[GuardsRedCoupe]

I think this was mentioned in another thread, but I'm reposting in case anyone missed it. There is a fellow over on Rennlist who is making new Leather/Alcantara/Vinyl to refinish the 944 (same as 968) dashes.



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The workmanship on these looks awesome! Though most of our dashes haven't developed the cracking that 944s have, it's nice to have good options out there. I'm sure that personal taste differs among owners, but I think the stitching gives the look of a modern Italian supercar.



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[mike]

Very nice workmanship indeed. I was in a 997S this past weekend and the dash is stitched like this also.



mike

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[flash]

i've been talking about this very thing for the last couple of weeks



hmmm - a winter project?

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[taporite6]

i need to get my dash redone ,any suggestions? this dash looks good. What about the airbag? a real upgrade would be the top in camel same as the bottom part.

I drove with a piece on my dash not much glare because the dash is narrow whom do i contact about the dash? How much?

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[barth7]

These dashes look awesome. I had seen this over on RL, and it's on my list. Mine does have a little cracking at the vents.

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[SANDOVAL]

His quality looks excellent, I love the stitched seams too. It gives the dash so much more detail. His pricing is very reasonable. I think I paid $1300 for my door panels, dash and center console to be covered in leather. The only stitching was on the door panels.

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[GuardsRedCoupe]

Eric, I don't remember seeing pictures of your redone interior. Do you still have some pictures kicking around?

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[chris]

Wow, that looks pretty good.

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[SANDOVAL]

http://www.968s.com/INTLeather.htm

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[Anchorman]

Eric, I'm kind of sorry you posted that link. I'm just the glovebox away from having everything removed from my dashboard, after which I'm pulling the dash to replace it with a pristine one I purchased about 1-1/2 years ago. Seeing the photos, though, of the car with the dash out is - once again - making me question my sanity. However, I'm too deep into this now to reverse course, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

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[flash]

roflmao - i know exactly how you feel



here's a thought, and this one woke me up this morning (how sick is that?):



in a cab, you are subjected to a lot more sun and weather that will dry out and damage leather - i absolutely love the look of the stiched leather - however, i am not so sure i want to have to maintain it - i had a full leather interior in my last bmw, and have it again in this one - a real pain, however gorgeous when it's clean and soft



i may well end up leaving the vinyl alone - not sure - waffling

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[Bob Kovacs]

The elephant in the bathtub that we're all splashing around and not mentioning is the crappy quality of Porsche's vinyl and plastic products. I don't know who Porsche's supplier is but it would be nice to get a better supplier. My 1978 924 had enough spectacular ravines in its dashboard that it could have been a national park. And that was when I bought it in 1988. My 1977 VW Rabbit had a perfect dash -- and much higher mileage.



Now my 1993 968's dash has cracks starting. My 1995 Subaru Legacy and 1996 Ford Ranger both have dashes that are perfect. My 1987 Audi 5000 had a perfect dash when I sold it two years ago. Considering the cost of a Porsche compared with these other cars, Porsche should be ashamed to fit such crappy plastic and vinyl components.



Sure, the original owner has a nice-looking car for 5-10 years, but then the cracks come and the car's appearance goes down the toilet. The second and third owners are burdened with the problem, long after the warranty has expired. Bad Porsche, bad Porsche!



--Bob

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[Anchorman]

Bob, you've touched on an issue that is of nagging concern to me. I'm replacing my dash before it has the "national park" characteristics, but it certainly has cracks and distortions. The "new" one is perfect - and the question that's nagging me is - how do I prevent it from going the way of the original? My car is never in a garage, and I try to use a sunshield as much as possible - but it still gets lots of sun exposure. Is there some kind of vinyl treatment that will prevent - or, at least, significantly reduce - the otherwise inevitable deterioration?

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[flash]

from my own experience, stp son-of-a-gun is an excellent UV protectant



conversely, armor all has been a UV enhancer - it makes things shine really nicely, but accellerates breakdown

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[Anchorman]

I'll try the STP stuff. I absolutely, positively, do not allow Armorall on the interior of any car I own. I dislike the shiny and slippery and greasy result. I should have little stickers made, like the No Smoking ones, that say No Armorall.

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[968gene]

Anyone interested in a group buy on A pillar covers? I have traded emails with this guy and his prices are reasonable. My interior is Classic Gray...

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[barth7]

Another great product for UV protection is 303. Doesn't leave a greasy mess, either.

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[chris]

[quote name='flash' date='Jun 29 2006, 09:13 AM']from my own experience, stp son-of-a-gun is an excellent UV protectant



conversely, armor all has been a UV enhancer - it makes things shine really nicely, but accellerates breakdown

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Seriously...in fact, armour all has actually eaten through the steering wheel on my first car.... it looked like it had the flesh eating virus for cars! Stay away <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/dry.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[Anchorman]

In thinking about these comments, I remembered that I have a Wurth product called Cockpit Cleaner. I don't have access to it right now, but I'm pretty sure it claims to have UV protection quality. I'll just have to be more rigorous in its use.

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[flash]

on 303 - great product - i would choose it on rubber over the stp, but on vinyl i prefer the stp over the 303



neither of them give a very good shine though, so i use them as a topical UV treatment only

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