Well, I've gotten used to the new seats in my Speedster, so I'm selling my original seats:
1974 Porsche 914 seats
Saddle or Walnut in color
These seats will fit CMC/Fiberfab, Beck, IM, VS or JPS cars
Price for the pair: $300 USD plus shipping from 01545 (Shrewsbury, MA)
Look on eBay - semi-decent, used, 914 seats are going for $499 and up
They have the later, thicker bottom cushions (see photos below, and the same cushion that Jack Crosby uses)
The material of both seats is the original Porsche box-weave pattern. The vinyl is thick, but soft, and appears to have worn very well with no abrasions, wear spots or cracking with two exceptions (see below).
Complete with original Porsche seat glides and recliners (the entire seat reclines, as original)
The recliners have custom seat rake (recline) adjusters, but the originals could be used (not included)
These glides sit very low to the pan/floor - the seats sit about 2" up off the deck.
Forward/Back motion is controlled by the black ring at the front corner of the bottom cushion.
The head rests are easily removable if you prefer the earlier, stock look.
This shot is pretty close to the seat color (at least on my Macbook)
Close-up of the box-weave pattern:
These seats were pulled from a car sitting in inside storage, by me, in 1997 - it had been stored for 15 years or so. I ran them in my car for 14 years and always had them covered by natural, sheepskin seat covers.
They have the original Porsche vinyl covers which are in better than very good condition except for the following issues:
Driver's seat, lower outside bolster has a 1-1/2" long tear (looks like the driver's wallet or something tore it cleanly while getting in or out.) Dr. Clock tells me that any decent auto upholstery shop could replace just that piece with a color-matched replacement for under $100, especially since it is a smooth piece. Matching, OEM Porsche vinyl material can be bought for $35-$50 per yard and you would need much less than that.
The rest of the driver's seat has no other rips, tears or wear spots.
The passenger seat has a minor cigarette burn on the lower inside bolster, essentially in the same area as the tear in the Driver's seat. The burn is a surface burn, did not go through the material and is 1/4" diameter. My local upholstery guy (New England Auto Trim) said that it might be masked by gentle heat massage (beyond my abilities) or that section could be replaced to make the seat mint. The rest of the passenger seat is in very good to mint condition with no other issues.
These seats are in really good shape I the only reason I replaced them was they never matched the Burgundy color of the rest of my interior. If you have a brown interior, they might be just the thing for you.
If shipped, I should send them in a medium-size, double-walled, wardrobe shipping container from U-Haul.
