Jim M.

French seams with contrasting stitching and the sport seats!!! Piping is the first thing to show any wear.

Jim Mayzurk
93 GTs 5-spd

ibkevin

I was thinking piping for resale but that's been solved, my vote is french for a more up to date look.

Sports, hell yes! Get 'um while you can!

perrys4

Don't think I didn't think about that! Can't afford to do the dash, pod and console, those will remain black anyway so I can do them at a later date. This is such a hard decision for me......Anyone remember the car interior I referred to earlier? I can't fnd it. I will keep looking.

Mike B

I'm a French guy...wait a minute, that came out wrong.

I'm going with French seams in my modest interior upgrade. On the existing covers the piping is worn the most...besides, I like the contrasting stitching.

hacker-pschorr

All this damnd for sport seats and I'm going to sell the lightweight - non powered that are in my car

Crisis

Definitely go for the french seam over the piping.

Up until this post, I was always wondering what the difference was between the sport seats and the standard ones. I knew I had the sport seats, but couldn't imagine what a "non-sport" seat would be doing in any type of a Porsche. Now that I know, I say that if I can fit my fat *** into the sport seats in my car, you'd may as well go for them too.

perrys4

I need help with the photos I am looking for. It was in a discussion about color combos for interiors or was in a post for cars for sale, a long time ago. Was a tan with piping, black car and very striking. Any help is appreciated.

Champagne

Jim,

there is nothing in there that applies to our seats. These statements reference a piece that would be loosely filled with a batting surface. In that case, a piping would definitely add shape and rigidity.

But our seats have molded foam shapes that stand on their own. The piping is there purely as a decorative element and truth be told, it is a cheap and fast way of making a quality cover.

In terms of solidity, there is no comparison between a French seam and a piping edge. When properly done, a French seam is many times stronger. The seam does not rely on one thickness of leather for strength, it relies on two thickness on each side + a cross grain canvas backing.

Now if you make a French seam without the proper reinforcement, that's another story. A seam like that would be quite weak. Weaker than a piping actually.

Paul

Champagne

I like those a lot. I've been toying with the idea for a while now. If anyone wants something like this adapted to the 928 design, I have figured out a way to do it.
A lot of hand work involved, but Linda is pretty good with hand lacing

Paul

Bill51sdr

Ron... French, Sports, just DO it!

SeanR

Damn I am glad I won the xx% off of a seat redo by Paul. I will go with the French also, those look fantastic.

hacker-pschorr

Hmm, maybe. It would be on a set of Recaro's. If I'm going to re-do this interior, I want different seats. I like the sport seats in the car, would rather have a racing bucket that reclines.

perrys4

I'd love to do something like the glove stitch but it needs to be done in a custom car that is as wild on the outside as it is on the inside.

largecar379

Debi's new '08 CAddy CTS has French seams----

wish I'd thought of it when I started recovering my interior, but it still looks good anyway---

Stupid camera make the leather look "pinkish", but it's really dark brown with tan inserts.

---Russ

hacker-pschorr

You sell for Mary Kay?