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Hardseat backs

Wrighty88 said:
How do you remove the handle that brings the seat forward and back?

Do you mean the slider rail or the back rest tilt?

If the slider rail, that doesn't need to be removed to remove the seat covers, the back rest tilt levers just slide/pull off with a bit of leverage from a screwdriver, being careful not to scratch the hard back.
 
Cheers mate. Would it be worth keeping the other seats as like donor seats until I fit mine?
 
Wrighty88 said:
Cheers mate. Would it be worth keeping the other seats as like donor seats until I fit mine?

I don't see why not unless you are in a rush to sell them on or you have stuff missing from the hard backs.

I'm keeping mine in my car until the hard backs are completed, just in case. I got the pair of hard back seats for £160, the heated seat kit is £40 and a professional dye kit is £60, I already have Lapis Blue paint and will paint the backs myself.
I hope to get at least £200 for the comfort seats when the time comes as they are in good condition.
 
Ah the hard backs I purchased are black and my interior is metropole.

So looks like it's a trip to the interior shop to cut my leather up
 
infrasilver said:
Wrighty88 said:
Cheers mate. Would it be worth keeping the other seats as like donor seats until I fit mine?

I don't see why not unless you are in a rush to sell them on or you have stuff missing from the hard backs.

I'm keeping mine in my car until the hard backs are completed, just in case. I got the pair of hard back seats for £160, the heated seat kit is £40 and a professional dye kit is £60, I already have Lapis Blue paint and will paint the backs myself.
I hope to get at least £200 for the comfort seats when the time comes as they are in good condition.

you might want to consider something else... looking at your signature and your stunning Targa (best 911 by a country mile...lol)
i see you have side window tints (as i did) but after the hardbacks are painted, and look fantastic, i removed the side window tints, so the general hoy poly, could enjoy said painted seats also............
 
Do you have any more photos of the seats stripped? I know it's an old thread but I'm I'm looking for info on converting the 'tombstone' into a Sport Plus with hard back.
 
Unsure if you were asking me but I have uploaded some of the critical parts of the seat when stripping down?

Although these pictures probably don't make too much sense until you start the strip down yourself

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Yes I was. I realise that it's a 996 but I don't think the seats will be that different.

I'm trying to work out and I think I have now, if the sports plus seat with upper bolster has the same metal frame as the 'tombstone' seat. It's a case of adding the plastic grey back and the new cushion to change the seat. But I'm looking at the 981/991 seat.

Thanks for the photos. Is the leather just pulled over the seat frame? Or tightened somehow?
 
The leather is just tucked into the seat backs (turned in back on itself) with some spring type clips on the upper part of the seat and there are some clips along the bottom part of the seat back IIRC.
It makes more sense once you crack on with it.
 

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