1stgear

Just wanted to share an ongoing project I am working on. When I got my car, I loved the interior, but I wanted it to be a little sportier. My first change was adding GT3 seats. Well, since they were black, I have slowly been changing my entire interior to match. Ah the slippery slope.

I have learned so many how to's by reading posts on this board. Especially mounting/wiring the seats and removing interior tid bits. Dying too. I've done all of the work myself so far. (No re-upholstery though)

I pulled the rear quarters over the weekend and the rear parcel shelf. I'll be dying the quarters and the shelf will be going to Bob Budd at Classic 9 for speaker delete and going all black leather. (It's been nice getting rid of a lot the vinyl in the car. I love the leather smell.) Bob did the rear seats too. He matched them to the GT3 fronts.

Parts have come from all over. Rudy supplied the seats. Mark at FD got me the park brake lever and has my red belts on order. Gert supplied the wheel and airbag delete. And thanks to everyone that has answered my numerous PMs about their interiors.

I'll keep adding pictures as I complete more work. Here's where I am now. Radio delete is on the way from Rennline.

RocketJohn

Lookin' good... I want front seats like that one day.

P-track

Really beautiful, love the way you did the two tone rear seats.

Paul902

Nice work, Chad! Are you heading for a lightened car, too, with the radio delete, or is it just that the Fister IIs are all you need to listen to?

k722070

nice job on those rear seats.
alcantara on the shelf too?

1stgear

Thanks, Paul. I wish I could say that it was for a lighter car. Mostly it's because I just don't listen to the radio. I enjoy listening to the car. Especially those Fisters with no cat. The car has a really cool sound right now as I have the rear parcel out. Not much louder, just cool engine noise. First and second gears are really nice!

Plus, the GT3 seats were no weight savings at all. They are at best AS heavy as my old ones. If I could find a way to take all of the airbag equip out the seats, that would be HUGE! The doors are way lighter now. I can tell a big difference just in the weight of the swing.

1stgear

Thanks! Rear shelf top will be black vinyl and no speakers. Bob suggested that because of the heat and sun light. The bottom of the shelf will be black leather.

samsnead

Looks great!

Where did you get the door cards?

P-daddy

Thats alot of work Chad. It looks really good

P-daddy

Oh BTW, how did you get the rear seat bottom off?

Paul902

Well, overall it is nicer and a bit lighter...both good things!

1stgear

Thanks, Sam! They came from Bob Breshears at AppBiz. He's on eBay - but call him for best pricing. 310-834-3600. Very easy to deal with. I've done three transactions with him and all have gone well.

ilko

997 GT3 seats rock! I prefer them to the 993 hard backs.

1stgear

Nam, those things were a total PITA. Here's what I did:

I started at the front of the seat bottom. Then pulled up as hard as I could.

The glue will start to "string" up. Get a razor blade and cut the glue as it strings. You will go through about 2 blades per side.

You have to put some serious pressure on those pads to keep them up. But not so much that you start taking the carpet up too.

Make sure to keep the seat pulled up until it is off. If you let it back down it will stick again!

Another tip. The seat back. That bottom screw is tough. Really tough. I put some liquid wrench on the night before I took them out. Then, I used a monster of a flat head screw driver to get them out. It's so big that you can actually put a wrench on the shaft. That really helped with the leverage.

1stgear

They do, Ilko. The seats grip/fit so nice. I especially like that I don't slide out of them going into corners.