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Recovered Seats, Autobahn Interiors in San Diego |
Rob-O |
May 31 2018, 12:28 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,251 Joined: 5-December 03 From: Mansfield, TX Member No.: 1,419 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Just received some pics from autobahn of my recovered seats. Kinda excited to get these in the car.
I’ll post more pics once they arrive. This is the German Houndstooth (called Pepita, I believe), which was a much heftier material than the standard houndstooth. Attached thumbnail(s) |
Tdskip |
May 31 2018, 12:30 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,686 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
Those look great!
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Beebo Kanelle |
May 31 2018, 12:35 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 248 Joined: 22-November 12 From: Houston, Texas Member No.: 15,177 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Jeeezzz... those do look great!
Where did you get them done? Autobahn? |
Tom_T |
May 31 2018, 12:35 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
This is the German Houndstooth (called Pepita, I believe), which was a much heftier material than the standard houndstooth. If it's the old school German fabric, yes it was called "Pepita" Rob, & will be a better & heavier fabric than the newer "Domestic" or other-country-of-origin fabrics. IIRC you can see it from the original dealer ordering documents as available on the 70-72 914-6s on Jeff Bowlsby's website Interior Fabric section. I've seen this inset done on both 914s & 911/912s by Autos International on a few SoCal cars, & it looks good. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
mepstein |
May 31 2018, 01:15 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,245 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I purchased the 914rubber kit. I hope it turns out half as nice as yours. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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Rob-O |
May 31 2018, 02:27 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,251 Joined: 5-December 03 From: Mansfield, TX Member No.: 1,419 Region Association: Southwest Region |
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Rob-O |
May 31 2018, 02:32 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,251 Joined: 5-December 03 From: Mansfield, TX Member No.: 1,419 Region Association: Southwest Region |
This is the German Houndstooth (called Pepita, I believe), which was a much heftier material than the standard houndstooth. If it's the old school German fabric, yes it was called "Pepita" Rob, & will be a better & heavier fabric than the newer "Domestic" or other-country-of-origin fabrics. IIRC you can see it from the original dealer ordering documents as available on the 70-72 914-6s on Jeff Bowlsby's website Interior Fabric section. I've seen this inset done on both 914s & 911/912s by Autos International on a few SoCal cars, & it looks good. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// I think I’ve seen that document on Jeff’s site. Autobahn sent me several samples. One was the ‘other’ houndstooth. It was amazing how thin it felt. It looked decent but I didn’t think it would wear well over time. I am looking forward to a cloth insert. While I do like the original basket weave, it’s a hot seat during the summer months here in Texas. And I usually only drive late in the evening or night! |
burton73 |
May 31 2018, 03:19 PM
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burton73 Group: Members Posts: 3,508 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California |
Looking super.
Now that is a nice job. Bob B |
bandjoey |
May 31 2018, 03:52 PM
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bandjoey Group: Members Posts: 4,923 Joined: 26-September 07 From: Bedford Tx Member No.: 8,156 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Those look great. Even better than original basketweave.
Are you going to Okteenerfest in September? |
burton73 |
May 31 2018, 03:55 PM
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burton73 Group: Members Posts: 3,508 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 7,414 Region Association: Southern California |
Sorry but how much for the work on the seats?
Bob B |
rgalla9146 |
May 31 2018, 04:31 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,545 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Paramus NJ Member No.: 5,176 Region Association: None |
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oakdalecurtis |
May 31 2018, 05:38 PM
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Oakdalecurtis Group: Members Posts: 1,323 Joined: 5-June 15 From: Oakdale, Ca Member No.: 18,802 Region Association: Central California |
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r_towle |
May 31 2018, 05:43 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,569 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
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oakdalecurtis |
May 31 2018, 05:55 PM
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Oakdalecurtis Group: Members Posts: 1,323 Joined: 5-June 15 From: Oakdale, Ca Member No.: 18,802 Region Association: Central California |
Hey Towle! Great question! Because of my custom center console box, the seat could not be slid forward at all without hiding the seat belt latch. I added a belt latc extender to it which I then covered with a sheepskin cover. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)
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Rob-O |
May 31 2018, 08:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,251 Joined: 5-December 03 From: Mansfield, TX Member No.: 1,419 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Those look great. Even better than original basketweave. Are you going to Okteenerfest in September? Don't think I'll make OkteenerFest this year. I have two small kiddos, so anything more than a half day or day event is tough to pull off. But once the seats and dash is back in I'll be once again hitting the cars and coffee and events like those at Ed Mayo's place. |
Rob-O |
May 31 2018, 08:21 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,251 Joined: 5-December 03 From: Mansfield, TX Member No.: 1,419 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I drooled over many photos of your interior before I pulled the trigger. There was another thread with some seats that had a blue tartan insert thing going on that Autobahn did. I really should've taken some pictures of my seats before hand. They were just demolished. As a matter of fact, I haven't had a passenger seat in the car in at least six months. The driver seat had the back pulled entirely off and my back was against the fiberglass shell. The bottom cushion was split in about five places and the cushion underneath was tired and ripped. You could easily see the sensor for the seat belt relay system in the cushion. The rest of the interior looked pretty good though. I'll update this thread once the seats are back. While the seats were gone I restored the seat adjusters. Powder coated them and had the adjusting hardware re-plated. Bought new bushings from 914Rubber, too. Only used one of the bushings from that kit, though. The majority of the stock bushings were in great shape and fit a little better. |
Rob-O |
May 31 2018, 08:28 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,251 Joined: 5-December 03 From: Mansfield, TX Member No.: 1,419 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I purchased the 914rubber kit. I hope it turns out half as nice as yours. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) Are you installing them yourself? Because after seeing the way your house project turned out I'm sure they'll be really nice. |
worn |
May 31 2018, 08:54 PM
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can't remember Group: Members Posts: 3,149 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I purchased the 914rubber kit. I hope it turns out half as nice as yours. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) Me too. Took about a day of work. I like em. |
mepstein |
May 31 2018, 08:59 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,245 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I purchased the 914rubber kit. I hope it turns out half as nice as yours. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) Are you installing them yourself? Because after seeing the way your house project turned out I'm sure they'll be really nice. That's nice of you to say but there is a big difference between what I can do and what I contract someone to do. My only real "talent" is tracking down (hard to find) parts. I have great respect for people who can really create things. |
Rob-O |
May 31 2018, 09:06 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,251 Joined: 5-December 03 From: Mansfield, TX Member No.: 1,419 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I'm kind of the same. I can paint (really well) and wield a wrench pretty well, but sometimes I see the things that other people do and it's just art to me. Like metal work and interiors...
I'm still waiting for you to find another set of 3" front struts with the newer style pin. After this interior the 5 lug is going to have to happen. |
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