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Old 11-27-2007, 01:46 AM
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Nice save Rob, well done

Unfortunately, this is neither uncommon or even the worst I have seen.

It would appear that shops that usually do fairly good work on run-of-the-mill upholstery, find themselves at a loss when dealing with the 928 covers. Especially the inserts. Few are sewn properly and even less are installed properly.

Cheap sub-par covers are popping up everywhere. Badly designed covers can be a challenge for even an experienced trimmer, but when these things are installed by someone with no experience in auto trimming or even little experience in Recaro seats, it's a disaster waiting to happen.

This is an excellent example

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Old 11-27-2007, 05:51 AM
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I remember there was a GTS owner in Denver, who had bought a new leather cover for his drivers seat. It looked absolutely terrible next to the original passenger seat. Like in the picture above, the whole thing appeared to be lose and sloppy. Not sure, if he hever got it fixed, but I'm sure I would not have accepted it that way...
Old 11-27-2007, 12:19 PM
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Kudos to Rob for not posting the name of the "other" supplier!
Just buy your interior stuff from Rob or Paul...No worries!
Old 11-28-2007, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by G Man
Rob.Do you sell ready to install seat upholstry kits? I have done a few recover jobs over the years and it is not that difficult. Just need to take your time and be careful. The seats in my 84 could use some new covers.
Yes. I do.

They are here

http://the928leathershop.com/Porsche..._and_Kits.html
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Hey Rob are you going to be at beer night next week?
Old 11-29-2007, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by backnblack
Hey Rob are you going to be at beer night next week?

Its the week after next the 13th right? If so, there's a good chance I'll be there.
Next week, 12/6 I'll be in Naples, Florida doing a 928 interior.



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