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Sent the front seats away to be repaired.
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:04 pm
by Porsche
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.
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:05 pm
by EL Gordo
who is doing the seats? how much etc????
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:13 pm
by Porsche
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?
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:28 pm
by lindsayhbrown
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
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:51 am
by Porsche
Yeah, the leather dye's good stuff, but I'm lazy, so got someone else to do it for me.

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:58 pm
by seg1959
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
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 9:52 am
by Porsche
I Should be getting them back today.

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:29 am
by Porsche
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.

Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:07 pm
by lindsayhbrown
thats not good hope you get a result when you get hold of them
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 11:24 pm
by Sean Smallman
Yuk! I hope you get it sorted after the holidays.
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 4:20 pm
by PaulSmith
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.
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:28 pm
by J.J.
Having seen that think I will attack mine myself. When it warms up a bit!
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:43 pm
by lindsayhbrown
any news on the seat front, or should that be on the front seats ?
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:11 am
by Porsche
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! 
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:52 pm
by lindsayhbrown
where are they based ? do they want a visit from the boys ?