bigspyke

I'm looking at a 1989 944 Turbo s to buy and but the back seats aren't split. Didn't they all come split in '89, or were they an option? Thanks....

VWaddict

NO idea... My back seat was removed & replaced with a roll cage before I bought mine.

ChrisJ951

I think it was an option.

400hp944

My 89 is not split. Didn't even know they came that way... Then again, it's not in the car.

Ben951S

My 89 is also not split and appears original. Just run the VIN, maybe a carfax, and visual inspections of 'Turbo S' items.

Josh B

Both of my 89 turbos don't have split rear seats. One VIN ends in 0176 and the other in 0987 so who knows. I am 100% sure one rear seat is original and 99% the other one is as well.

Landjet

It was an option.

Van

I'm pretty sure all of the '88 Turbo Ss had the split back seat (everyone I've seen has it). But, remember, the '89+, while having most of the S goodies, was not marketed as an S, just a Turbo - so it seems logical the split back seat was an option.

GrantM

My understanding is that early model year (1989) Turbo's had split seats, headlight washers and brake cooling ducts. Then at some point during the production year, in efforts to save money, Porsche stopped including these items. Mine does not have split seats and was produced later in the model year, I do not have the date in front of me.

Mighty Shilling

My 88 is split

Scott H

The 968 is a one piece design too, yes?

rude944

My '94 968 was split. That car had all the goods.

m carter

I have an early build date 89' 951. The rear seat folds down. If that helps. Might be the later 89' that don't!?

Thom

As said, it was an option.

Split rear seats came with the "elastic" luggage cover which was held partly laterally by specific plastic "hooks" on lateral trim panels.

Since rear seats always fold down, cars that came with split rear seats feature a pivot connection on the shell that go through the center of the seat panel. That should definitely say if there should be split seats or not.

spammajamma

Mine's split...didn't know it was an option