Plaid seats upholstery tutorial., Yes ! you can do it yourself. No special tool needed. Options

[johannes]

This tutorial will show you how to make yourself the cushion and backrest with the famous plaid inserts. No special tool needed.
For instructions on how to remove and desassemble the seats please read the excellent thread by Nick Mironov.
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=71844

This is not a difficult job. It is long but I found it fun to do, and I learned a lot is the process.
Basic instructions on how to use the sewing machine was given by my wife and the instruction book that I always had next to me.

The plaid cloth was bought from Autoatlanta.
http://www.autoatlanta.com/porsche-parts/a...-and-Upholstery
I bought two yards as it was written somewere on this forum that on yard is for one seat.
I found out that I could cut 4 seats from theese two yards... but that was a very close (no error) fit.

The vinyl bolsters from the seats (back of the shell) were also changed and sourced from the same page on Autoatlanta 's website.

The headrest vinyl was saved from the existing cover. It is attached to the backrest. If your old headrests are not usable you can make new ones as I have already done
Follow the instructions on this thread:
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=69300

What you will also need

A sewing machine. No professional machine needed. I used a 20 years old Husqvarna Optima 120. This one is simple and strong.
Vinyl for the side of the cushion
100 yards of thick yellow 100% polyester thread
50 yards of thick black 100% polyester thread
500g of Neoprene glue
Foam in different thickness...
Cardboard...

I cut the fabric using the pattern as reference. I used this picture found on this forum as reference. This is one of the few I found from an original seat.



The goal was to have three large stripes visible and centered.

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[johannes]

"Et voilà" (in french in the text)

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[jdlmodelt]

[quote name='johannes' date='Jun 9 2012, 04:21 AM' post='1690210']
"Et voilà" (in french in the text)

I did this to my white 72. But I wish I had read your tutorial before doing my own project. Mine would have turned out considerably better. I cut my plaid strips and quilted them back together. Obviously, a step I did not need to perform from the get-go. It would have eliminated a considerable amount of time and I could have focused my attention on some of the other finer details surrounding the cardboard and foam quilting. Thanks!!!!