[smshirk]

There are two manuals discussed in 2009, one is 60 some pages for a 944S2 that is apparently pretty detailed. The other was a shorter manual 20 something pages, which may be the supplement I did find.

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[flash]

ah - i have that manual - it won't fit on the site though as is - let me see if i can compress it and post it

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[rxter]

Well, my lack of attention to detail cost me a Tenax snap. Was screwing around with some interior bits and left 2 of the 3 snaps unsnapped. The 3rd one did not hold out. Thanks for posting your repair Jim. I am taking the pic into a local upholstery shop tomorrow to see if they can do this.



Question for the gang: Where does one get a small piece of Classic Grey German Cloth canvas these days?

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[flash]

any upholstery shop should be able to get it for you

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[bva]

Joe,

give Ocean Beach Upholstery a call 619-223-9797; they do porsche restorations. i used them to recover my seats and they were able to make me a matching tool bag with material they had on hand.



how small of a piece do you need? i have been successful in getting World Upholstery to comp me samples/remanants in the past, but getting a color match from their website may be sketchy...

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[biotechee]

No problem!



While I wouldn't call the repair I had done "concours," it was way more than adequate for my tastes. And certainly more economical when compared to getting a new boot cover from Porsche.



I may eventually get a new one at some, just to have a "pristine" spare, but it is really not anywhere near the top o' the list! <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />



World Upholstery may be able to supply the material as well in case you wish to shop around. No affiliation, blah, blah, blah.

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[rxter]

I found a local shop that says they have the Tenax snaps and "probably" have the material in the shop. Heading there tomorrow. And BTW, looks concours enough for a my neck race car. I've been experimenting with wind deflection - car looks like Frankenstein's monster at the moment. My design works pretty well but looks like all hell. I finally gave up and ordered the stock item from sunset. Doesn't look like Bob will have any serious design competition from the South...

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[rxter]

Got the piece back today. Did not pay for it. The fabric was not a good match, but I was prepared for that as we perused the options together. The craftsmanship was, um, poor, and he used a chrome Tenax snap. I could have lived with everything except that - after all this was meant to be a lower cost than replacement option. But 5 black snaps and 1 chrome? Please. It just looks stupid. He said that they don't make the black ones any longer. 10 minutes on the computer and talking to the guy at Eagle Day and I have learned that there are German and English snaps. You can get the German in black or chrome, but the English are only chrome. And to add PITA to a bad job, they don't fit on the german stud. So, I get to order the snap (got an extra one for the parts bin) and the tool so that I can fix it myself in time for our trip, and worry about getting it done right later.



Lesson - that we all know. If you want it done right either do it yourself or get a reference.......

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[tamathumper]

Lesson - that we all know. If you want it done right either do it yourself or get a reference.......

Sorry to hear about your bad experience Man have I learned that in spades around here, and it sounds like it's the same everywhere.

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[rxter]

Here is the final result.



   

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