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Replacing 928 Seats, Steering Wheel, Etc - What Other Porsche Parts Fit?
Originally Posted by UNEEKONE
I haven't tried bolting them up personally but the 987 seats are identical to the 997 seats (they actually have a 997 part number) so they too should bolt right in just as Madturk has already done. In fact, the base 997 should use the exact same seats as the ones I've pictured above. The sport seats have the different back assembly that have the more pronounced side bolsters and hard plastic back covers; its a minimum $2,400 upgrade charge on the build sheet. Most 997 parts are shared by the Boxsters and Caymans from the dash to the door panels. It isn't until you get behind the seats do the unique-to-boxster or unique-to-cayman part numbers start showing up...Yes, the pair I have is similar but mine are black leather with dark gray stitching. They also have the Volcano Gray back as well. I was planning on pulling the side airbags out and selling them and replacing them with a fabricated panel or I was going to completely remove the openings by fiberglassing them in and blending the patch to be seamless with the surrounding cover and then spraying them to be the same color as the exterior of my 928 (which is black). One of the 500 things on my short list that I haven't been able to check off over the past 6 years of owning the car...
Not a direct bolt in. Modifications are required per the 993 thread posted above. Not too hard to do, took me a weekend going very slow and carefully.
Not a direct bolt in. Modifications are required per the 993 thread posted above. Not too hard to do, took me a weekend going very slow and carefully.
That's what I'm getting at. It would be really helpful to have a thread that could spell out: Yes 997 987 seats are a direct bolt in or 997 987 seats fit but require modifications to the frame rail, etc. I just don't want to end up buying a pair of seats, getting them home only to find out I'm stuck with seats that don't work. I've seen a lot of 928s with contemporary Porsche parts we just need people to explain what they've had to modify in order get the parts to fit.
Seats bolt right on. Didn't have to do anything. The only issue is these seats are a little wider. The e-brake trim is sort of on the way. I haven't done anything to it yet but at one point I will have to get it out and trim it a bit to make it look cleaner.
If Madturk bolted them right in shouldn't I be able to bolt them right in? It seems odd that they wouldn't bolt into the 993 per the thread that was mentioned but that they would bolt right into a 928? I guess stranger things have happened.
Does anyone know whether 996 / 986 seats will bolt up as well?
These Cayman seats bolt right into 986 Boxsters so if Madturk was able to bolt them right into a 928 then the same should be said for the 996/986...
This is an identical pair of 987 manual slide, up and down, with power recline seats installed into our customer's 2001 Boxster. He said they bolted in perfectly. He just had to deal with the wiring of the old harness to the new which is really only a power and ground for these particular seats...
These Cayman seats bolt right into 986 Boxsters so if Madturk was able to bolt them right into a 928 then the same should be said for the 996/986...
This is an identical pair of 987 manual slide, up and down, with power recline seats installed into our customer's 2001 Boxster. He said they bolted in perfectly. He just had to deal with the wiring of the old harness to the new which is really only a power and ground for these particular seats...
I think that style of seat would look excellent in the later model 928s. I know the sport back seats were said to have hit the headliner on the 928 but I wonder if these would as well?
I think that style of seat would look excellent in the later model 928s. I know the sport back seats were said to have hit the headliner on the 928 but I wonder if these would as well?
Physically they are the same size height wise. The sport seats are just a bit wider along the sides...
If Madturk bolted them right in shouldn't I be able to bolt them right in? It seems odd that they wouldn't bolt into the 993 per the thread that was mentioned but that they would bolt right into a 928? I guess stranger things have happened.
Well if the 997 sports seats bolted right in for you if you extrapolate that it seems like darn near any 997 / 987 seat would bolt right in right?! Would it be a better idea to go with the all manual (except back rest) style or is it not that bad to rework the wiring for the seat adjustments?
