i'm trying to source oem fabric to replace the ugly, er unique orange fabric in the '75. so far i've been out of luck. here are the seats:


and here's a close-up of the fabric:


any ideas out there? what sources for oem fabric are available? i have already tried aa... they do not have the orange.

~a

I searched for about an hour after seeing that same seat. I came up blank.

I swear I'd install that on my GT seats if I could find it.

Not to be a smart ass but have you tried local upholstry shops? It may possibly have been something for couches or even clothing and Porsche decided to be "hip" and use it..

QUOTE (scotty b @ Feb 16 2005, 05:51 PM)

Not to be a smart ass but have you tried local upholstry shops? It may possibly have been something for couches or even clothing and Porsche decided to be "hip" and use it..

i've tried every avenue i could think of. i eventually did find a place online, smsautofabrics.com, that had something that's very close, but ultimately not the same. if i can't find the oem stuff, i'll use what they sent, it's very good quality and i think looks better than the original. but at $75/yard...

~a

If you can't find it in the states try these guy's.

Southbound Motor Trimmers
Porsche Trim Specialists
Tele: +44 (0) 1264 810080

Little Dean Yard,
London Road,
Stockbridge, Hampshire, S020 6EL, UK.

That's where I got this.

I mean this....

ah, i was hoping you would chime in rick. i thought i remembered a discussion awhile back about the fabric you located for the alien... nice stuff! if i can figure out that phone number and the time zones between here and there, i'll give them a ring.

~a

There was a website in the UK that has all that fabric too, maybe thats the place. I lost the link.
Oh, its what maybe 7 hours ahead of the west coast.

Geoff

BTW: I that plaid! Makes me

If anyone wants to send me a piece of fabric or material anytime, I would be happy to look into it. I just found a place that carries the small box weave today for a reasonable price. I am stoaked. I know I have a friend sending me the orange plaid so I can match. I'll see if I can find a similar yellow, but it would be best if I had a sample.

Oh by the way, I do upholstery

Is there anyone on the board that does upholstery?



Keep this thread alive if you find the plaid. Evil one... how much fabric would one have to order to do the seat faces?

QUOTE (Eric_Shea @ Feb 17 2005, 07:16 AM)

how much fabric would one have to order to do the seat faces?

i was told once that it was about 2 yards, but i'm not certain if that's correct from an upholsterers point of view.

here's what sms auto fabrics sent. it's not too bad... for plaid.


~a

double a and Dr. Evil,

Did you guys find the plaid fabric in yellow anywhere? AA says they think they can get it, but it's going to be pricey.

I've got 2 seats to redo in the original stock fabric....

Bill P.

I would still need a sample to be sure, but I will still go check as soon as I get a moment.

QUOTE (nine14cats @ Feb 19 2005, 11:53 AM)

Did you guys find the plaid fabric in yellow anywhere? AA says they think they can get it, but it's going to be pricey.

when i contacted aa about the orange plaid, they said it was nla, i was told that they did have the yellow in stock. this was about two months ago.

the swatch that sms sent me is really nice quality, i may use that instead...

~a

Did they have a green/yellow plaid??

Got to redo the Westy.

Geoff

Would it be like this Geoff?

http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=FABRIC1

Yes, thats it!!! I'll order some. Hey, that would look cool on a Grasshopper clone if someone did one.

Geoff

There may be more Tartans here or similar sources...

http://www.tartaninteriors.com/

and it looks like they have some of the yellow/orange stuff that's pretty close to what i'm looking for:

http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=FABRIC2

~a

QUOTE (double-a @ Feb 17 2005, 07:39 AM)

QUOTE (Eric_Shea @ Feb 17 2005, 07:16 AM) how much fabric would one have to order to do the seat faces? i was told once that it was about 2 yards, but i'm not certain if that's correct from an upholsterers point of view. here's what sms auto fabrics sent. it's not too bad... for plaid. ~a

Ya, I think My order was 2 metres.

Found this fabric at
http://www.gowesty.com/Merchant2/merchant....=OEMplaidcolors

any one found the red plaid fabric like found here

You could probably find a match Here

I found mine