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    Lightbulb Recaro Sport Seats Restoration

    Help needed!

    I found an 1967 original pair of sports seats.

    They were mounted as chairs with latter sliders, but the seats are in very good condition.

    I'm looking for someone in Europe who will know how to restore this, keeping all the original exterior material and carefully repairing the small tears in the vinyl INSTEAD of replacing it.

    Anyone has an address of a restorer capable of not ruining the original look of the seats?

    Thanks for your help,

    Thomas
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    I'd take those chairs over my Eames Lounge chair any day! now you just need a custom recaro ottoman. Anyone have a spare sport seat bottom?
    Porsche taste on a Volkswagen budget...

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    Me too, but I already have an Eames with matching Ottoman! The idea is to mount these seats in a 1967 911S I'm currently restoring, looking to preserve a patinated original interior!

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    For Jesse-911E 1969, here are the seats installed in the Aga Blue!
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    Hello Thomas, I really do not want to be the sadman, but I am quite sure that both seats are not pre 68 seats.

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    I agree 100% with 911int: these seats are NOT 1967 seats. neither from swb 1968. so the year of construction is the end of 1968 at the earliest. so the seats are not worthless, but they are definitely not rare 1967 recaros. have also been completely restored - not original.

    Hope I could help a bit.

    regards uwe

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    Quote Originally Posted by recarno View Post
    I agree 100% with 911int: these seats are NOT 1967 seats. neither from swb 1968. so the year of construction is the end of 1968 at the earliest. so the seats are not worthless, but they are definitely not rare 1967 recaros. have also been completely restored - not original.

    Hope I could help a bit.

    regards uwe
    I exactly thought the same. At first sight they look like the 68 model without headrest provisions, with a thicker back (than 67S) and probably with tubes frame instead of the hard and thin 90° corners of the 67S. There is a chance that they are even later models with headrest provions removed or camouflaged. I just sold a set of 68 models without headrest for 4.5k€.

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    Whatever.... I'm certain you're right and admire the dedication to sports seat dating, but those are the best I found and in my opinion, they look great in the car, so that's good enough for me! Best, and happy driving!

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    hi thomas, of course we are right - even you as a layman could have recognized it: in 1967 there were no co-pilot seats. that's easy.

    regards uwe

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