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PostPosted: Sun Jun 18, 2017 5:45 pm    Post subject: Porsche 356 seats in a beetle? Reply with quote

Just found this on the interwebs.. I must have seats like this. Can anyone tell me about them, how they fit, what they are,"are they 356 seats". Has anyone else tried this? I think it would be amazing to have them in a beetle.

Any info would be great, please and thanks.


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PostPosted: Sun Jun 18, 2017 7:19 pm    Post subject: Re: Porsche 356 seats in a beetle? Reply with quote

They look more like 550 Spyder seats to me. They definitely look nice, but depending on the sliders, it would be a pain to get in the back without them tilting

Of course how many people sit in the back of a beetle
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 18, 2017 7:34 pm    Post subject: Re: Porsche 356 seats in a beetle? Reply with quote

yeah! they are 550s just don't know if I want to go through the trouble of retrofitting them. they look sweat though. I still have the seats, door skins, and carpet to do. Don't know what I want yet.

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 18, 2017 7:45 pm    Post subject: Re: Porsche 356 seats in a beetle? Reply with quote

just took a look around.. 3k for seats, out of my price range.

thanks for the help.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 18, 2017 8:20 pm    Post subject: Re: Porsche 356 seats in a beetle? Reply with quote

How about these covers with a fiberglass seat?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PORSCHE-356-SPEEDSTER-BUCK...mp;vxp=mtr

https://www.rockwestracing.com/store/seats/speedster-seat-without-upholstery/

Also research bomber seats. Those look cool too.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 18, 2017 9:09 pm    Post subject: Re: Porsche 356 seats in a beetle? Reply with quote

the fiberglass looks good! Need to find out how to make them "flip forwards" for the kiddo's to get in the back.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 6:02 pm    Post subject: Re: Porsche 356 seats in a beetle? Reply with quote

These seem to be Speedster repop seats. There are several vendors on the 356 Registry web site. I had these in a '58 and they were great.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 5:50 am    Post subject: Re: Porsche 356 seats in a beetle? Reply with quote

How did you mount them to the seat rails? Any pics?
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 8:55 am    Post subject: Re: Porsche 356 seats in a beetle? Reply with quote

Sparco makes a tilt mount. Others too probably. It bolts to the seat, you still have to come up with whatever it is you want to do to get them on a bug floor pan

you should probably sit in those seats first LOL
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 13, 2025 6:44 am    Post subject: Re: Porsche 356 seats in a beetle? Reply with quote

Great thread as I embark on my 57' vintage speed build also. In conjunction are you considering period correct racy seat belts/lap belts?
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