ACEparts_com

Just thought I'd post this incase it's of interest to anyone.
A while ago I replaced my standard sports seats with GT3 seats:




but really wanted them in original 'classic grey'. After much phoning and emailing different companies, the choices I was left with were:
1) Buy new gt3 seats in any colour from porsche. Cost loads and 12 month wait.

2) Have southbound re-trim my seats. Cost £800 + vat but would also destroy my original leather covers which I thought I could sell and recoup a few £££

3) Recolour my seats. After much searching (rennlist.com) I discovered a company called www.colorplus.com who match your trim sample and supply a complete kit consisting of Cleaner, Conditioner & Dye.

To use, I removed the seats and cleaned them thoroughly, then conditioned them and then sprayed the dye on. One thick coat followed by a thin coat. Spraying is not important and an equally good finish can be obtained by brushing the dye.
Total cost £100 including postage.

Results:



If anyone's interested I'll post again in six months to let you know how they've worn.
Overall, I'm very impressed with the finish; as good as factory. I'm yet to buff them up as i'll let them sit a couple of weeks first.

Jastx

Looks fantastic! I hope it performs as advertised. Please keep us informed.

mrsullivan

wow...very impressive.... they look great!

kkim

Yes, very nice, indeed!

However, from other posts I have read of this product, they advise on not using them on surfaces that will "wear". Will be very interested to see how they stand up in the long run. Please post your impressions after a bit.

Best of luck that this will work for you, though.

Cy

Hey ACE_parts,

Your seats look great! I'd be very interested to hear your feedback on wear. I was thinking of doing the GT3 seats over the RS style Recaro's because I was hoping to be able to find some GT3 seats in classic grey (which I figured would be a lengthy search). I had thought that dying wasn't an option going from black to grey. And recoving newly purchased seats isn't something I was interested in, either. But, if this works then that makes the GT3 seat search easier and also makes the Recaro's a possibility again.

Regards,

ACEparts_com

I think the only other 'ecconomically' viable option would be to get some fabric gt3 seats recovered in leather.
I've had a 964 in the past and had those seats re-colored and it lasted many years. Fingers crossed!

mjsporsche

Those redyed seats look great. I am surprised in how well they turned out. Job well done.

albert

This looks great, is that the 356 Visor Gray from the surflex?

ACEparts_com

No, Classic Grey. I had it mixed up.

Rick Lee

Has anyone else used this stuff? Seems like a great alt. for making my grey seats black for a ton less money. Previous owner of my SC dyed the beige seats black and they look super. But I want to know how the 993 dyed seats wear before I do it.

TomF

Wow, they look great. Thanks for being a tester for all of us. Keep us posted about how they wear.