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Old 03-29-2013, 06:45 PM
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Default Matte White Seat Back

Had some scratches on the back of my passenger seat from hitting the roll bar, so thought I'd try this. I think it turned out great. I love how it looks through the back window. It's hard to tell that it's matte in the pictures though.





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Looks great!
Can you share the process to have this done? Thanks
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wow... looks awesome. i think it looks great through the back window as well.
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Originally Posted by stpatsday
Looks great!
Can you share the process to have this done? Thanks
Originally Posted by Montreal Red
wow... looks awesome. i think it looks great through the back window as well.
Thanks guys! I didn't do it myself, but basic process... clean, lay down the vinyl, trim to fit, then tuck the edges away. It took them about 3 hours while being pretty careful trimming around each piece.
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Looks great is flat white. I have high-gloss white seat backs and love the look.

Mine looks a little 'goofy' now that I have a race seat on the driver's side and it's back is black and someone said it's not a good idea to paint those and cover up the sticker data.
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Love it!!!
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very nice.
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Not for me but i like it better and cheaper them oem painted option. When you change your mind rip it off. Might not be a bad idea to wrap the setbacks to prevent scratching the CF seat backs on the sport seats!
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^ Yep, exactly why I did it. If mine didn't have a few scratches, I would have left well-enough alone. But, it is an easy solution that looks better than scratched seat backs
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Porsche fit for a stormtrooper. looks good.
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Question. Y have a 1/2 rollcage when u can't even have a harness put on those seats? Mike
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Originally Posted by consolidated
Porsche fit for a stormtrooper. looks good.

Originally Posted by 996FLT6
Question. Y have a 1/2 rollcage when u can't even have a harness put on those seats? Mike
Car came that way. I have the hardware to swap the bar out, but spend most of my weekends working on my other track car.
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Never thought of this before but gave me an idea for my seats if they get scratched. Maybe use carbon fiber vinyl to match carbon trim interior. Thanks!
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Why do you have a harness/roll bar but you don't have seats that accept a harness?

Great idea to hide the marks though!
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Originally Posted by owng
Never thought of this before but gave me an idea for my seats if they get scratched. Maybe use carbon fiber vinyl to match carbon trim interior. Thanks!
I saw another member did it with the CF vinyl. The only thing I didn't like was that the vinyl is 2x2 weave versus the trim which is 1x1.

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Why do you have a harness/roll bar but you don't have seats that accept a harness?

Great idea to hide the marks though!
Thanks! Re: the bar: Car came that way. I have the hardware to swap the bar out, but spend most of my weekends working on my other track car.


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