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Old 05-10-2019, 12:46 PM
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Yes. I see them listed for somewhere between $3000-5000 depending on condition and if they include all the parts. Critical are the seat belt/mounting blocks and hardware on both sides of each seat. Over $500 per side to replace them from Porsche ($2K total). These are often missing. I'm guessing from the stacks of washers I see there yours may be missing?

Those look to be in pretty good shape.
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If they are OEM, I think those like gold! Almost as desirable as the RS Wing. I think you might have $3K+ just sitting around!

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Originally Posted by Nickshu
Yes. I see them listed for somewhere between $3000-5000 depending on condition and if they include all the parts. Critical are the seat belt/mounting blocks and hardware on both sides of each seat. Over $500 per side to replace them from Porsche ($2K total). These are often missing. I'm guessing from the stacks of washers I see there yours may be missing?

Those look to be in pretty good shape.
The image here are not my seats. I just used this to demonstrate what seats I was talking about. But thank you.
I'll snap some shots of my seats with hardware etc... and post here in case they are needed by someone.
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Originally Posted by himself
If they are OEM, I think those like gold! Almost as desirable as the RS Wing. I think you might have $3K+ just sitting around!

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Well - the gold is the 2018 GT3 I replaced my old 996 GT3 with! GRIN
Of course, if my seats are worth 3k - that will get munched by the new GT3 in no time, right!?
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Originally Posted by loneregister
Well - the gold is the 2018 GT3 I replaced my old 996 GT3 with! GRIN
Of course, if my seats are worth 3k - that will get munched by the new GT3 in no time, right!?
Yes, awesome car, that 2018!

However, your consumable budge just got bigger (tires, brakes, etc.). So the proceeds will definitely help.
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I have a like new set for sale for 3,500.00 comes with leather and Alcantara inserts, rails and subbar mounts.

No offers in 90 days at 3.5k

OE Euro 996GT3 seats.

Market may have gotten soft on these wonderful seats.
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The Hot ticket is the Cloth (Nomex) version of these seats. They don't sag with use and are amazing!!!
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Yes, I may recover and put them in 997 and kept them.
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Originally Posted by christallon
The Hot ticket is the Cloth (Nomex) version of these seats. They don't sag with use and are amazing!!!
Agree. I’ve yet to see a set of leather ones that were not full of wrinkles, which is my pet peeve for seats. The perlon/nomex versions are the best seats I have ever owned.
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Those are beautiful!

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Agree. I’ve yet to see a set of leather ones that were not full of wrinkles, which is my pet peeve for seats. The perlon/nomex versions are the best seats I have ever owned.
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The Pearlon seats seem to command a higher price than the leather ones. Less sliding around. Also any leather color other than black commands a much higher price. Grey a bit higher, tan prices are out of this world b/c they are very rare.
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They do command a premium, when and if they come up for sale that is. I would not sell mine for 6k. Impossible to replace.
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The leather ones pop up every couple of months. The cloth maybe a couple times a year.
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The leather centers on these seats do bunch up but the bolsters, because it's easier to get in and out of them, mostly stay in good shape. An easy solution is cloth centers or the RS alcantara centers. Any reputable car interior shop can do these fairly easily and they connect via velcro.
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