I know people that have bolted 997 seats into 996 cars. The electrical is different, but based on this any 986, 996, 987, or 997 seat should bolt into the 928. If it were me, I'd get the manual versions of these as the connector for 997 electric seats is quite complicated and tied to the memory module if the car was optioned with memory seats. The ones you all have shown are the manual versions where both fore and art positions and height are all manual adjustments - only the seatbacks recline is power and that shouldn't be too hard to hook up with the main power and ground wires originally running to your 928 seats. I have the full power Adaptive Sport Seats Plus versions in my RUF 997 and they are great seats. The "Plus" means they have the 2 extra switches on the front corner for pneumatic side bolster adjustment for the top and bottom sections of the seat, but again, that's more electrical if looking to put them into a 928. If you like alcantara material, look for adaptive sport seats from a GT2 or GT3 as the seating surface and back are alcantara with the headrest and side bolsters being leather. Out of these cars, they're usually the manual versions in order to save the motors weight.
I'm still undecided as to whether these seats look right in a 928 - maybe in the newer cars, they're OK. In my '79 I used the 12 way power seats from the GT/GTSs and thought that was about as modern as I could go visually, but to each their own.
I know people that have bolted 997 seats into 996 cars. The electrical is different, but based on this any 986, 996, 987, or 997 seat should bolt into the 928. If it were me, I'd get the manual versions of these as the connector for 997 electric seats is quite complicated and tied to the memory module if the car was optioned with memory seats. The ones you all have shown are the manual versions where both fore and art positions and height are all manual adjustments - only the seatbacks recline is power and that shouldn't be too hard to hook up with the main power and ground wires originally running to your 928 seats. I have the full power Adaptive Sport Seats Plus versions in my RUF 997 and they are great seats. The "Plus" means they have the 2 extra switches on the front corner for pneumatic side bolster adjustment for the top and bottom sections of the seat, but again, that's more electrical if looking to put them into a 928. If you like alcantara material, look for adaptive sport seats from a GT2 or GT3 as the seating surface and back are alcantara with the headrest and side bolsters being leather. Out of these cars, they're usually the manual versions in order to save the motors weight.
I'm still undecided as to whether these seats look right in a 928 - maybe in the newer cars, they're OK. In my '79 I used the 12 way power seats from the GT/GTSs and thought that was about as modern as I could go visually, but to each their own.
Thanks for the info and great collection of cars BTW! A 928 convertible? That's very cool!
I think you're also right about the look of the seats not matching the era of the cars to some extent. I feel like the more 'basic' looking seats like the non-sport seats in the 987 997 911, Boxster and Cayman would look fairly good as they approximate the shape and style of the originals to some degree but I did like the way the sport seats looked in Madturk's 928.
Thanks for the info and great collection of cars BTW! A 928 convertible? That's very cool!
I think you're also right about the look of the seats not matching the era of the cars to some extent. I feel like the more 'basic' looking seats like the non-sport seats in the 987 997 911, Boxster and Cayman would look fairly good as they approximate the shape and style of the originals to some degree but I did like the way the sport seats looked in Madturk's 928.
MADTURK's car looks awesome. If anyone's 928 can pull off the 997 seats, it's his. Also, Tony in TX put 997 seats (I think the alcantara GT3 versions) into his blue 997 GTS which, he no longer has, but there are plenty of photos of that car on here. He had the embossed or laser etched leather pasha in that car too, which was very cool.
One thing to double check - I recall a post somewhere about bolting up 911 seats (either 996 or 997 - don't recall). But there was an issue because the driver's seat was a memory seat and it would not adjust with just a 12V power hookup.
Apparently the passenger seat worked fine but the driver's seat was looking for some additional signal before you could adjust it electrically. I've never tested this myself, just something I ran across when I was researching similar upgrades for my car. Just be advised to do some homework first.
08-21-2015, 12:35 PM
Replacing 928 Seats, Steering Wheel, Etc - What Other Porsche Parts Fit?
