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Old 03-18-2011, 01:56 AM
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After having the outside of my 964 restored last year with a nice bare metal respray, it is time to head indoors and fix up the interior. 20 years of wear has not been too kind, so I am replacing the carpet this weekend and I'm now wondering about the seats, should I get them re-upholstered (currently original leather).

Who has gone down this path and are you happy with the results? Did you have to re-pad the seats or fix internals springs, etc?

I was thinking about getting the seats redone in a more modern "matt" finish black leather, rather the the current gloss black leather. Any thoughts?
Old 03-18-2011, 02:05 AM
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Talk to Gary Blackman Trimmers in Richmond, Victoria. He is the guru...
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Have you tried leather restoration such as leatherique? leather shouldn't be gloss.
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After reading some Leatherique threads, I've come to the conclusion you can fix almost anything leather related without having to re-skin the seats...the foam underneath though?
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I haven't heard of anyone changing the foam but i think it would probably be desirable.

You might contact http://www.designpaulchampagne.com/PorscheLeather.html

I think he also can convert your normal seats into sport seats
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Thanks all for the feed back, I might try the leatherique first and then if I'm still not 100% happy look at a reskin.

Im in the process of replacing the carpet this weekend, so will post some photos soon.



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