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tog- No I did not recover the seats. I believe they were done at some point during the car's life. Although I could not find the records for it. I did find the new carpet receipt. I am curious as to the original covering of the seats. My seats are the original factory Recaro Sport Seats. They are listed on the bill of sale. I am not sure if they came in leather or vinyl. If it was vinyl then this may be the original covering. Anyone know more about these seats? They appear to be rare since I have not seen any cars that had them stock.
As far as sewing, I used a home maching borrowed from a coworker. I installed a heavy needle and started sewing. The vinyl I bought was relatively thin and the machine did not have a problem. The only problems were breaking thread since I did not know how to sew. I practiced on a scrap piece. I caught a bunch of crap from my wife making fun of me. She did not laugh as much when they were finished and installed. The laughter changed to astonishment( I was pretty suprised they came out so well).
The top piece's on the door and rear were in good condition. I only cleaned them before reinstalling. The only modification was to the armrests. there were two tabs that hang down to attach the door pockets. They looked funny on top of the vinyl so I removed them with a hacksaw and cleaned them up with a large flat file. You are right about the funny plastic on foam. I wonder if you could make a mold reproduce the peice. then use some of that plastic paint or rubber coating to coat it. could be a way to make that impossible to find item. well enough for now. back to work
Jamie
71 911T targa
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