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Old 04-12-2009, 07:08 PM
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Looking to buy custom sheepskin cover for drivers seat. 2008 911S.Want something very tailor made for adaptive sport seat.Any recos or pics much appreciated.
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I think you'll have tough time finding something like that, what with explosive airbags inside the seat trying to get out. I can't imagine a single manufacturer of those things taking it on for the liability issues to which they could be subject.
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Aren't sheepskin covers a bit 80's-ish?
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Originally Posted by sharmat
Aren't sheepskin covers a bit 80's-ish?
More like 70s but I didn't want to say anything. Perhaps he lives in Iceland.
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maybe an 8-track in the dash will help complete the 80's look
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I know they do have some practicality (warm in the winter and cool in the summer) but not in to that look.
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OK I deserve it.A black towel throw will do.My terra seats get very dirty.
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Please tell me your joking with us. Is it April 1 again?
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BAD IDEA.
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They hold farts like nothing else.
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Don't feel bad! Decades ago my mom sent me the money to buy sheepskin seat covers for my new 911S. but that was in 1977,--and I decided to spend it on something else. In certain climates they are nice to have. I know why Germans routinely don't order leather seats in their cars,--it's chilly in there on those in the winter!
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Originally Posted by Tinluver
OK I deserve it.A black towel throw will do.My terra seats get very dirty.
Clean them. Anything you put on the seats (cloth, skins, etc.) will rub in and destroy the finish.
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Thanks for the info
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Originally Posted by todd.
They hold farts like nothing else.
Could not stop laughing.....



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