Need enough original tan pigskin to cover driver side front seat on 72 CS. Goal is to keep my driver as original as possible. New leather upholstery will look out of place.
WTB Tan Pigskin
- Thread starter Ron Plantz
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Have you looked at GAAH or GAHH, I forget which
Never heard of them. I’ll google it. Was thinking a Coupe owner may have replaced their tan pigskin and held onto it. Used would be fine. Really only need enough for top bolster but I’ve read on our site that it’s tough to patch something in.
Thanks for responding.
Thanks for responding.
The pigskin is one of the rarer choices. Only saw it on one car so far.
gahh.com
Salerno Leather, 921 Champagne
Porsche Salerno leather. Prices are per square foot. Contact us for discount price if buying half or more of the entire hide. Leather for seats and sundry panels is imported from Europe and is specially tanned and finished to exactly duplicate the original color, weight and grain specified by...
contact them and they will send you a swatch to compare but the age of the original may have caused fading.
Thx. I sent them an email this morning.
The pigskin is one of the rarer choices. Only saw it on one car so far.
Salerno Leather, 921 Champagne
Porsche Salerno leather. Prices are per square foot. Contact us for discount price if buying half or more of the entire hide. Leather for seats and sundry panels is imported from Europe and is specially tanned and finished to exactly duplicate the original color, weight and grain specified by...
I don’t think GAHH sells pigskin, it has the hair follicle holes in it, that sample doesn’t.
I hear ya. Realize the chances of running across tan pigskin someone kept is slim to none but thought I’d give it a shot. Could happen I guess.
There was a guy in Mailbu who bought an entire pigskin interior out of a parts car.
I do not know if he ever used it nor if we can reach @execmalibu
I do not know if he ever used it nor if we can reach @execmalibu
Ron -- assuming you find the material, I would plan on dyeing the front two seats as part of your process. It is unlikely that you will find a material that precisely matches your existing seat color, as color can vary over time with UV exposure.
Try to call World Upholstery and Trim in California. Ask for Mars @805-921-0100. Address: 1320 E. Main St., Santa Paula, CA 93060. Email: [email protected]
I got nice leather from them years ago (20+), and just got reprinted door panels, that I matched with the seat color
I got nice leather from them years ago (20+), and just got reprinted door panels, that I matched with the seat color
The '73 manual nachtblau/tan coupe I had from '75 to '81 had the 'pigskin' appearing upholstery. Didn't realize it was rare at the time. If certainly did not show any wear by the time it was 8 years old, so I always thought it was real pigskin, but many here have said it was cowhide with small punctures to replicate the hair follicle holes of pigskin.
Gary
Gary
Interesting stories around our Coupes. It feels more coarse or thick than typical leather so I convinced myself it was pigskin. Not sure what to do if I can’t find something used but still nice enough for my Coupe.