73 recaro sport seats paint vs. powder coat

[73.5 911T]

I am having my 73 Recaro Sport Seats recovered by Tony at Autobahn but I am doing the Hardware myself. Are the Reclining Hinges, Bottoms of Head Rests, and seat frame painted or powder coated black? The slide rails are a mix of what looks like paint and chrome. This may be from an earlier renovation.

I am only a year into my 1st Air-cooled Porsche ownership and this is my first big project so any info is appreciated.

[72targa]

Welcome! Hoping to see your car pics here on the forum. You should get some good responses to your query.

[73.5 911T]

here is a pic

[73.5 911T]

one more pic

[RSTarga]

Ask Tony, he is a great resource.

[recarno]

you want to paint the underside of 73 recaro headrests? do you have a picture of the headrests? how should the seats be covered? please don't forget to post some detail photos of the seats after the restoration by tony autobahn. thanks.

regards uwe

[uai]

The seat frame itself wasn't painted at all.
The rest was painted but with a visible structure.

[73.5 911T]

Here are the parts in question

[recarno]

Yes, as I thought: these are d-shape headrests. these were used from 1968 - 1971. so if you don't cover your 73 seats with real leather, then they wouldn't be the period correct ones. then you need peanut headrests - then there's nothing to paint.
your brackets are from the 2nd series of the big brackets, also from the period 1970-1971. you would need "double locker" for 1973 original. of course your headrests and brackets will also work in the 73 car - should only be an indication of originality.
only paint the hinge and d-shape lower part with the mentioned structure paint. the rest is normal smooth paint - rails no paint. I would also protect the seat frame right away (paint or powder doesn't matter).


regards

uwe

[73.5 911T]

I wanted to update a couple of items. While I had Autobahn do my Seats I did get Darian from Autos International give me a quote and he powdercoats as part of his restoration. I did some paint samples and Satin Black Rustoleum is a perfect match if you are looking to do the restoration yourself on a budget. $695 to powdercoat vs $10 and some of your time.