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Old 05-01-2007, 06:05 PM
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So, after a long time waiting, Dave and the guys down at Southbound Trimmers (thanks guys!) fitted my new Recaro Sport seats into the 993. They're a tight squeeze, but look great, and are a massive improvement on the standard chairs... CanCan colour-matching was perfect (although it looks orange in the photos), although a duff compressor valve means the driver's seat will have to wait for functioning lumbar control. Oh, and the fan is totally pointless...
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Old 05-01-2007, 06:23 PM
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Stunning. Any modifications required to fit (**** removal, etc.)?
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Old 05-01-2007, 06:28 PM
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None at all... just needed to affix the runners...
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What specific Recaro seats are those?
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How does the CanCan color work?
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Old 05-01-2007, 07:54 PM
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CanCan is the red color - special order color by the original owner... very red, but I love it!!!

The seats... just "Recaro Sport"...
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If you're talking about compressors and fans, probably Recaro Sport "Topline". My Recaro Sport "Sportline"s (manual everything) arrive tomorrow and I can't wait.
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Did you order the seats in Can Can or were they recovered by someone else?
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DYing to hear the answer to that one...I just got cashmere seats in sport toplines from Recaro USA...it took AN ENTIRE YEAR and THREE TRIES...
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What specific Recaro seats are those?

Recaro Sport: Link
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Did you order the seats in Can Can or were they recovered by someone else?
Soutbound (pretty much THE geeks of Porsche trim) sourced the leather and sent them to Recaro, having peforated the centre sections, so they look 'factory'... Took just under three months from my first mosey to having them fitted.

No affiliation etc. etc...

www.southboundtrimmers.com
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Very nice. Can you post some installed pics?
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Ah yes...FVD here, where I got the seats, said that Recaro Europe would be much more accommodating, but that there was some deal with US vs. Euro seating in the model or something...I don't recall. I had to get mine done at Recaro North America, who are basically a bunch of boneheads.
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That's my favorite color combo. The new seats look awesome. Congrats and enjoy them!!!
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Originally Posted by JPS
Ah yes...FVD here, where I got the seats, said that Recaro Europe would be much more accommodating, but that there was some deal with US vs. Euro seating in the model or something...I don't recall. I had to get mine done at Recaro North America, who are basically a bunch of boneheads.
+1

I have been trying to get a simple question answered from those people for the past week, they don't appear to know their own products very well.
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