Sent the front seats away to be repaired.

Porsche · Post by **Porsche** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:04 pm

I've sent the front seats away to be repaired/recoloured this week. I should get 'em back in about two weeks, so I wanna give the rest of the interior a good clean while the Porsche is off the road.

Can you recommend any good products for getting Linen (Cream) leather, and carpet back to tip top condition?

I will try and get the before and after pic's up on the site a little later.

EL Gordo · Post by **EL Gordo** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:05 pm

who is doing the seats? how much etc????

Porsche · Post by **Porsche** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:13 pm

A company called Kent Advanced Trading Services via the Furniture Clinc. They quoted est £420 for "Driver's seat panel replacement (Bolster), deep clean and recolouring. Passenger's seat panel replacement (bottom seat panel), deep clean and recolouring."

I'm not sure if I could have got it done cheaper, as it was the only quote I got. It's gotta be cheaper than having then totaly recovered though, eh?

lindsayhbrown · Post by **lindsayhbrown** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:28 pm

its gonna be looking good when you get it all back together, chris with the american 944 was saying he bought some leather restorer off ebay and he was very pleased with the results on his seats

Porsche · Post by **Porsche** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:51 am

Yeah, the leather dye's good stuff, but I'm lazy, so got someone else to do it for me.

seg1959 · Post by **seg1959** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:58 pm

dekandgord wrote:who is doing the seats? how much etc????

There is an article in "John's 964 Web" site (are links to other sites allowed? just in case they are not, just google "John's 964 Web") - go to the "technical" menu item, then select "body and interior" - it's the 3rd article. It describes the process known as "connollising" and has lots of pictures. The cost for the 2 seats was £420 I believe, and that included replacing 4 panels.

seg1959

Porsche · Post by **Porsche** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 9:52 am

I Should be getting them back today.

Porsche · Post by **Porsche** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:29 am

Well, I got the seats back yesterday. But lets say I ain't that impressed. The seats were delivered when I was at work leaving Kate to take delvery. At first glance they look o.k., but on closer inspection, they haven't replaced the bolster panel like they said they would, but patched it up instead. The switches and levers are also covered in overspray.

They ain't open Sat or Sun and I suppose they will be on holiday until the new year now. Let's see if they do anything about it in the new year.

lindsayhbrown · Post by **lindsayhbrown** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:07 pm

thats not good hope you get a result when you get hold of them

Post by **Sean Smallman** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 11:24 pm

Yuk! I hope you get it sorted after the holidays.

PaulSmith · Post by **PaulSmith** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 4:20 pm

Yikes that is awful

I hope the overspray cleans off easily.

For comparison, I know that a few years ago Southbound charged circa £1000 to totally recover two front seats in Genuine Porsche leather.

J.J. · Post by **J.J.** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:28 pm

Having seen that think I will attack mine myself. When it warms up a bit!

lindsayhbrown · Post by **lindsayhbrown** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:43 pm

any news on the seat front, or should that be on the front seats ?

Porsche · Post by **Porsche** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:11 am

lindsayhbrown wrote:any news on the seat front, or should that be on the front seats ?

No luck yet Lindsay. I've tried ringing them, but can only get through to an answering machine as of yet!

lindsayhbrown · Post by **lindsayhbrown** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:52 pm

where are they based ? do they want a visit from the boys ?