seat identification help please

[david c.]

Hi guys,

Anyone know what this is?

[Cairo94507]

Not a clue but it seems like a nice 914 seat.

[david c.]

Can anyone tell me if this is a Scheel seat?

[The cap'n]

The positioning of the lever on the side looks like it isn't made for a 914, despite the other visual cues.

The Cap'n

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

It looks a lot like the stock tilt lever to me, Cap'n... Just with the seat slid far forward on the tracks.

My thought is that it is a modified stock 914 seat. The headrest in particular is very much stock 914. The Scheel seats I have seen photos of have had separate headrests, or none at all. Ditto the seats from GTS Classics, which is the other maker that came to mind from the photo.

Examples:



That's not conclusive, though.

--DD

[The cap'n]

You could be right, Dave. It just looks like it might foul the parking brake handle.

The Cap'n

[david c.]

A little more info. As you can see, it is not a fiberglass framed seat. It is tubular metal framing with webbing that supports the seat bottom. The headrest is detachable - it's on metal posts - and it is also rather different than a typical 914 headrest in that is has a zipper across the rear. It also has a different profile than a 914 headrest. The seat bottom is also sewn to the rest of the upholstery unlike the typical 914 seat, which has a removeable seat bottom cushion.

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Ah, in that case it could very well be a Scheel seat. The images look similar, but not identical, to this ebay auction for a Scheel seat.

You might try pinging the folks at GTS Classics to see what they have to say. They repro Scheels, so they presumably know what different variations of them look like.

--DD

[GTSinLV]

Hi Dave, hello Guys,
thank you for your message.From what I see it looks like an Koenig seat to me, upholstered at times with the detachable headrest.Steel frame work and elastic belts.

[GTSinLV]

Scheel and Koenig were very similare, here is a Scheel ad with the seat in it and the framework by itself.

[david c.]

It looks very much like a Scheel 114 but with pebble Porsche style vinyl. I know it was from the late 70's because that is when it was installed in the '72 914 that it recently came out of.

[david c.]

Thanks for this info, Stefan!

[larrym]

if you need a couple good headrests for it - contact zephyrblau via 914world.com user 17567