the plaid......
Dave
Posted by: JOEPROPER Sep 24 2016, 06:51 AM
Looks great! I had mine done a couple weeks ago too.
I want to do the same in my red car and was wondering if yours cost the same? Also, how long did it take?
Posted by: oakdalecurtis Sep 24 2016, 09:42 AM
Looks great! I had mine done a couple weeks ago too.
I want to do the same in my red car and was wondering if yours cost the same? Also, how long did it take?
I paid about $130 for a yard and a half of the tartan material from SMS (AA is the same material), and I paid an upholstery shop $130 to do both seats. I had the online tutorial on doing it myself, but didn't have a sewing machine powerful enough to do the job right. The upholstry shop took a few weeks as he is a busy guy. Is that what you wanted to know?
Posted by: Tburt52359 Sep 24 2016, 05:44 PM
Looks great! I had mine done a couple weeks ago too.
I want to do the same in my red car and was wondering if yours cost the same? Also, how long did it take?
My reupholstery job was $200.00 per seat. Took about a week. Done in Orange County, ca.
Posted by: twistedstang Sep 25 2016, 08:20 AM
Geez.....I paid 600 to have my centers redone with fabric I supplied.
Posted by: Mikey914 Sep 25 2016, 09:22 AM
Save up your bucks we will be having a very plaid Christmas sale starting on black Friday!
Kits that are ready to install.
Posted by: JOEPROPER Sep 25 2016, 09:26 AM
This is exactly what I wanted to know. Thanks for the info. I now look forward to Black Friday! 
Posted by: rsrguy3 Oct 28 2020, 09:30 AM
Resurrection... What is the long term durability?
Posted by: Jett Oct 28 2020, 09:40 AM
I would consider a UV protector on the plaid. I also use UV protectant on the cocomats, keeps everything bright. The first set of plaid seats we installed lost half the color in one week of intense sun.
Posted by: ValcoOscar Oct 28 2020, 10:17 AM
I picked up these modified stock seats from my upholsterer last night.
These are for Chucky. Using this Fabric UV Protectant (not the cheapest)
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