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Old 01-05-2017, 04:25 PM
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Poppy peed on your seat. ( Seinfeld fans will get this )
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Old 01-05-2017, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Dock
Porsche sells pre-sewn leather replacement covers that an upholstery shop can use to reupholster the seat bottom.
If the leather is as cooked as it looks this might be the way to go.
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Old 01-05-2017, 07:41 PM
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it's "cooked" all right. ain't no lotion gonna remedy that.
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Old 01-06-2017, 06:59 PM
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That is very odd. The "cooked" part is hard to figure out. Is there any damage on the UNDERSIDE of the seat? Did the bun-warmers cook it?

Only other thought is something hot was set on it or chemical was spilt on it.
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Old 01-07-2017, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Dock
Porsche sells pre-sewn leather replacement covers that an upholstery shop can use to reupholster the seat bottom.
$1500-2200$$ when I checked with Suncoast last year.
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Old 01-07-2017, 01:38 PM
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$1500-2200$$ when I checked with Suncoast last year.
Ouch.
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Old 01-07-2017, 02:34 PM
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$1500-2200$$ when I checked with Suncoast last year.
The cost of doing business.

These are expensive cars to maintain.
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Old 01-07-2017, 03:03 PM
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The cost of doing business.

These are expensive cars to maintain.
Not if you are smart about.
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Originally Posted by Carlo_Carrera
Not if you are smart about.
Unless an independent upholsterer can match the leather exactly, the car IMO deserves factory leather.
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Originally Posted by Dock
Unless an independent upholsterer can match the leather exactly, the car IMO deserves factory leather.
The OP might also be able to find an entire OEM used seat in fine condition for less than the cost of the replacement patch alone. Maybe that is smarter?
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Originally Posted by Carlo_Carrera
The OP might also be able to find an entire OEM used seat in fine condition for less than the cost of the replacement patch alone. Maybe that is smarter?
Not if he wants to retain as much as possible of the original seat.
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Old 01-07-2017, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by imlumpy
Poppy peed on your seat. ( Seinfeld fans will get this )
You don't want to upset Poppy when he is sitting in your car!
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$1500-2200$$ when I checked with Suncoast last year.
is that for a pair or single?
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Old 01-07-2017, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Dock
Not if he wants to retain as much as possible of the original seat.
They are both OEM. There is no difference. And seat built by Porsche, in their factory, during the same production run, is a more suitable replacement than patch leather.
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Originally Posted by Carlo_Carrera
They are both OEM. There is no difference.
Finding the Natural Grey would be the problem, is it common?
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Old 01-07-2017, 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by z06801
Finding the Natural Grey would be the problem, is it common?
I couldn't say for sure. But you only need one.
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