 Back from the upholsterer, Widened my Konig seats |
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| 914dave |
 Feb 24 2012, 06:17 PM
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914 Addict  Group: Members Posts: 701 Joined: 19-October 03 From: Willow Grove Pa. Member No.: 1,262 Region Association: North East States 
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After 13 years of squeezing into my Koings it was time to widen them. I looked at STS and Vintage seats but it turned out to be cheaper to modify my seats. I won't be running the backpad so I opened them up 2 1/2 ".
Here's the original seat.  here's the original frame  The frame after widening  I decided on perforated synthetic suede for the centers. There is orange suede underneath that shows thru. The car is going to be Tangerine ( Brumos clone). So I wanted a little color but something that looked vintage as well. Here's the result.    They are really comfortable now. It's snug without crushing you. Can't wait to give them a try. Guess I'd better get the car back together. |
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| racerbvd |
Feb 24 2012, 06:19 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,368 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Sunny FL. Member No.: 226 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(914dave @ Feb 24 2012, 05:17 PM)  After 13 years of squeezing into my Koings it was time to widen them. I looked at STS and Vintage seats but it turned out to be cheaper to modify my seats. I won't be running the backpad so I opened them up 2 1/2 ". Here's the original seat. here's the original frame The frame after widening I decided on perforated synthetic suede for the centers. There is orange suede underneath that shows thru. The car is going to be Tangerine ( Brumos clone). So I wanted a little color but something that looked vintage as well. Here's the result. They are really comfortable now. It's snug without crushing you. Can't wait to give them a try. Guess I'd better get the car back together. What a great idea, how much did it set you back?? |
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| 914dave |
Feb 24 2012, 06:32 PM
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914 Addict Group: Members Posts: 701 Joined: 19-October 03 From: Willow Grove Pa. Member No.: 1,262 Region Association: North East States
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It ran $1200. $400 of that was the suede and the perforation. It would have been $220 cheaper if I had used houndstooth fabric. The suede wouldnt wrap around the cushion the way the original corduroy did. They are an hourly custom shop so it took a little longer with the suede. It would've taken less time with the cloth I'm really happy with the outcome.
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| clow |
Feb 24 2012, 09:34 PM
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The Kid Group: Members Posts: 164 Joined: 7-September 10 From: Ontario, Canada Member No.: 12,151 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(914dave @ Feb 24 2012, 04:32 PM) It ran $1200. $400 of that was the suede and the perforation. It would have been $220 cheaper if I had used houndstooth fabric. The suede wouldnt wrap around the cushion the way the original corduroy did. They are an hourly custom shop so it took a little longer with the suede. It would've taken less time with the cloth I'm really happy with the outcome. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Wow they look good. I donno if I could justify that much though... Still they are some nice work! Clow |
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| EdwardBlume |
Feb 24 2012, 09:39 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California
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| Valy |
Feb 25 2012, 01:17 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,676 Joined: 6-April 10 From: Sunnyvale, CA Member No.: 11,573 Region Association: Northern California |
Very nice!
And, you got the headrest right this time (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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| 914dave |
Feb 25 2012, 05:06 AM
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914 Addict Group: Members Posts: 701 Joined: 19-October 03 From: Willow Grove Pa. Member No.: 1,262 Region Association: North East States
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Thanks everyone.
" Wow they look good. I donno if I could justify that much though..." Clow, The two biggest improvements in drivability in a 914 IMHO are lateral supoort seats and the Rennshift. It turns out that this is just about a wash $ with the STS seats I was looking at after delivery. Plus , I had no idea how I would fit in a mail order seat (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) . It'll be worth every penny on my annual trip back from Maine after 11 straight hours in them. Plus, my copilot finds them much more comfortable now. " And, you got the headrest right this time " Valy, Glad you noticed. Made them removable too. Found out that they were glued on incorrectly. The notches for the adjustment were opposite from each other. One side would ratchet into position and the other would float around. ( Even if you had them in backwards (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)) .Had to take of the cover ( velcro seam) , cut it off the frame and reglue it. I do have a few pics of how the headrests are held in. The only way you can get them out is to tear the seat apart Dave |
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| jimkelly |
Feb 25 2012, 08:05 AM
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Delaware USA Group: Members Posts: 4,969 Joined: 5-August 04 From: Delaware, USA Member No.: 2,460 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
seeing that frame - my guess is you got some wheels turning - guys are probably thinking, hell i can weld up my own seat frames, etc etc etc : )
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| rjames |
Feb 25 2012, 10:46 AM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 3,939 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(jimkelly @ Feb 25 2012, 06:05 AM) seeing that frame - my guess is you got some wheels turning - guys are probably thinking, hell i can weld up my own seat frames, etc etc etc : ) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) My first thought was 'looks easier than messing with fiberglass'. |
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| racerx9146 |
Feb 25 2012, 11:14 AM
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good design never goes out of date.. Group: Members Posts: 174 Joined: 1-January 04 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 1,483 Region Association: Northern California |
Great job, you will be much happier with them. I did the something to my drivers side but a bit less extreme. I pulled the upholstery back and carefully bent each frame side out about .5 inches. I put the original upholstery Back.
This made a huge differance. I was starting to hate those seats. I am 6'3" 230lbs and these seats are tight for big people. Daron |
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