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New seats with houndstooth centers |
hydroliftin |
Jun 30 2012, 04:41 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 373 Joined: 8-November 06 From: Vallejo, CA Member No.: 7,180 Region Association: Northern California |
My stock black basket weave seats had seen better days. The vinyl on the bolsters was cracking and dry. The bottom cushions had holes in them. I thought about getting OEM style recover kits, but I really wanted something unique. I like the look of historic Porsche and Mercedes cars with plaid or houndstooth cushions and backrest and figured I could get them recovered in this style if I could find an upholstery fabric I liked. I like to minimize cost and am not concerned about authentisity so the Auto Atlanta plaids at $130 a yard did not interest me. I found this houndstooth on e-Bay -- 9 yards, for $104 delivered to my door, and I found an upholstery shop willing to supply the black vinyl and redo both seats using the existing covers as a pattern and all for a reasonable price. Best of all, the upholster's wife liked the upholstery fabric I picked out and he bought the remainder for $50. So all in the houndstooth upholstery cloth, which was is a high end Ralph Lauren product, ended up costing only $54. I would highly recommend the upholstery shop:
Enrique's Auto Upholstery 1045 Montague Expy Milpitas, CA 95035 408-771-6221 Attached thumbnail(s) |
mepstein |
Jun 30 2012, 05:10 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,313 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Very nice!
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rick 918-S |
Jun 30 2012, 06:20 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,489 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region |
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Black22 |
Jun 30 2012, 08:50 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 886 Joined: 1-November 07 From: Creswell, OR Member No.: 8,290 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Very Nice!!!
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reharvey |
Jun 30 2012, 10:43 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 573 Joined: 16-July 08 From: N. E. Ohio Member No.: 9,308 Region Association: North East States |
Wow! Cool
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KELTY360 |
Jun 30 2012, 10:52 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,036 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Very classy!
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carr914 |
Jul 1 2012, 04:20 AM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 118,992 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States |
Looks like you will get good wear too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)
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pt_700 |
Jul 1 2012, 10:15 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,094 Joined: 4-March 10 From: san jose, ca Member No.: 11,430 Region Association: Northern California |
very nice job they did! what do you think the cost would be for them to recover 2 seats in stockish vinyl?
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seanery |
Jul 1 2012, 11:52 AM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,854 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
I like these a lot!
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hydroliftin |
Jul 1 2012, 08:17 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 373 Joined: 8-November 06 From: Vallejo, CA Member No.: 7,180 Region Association: Northern California |
Thanks for all the positive comments. I took my car out to the local cars/coffee gathering this morning and people seem to like the new seats.
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tod914 |
Mar 3 2013, 08:34 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,755 Joined: 19-January 03 From: Lincoln Park, NJ Member No.: 170 |
Wow, those really turned out nice! They did you a solid.
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Mike Bellis |
Mar 3 2013, 08:49 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None |
So what did the upholstery shop charge for the total? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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scotty b |
Mar 3 2013, 08:58 PM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) those not only look great, but they look like they could have been a factory opition (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif)
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hydroliftin |
Mar 3 2013, 09:36 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 373 Joined: 8-November 06 From: Vallejo, CA Member No.: 7,180 Region Association: Northern California |
I think it was about $250 or $300. Enrique is worth seeking out. Very honest, and a fine craftsman. He said it was more work than he had planned, however, so I might have gotten lucky on the price. |
wndsnd |
Mar 3 2013, 09:49 PM
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You wanted a horse, but got a goat. Nobody wants a goat.... Group: Members Posts: 2,861 Joined: 12-February 12 From: North Shore, MA Member No.: 14,124 Region Association: North East States |
Very Nice!
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ScoopLV |
Mar 4 2013, 01:52 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 545 Joined: 7-September 12 From: Las Vegas Member No.: 14,897 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Looks like an appearance group option. Very well done. I have a feeling Enrique is going to see more 914s in the near future.
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SUNAB914 |
Mar 4 2013, 06:54 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 698 Joined: 29-December 08 From: Fredericksburg VA Member No.: 9,880 Region Association: South East States |
Great idea, cost and one of a kind!
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