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| BillJ |
 Jul 5 2020, 02:38 PM
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Picked up a 75 with pretty low miles. Does this seat material look original to you guys? I dont see an analogous reference in the literature I am seeing... any thoughts?
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| dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Aug 7 2020, 01:15 PM
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The original 75 76 plaid was so fragile, that I actually saw new 914s sitting outside on the Porsche dealer lot with the material starting to fray. It was not made correctly with a UV formula but rather one for inside use. Hence many of these cars were reinserted with just a few miles on them. Our man Doug at SMS auto fabrics took it upon himself to reproduce the plaids at first having a problem with them fading but now seems to have it right.
Your car looks like a very nice one so I would certainly have the seats redone in the correct plaid insert color QUOTE(BillJ @ Jul 5 2020, 01:38 PM)  Picked up a 75 with pretty low miles. Does this seat material look original to you guys? I dont see an analogous reference in the literature I am seeing... any thoughts? |
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| drem914 |
Mar 25 2021, 09:00 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,067 Joined: 16-May 08 From: Trabuco Canyon, CA Member No.: 9,062 Region Association: Southern California
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@dr914 @autoatlanta.com QUOTE(dr914@autoatlanta.com @ Aug 7 2020, 12:15 PM) The original 75 76 plaid was so fragile, that I actually saw new 914s sitting outside on the Porsche dealer lot with the material starting to fray. It was not made correctly with a UV formula but rather one for inside use. Hence many of these cars were reinserted with just a few miles on them. Our man Doug at SMS auto fabrics took it upon himself to reproduce the plaids at first having a problem with them fading but now seems to have it right. Is there a recommended UV protectant product that can be used (sprayed or applied) on the SMS tartan fabric? |
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BillJ Original Seat Material? Jul 5 2020, 02:38 PM
mepstein nope
but congrats on the purchase. Jul 5 2020, 02:40 PM
BillJ
nope
but congrats on the purchase.
Ok cool so I... Jul 5 2020, 03:22 PM Montreal914 Good choice! Post picture of the result.
I ha... Jul 5 2020, 04:16 PM Rob-O Most houndstooth materials I’ve had in hand are ... Jul 6 2020, 10:41 PM Mikey914 The cloth will not wear as well as vinyl. I have s... Jul 6 2020, 10:59 PM BillJ Mike I was looking on your site for the replacemen... Jul 7 2020, 06:13 AM Rob-O Agree that the vinyl will wear longer. But it’s... Jul 7 2020, 08:43 AM ClayPerrine
Agree that the vinyl will wear longer. But it’... Aug 7 2020, 06:05 PM BillJ Yeah Rob that is my thinking as well. We took lun... Jul 7 2020, 01:18 PM Rob-O Well Mark (Mikey914 in this thread) has a bunch of... Jul 7 2020, 02:48 PM Mikey914 We do have the black corduroy that was mostly Euro... Jul 7 2020, 07:42 PM Mikey914 Here ya go Jul 8 2020, 01:36 PM Mikey914 Here ya go Jul 8 2020, 01:36 PM BillJ I totally missed this response so sorry for not re... Aug 7 2020, 01:28 AM Bleyseng Once in the car the black and silver seats really ... Aug 7 2020, 07:05 AM BillJ does anyone have pictures of that black and silver... Aug 8 2020, 06:18 AM Bleyseng Here's my seats Aug 8 2020, 09:00 AM BillJ
Here's my seats
Those look great to me. Will... Aug 10 2020, 08:00 AM Rob-O
Agree that the vinyl will wear longer. But itâ€... Aug 8 2020, 09:34 AM Rob-O I don’t have pictures of the plaid but I do if t... Aug 8 2020, 09:34 AM Rob-O Pepita Aug 8 2020, 09:40 AM Mikey914 Got both in stock if you need.
https://914rubber.... Aug 8 2020, 12:58 PM DRPHIL914 same as mine!!! at first i thought it ... Aug 10 2020, 09:31 AM BillJ Update. Have the plaid covers that were optional o... Mar 25 2021, 07:45 AM douglastic
So excited to be returning it to original which i... Mar 25 2021, 09:53 AM BillJ Not sure yet but I asked the upholsterer to keep t... Mar 25 2021, 12:05 PM BillJ So the seats are back and installed on new carpet.... Mar 30 2021, 02:27 PM |
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