Billet seat vents

[2112]

With the plastic seat vents in the cars that see use and U.V. starting to tulip around the periphery, I tasked my machine shop to make all-aluminum vents like the prototype car had.

Combined with Pe2unia's seat belt pass thru's, I think one can achieve a result much, much nicer than Hot Buttons and be a lot closer to what the original design intended

 

[2112]

Behind the leather, there is a plastic panel with angled recessed holes and surrounding foam

 

[2112]

Each Vent has a nut that will secure it to that panel and still fit into the hole in the seat back foam, just like the original did.

There is a plastic tool to engage the holes in the vent to hold it in place while tightening the nut with the other tool

 

[2112]

You can remove the plastic vents, keeping the original leather and even have your Carbon Fiber clear coated while it is being done.

Not a hard project for a good upholstery shop.

 

[GT@50]

Pretty cool. Looks like the proto car used Speedhuts.

 

[2112]

Pretty cool. Looks like the proto car used Speedhuts.

Kind of.

The needles on the gauges are gorgeous IMO.

 

[jammer]

Outstandng work. Any plans for scaling up production? The center vent in the prototype looks cool too.

 

[2112]

My machinist is up for making more, he’s a one man show, so it would take a few weeks. My upholstery guy hasn’t gotten far enough to give a full report, but he feels any competent shop should be able to swap the plastic for the billet pieces (which are very lightweight).

I wish the prototype shifter and dash vents made it into production.