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I am looking at getting the interior redone in my car. As I was looking things over I noticed that everything is leather except the pod, the pod is vinyl. Is this normal or did a previous owner redo the interior in leather and forgot/didn't want to do the pod?
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does anyone have pics of a leather pod and dash installed in their car?? With the leather being thicker than the vinyl, is there any rubbing issues between the pod and dash?
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If the pod is properly adjusted, there is no reason for any rubbing.
Porsche did make and install leather pods in 928s. They had problems with glue at one point, and the foam technology they used was still quite new at the time, so the results were not always up to par.
But to answer your question, it is quite possible to have a leather pod and a leather dash together. That was the original plan in fact, and the goal for many in their current restoration projects.
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Porsche did make and install leather pods in 928s. They had problems with glue at one point, and the foam technology they used was still quite new at the time, so the results were not always up to par.
But to answer your question, it is quite possible to have a leather pod and a leather dash together. That was the original plan in fact, and the goal for many in their current restoration projects.
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The vinyl pod to me just dosen't look right with everything else being leather. Is the pod usually black vinyl or do they come in different colors. Right now I have a black pod and everything else is brown leather. I am thinking of just doing everything in black leather.
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The vinyl pod to me just doesn't look right with everything else being leather. Is the pod usually black vinyl or do they come in different colors. Right now I have a black pod and everything else is brown leather. I am thinking of just doing everything in black leather.
Leather pods from the factory are in fact standard vinyl pods with a leather cover.
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My pod is in perfect condition in black vinyl. If I wanted to redo it in leather do I have to rip the vinyl off or can it be left on and have the leather put over top?
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Almost every pod I recover had cracks. The surface is repaired and sealed prior to the leather work.
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My '90 had a leather pod which had come away at the windscrren end. I still have the leather but had it recovered in vinyl as was MUCH cheaper. The dash is vinyl however.
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Mine is all leather, pod ...and horn push, which I have not seen anywhere else. Just last weekend I saw another leather dash in excellent condition (second one so far - most are damaged here). This one had a vinyl pod though.
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My vinyl pod is black and in mint shape, no cracks. Maybe I will sell it and purchase a recovered leather one. Might save me alot of work and the possibility of screwing up putting on a new pod cover. I plan on redoing most of the interior this winter. I just hope in the spring I will remember where everything goes......