Source for 1971 brown perforated and solid seat vinyl? Options

[Brisco914prc]

Is there a source for the perforated and also the solid seat vinyl in brown? It needs to match the materials used on a 1971 model year brown seat (not black or tan).

Thanks,

[Porsche Rescue]

I have never seen perforated vinyl on a stock 914 seat. Are you sure you need perforated?

[Brisco914prc]

My apologies, I used the wrong terminology. I should have said "basket weave" vinyl, not "perforated". The baskete weave material only looks perforated, but it's not, correct?

A closer reading of Brett Johnson's book reveals that for '71 MY cars, while both solid and basket weave vinyl were listed as seat material choices in Porsche documentation, he believes that the factory only used solid vinyl in that MY.

I am looking at a '71 914 for sale that has a brown interior. The drivers seat needs recovering. It appears that the seats in this car are the solid vinyl.

Thanks,

Barry

I have never seen perforated vinyl on a stock 914 seat. Are you sure you need perforated?

[Tom_T]

My apologies, I used the wrong terminology. I should have said "basket weave" vinyl, not "perforated". The baskete weave material only looks perforated, but it's not, correct?

A closer reading of Brett Johnson's book reveals that for '71 MY cars, while both solid and basket weave vinyl were listed as seat material choices in Porsche documentation, he believes that the factory only used solid vinyl in that MY.

I am looking at a '71 914 for sale that has a brown interior. The drivers seat needs recovering. It appears that the seats in this car are the solid vinyl.

Thanks,

Barry

I have never seen perforated vinyl on a stock 914 seat. Are you sure you need perforated?

Barry,

The 1971 & 72 Porsche Materials Options pages below lists it as "Leatherette with Perforated Inserts" - so both perforated & basket weave terms are used, the latter to distinguish between the early pattern from the later "Brickweave" pattern (starting 75 I think).

Both the smooth & perforated types of vinyl changed in 75-76, according to Dr914 G.H.

Perforated looks like it might be just that - if only a tiny hole in the inset (from what I can tell on mine), but it's done in the texture &/or holes for air flow to keep the seat cooler.

FYI - 1971 & 72 Colors Charts with Porsche Nos. & 72 with VW Nos. & Samples for the smooth & basketweave/perforated inserts (pix are in that order):





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[Brisco914prc]

Tom, thanks for that info! Very valuable. Glad to know I was not totally off base by calling the basket weave vinyl "perforated".

What is interesting about that color chart for the 71 MY is that it appears to be saying that all 914 seats had inserts of either the basket weave or corduroy. There is no choice listed of "Material" and "Inlay" that states the entire seat would be solid vinyl. Or am I making an incorrect assumption?

I note that what we usually call "Tan" was actually called "Beige" by Porsche?

Finally, is it correct that cars with the optional Appearance Group always came with "Pile" carpet?

Was a particular color of carpet always associated with a particular interior color, or could the carpet be any of the 3 colors if ordered that way? That is, did cars with a brown interior always come with brown carpet?

Thanks,
Barry

The 1971 & 72 Porsche Materials Options pages below lists it as "Leatherette with Perforated Inserts" - so both perforated & basket weave terms are used, the latter to distinguish between the early pattern from the later "Brickweave" pattern (starting 75 I think).

Both the smooth & perforated types of vinyl changed in 75-76, according to Dr914 G.H.

Perforated looks like it might be just that - if only a tiny hole in the inset (from what I can tell on mine), but it's done in the texture &/or holes for air flow to keep the seat cooler.

FYI - 1971 & 72 Colors Charts with Porsche Nos. & 72 with VW Nos. & Samples for the smooth & basketweave/perforated inserts (pix are in that order):