Replacing 996 front seat upholstery

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02-20-2019, 02:14 PM

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I'd give these a shot... https://www.lseat.com/products/1998-...ers-front.html No affiliation...

This will be the route I go unless I find a shop here that can do it for a fair price.

If I could swap my drivers seat back with the passenger side, I'd be happy for a few years.

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02-20-2019, 02:52 PM

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For the Porsche logo you may want to see if Robb Budd offers that option. Paul Champagne used to do laser etching for both the logo and Pasha pattern in the leather (photo attached). He has unfortunately closed up shop and moved to Europe, but Robb may off that service too. I have the same issue on my 996 when the time comes for upholstery work.

I came across Paul Champagne's work in an older thread; here's what I wish I could have had him do:

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02-21-2019, 10:36 AM

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Paul is a master craftsman; probably the finest leather work I've seen on anyone that specializes in Porsches. The Porsche community took a big loss the day he retired.