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| PeeGreen 914 |
 Mar 18 2008, 12:44 AM
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Just when you think you're done...wait, there is more..lol  Group: Members Posts: 10,219 Joined: 21-September 06 From: Seattle, WA... actually Everett Member No.: 6,884 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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Going to replace my Scheels. Interested to see what people like the best for race seats. Corbeau and Sparco seem like they are priced the best. Do they all fit in our cars?
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| dug |
Mar 19 2008, 05:31 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 182 Joined: 26-December 06 From: Santa Cruz, CA Member No.: 7,382 Region Association: Northern California |
My spec miata came with an aluminum ultra-shield road race seat. I hated it.
I got a pair of Momo Cup GT seats that I love. Soooo much more comfortable. I am going to keep them when I sell the Miata. I highly recommend sitting in the model of seat you are going to get. They are all different widths for different parts, butt, shoulders, lower back, etc. Make sure it fits you right. dug |
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| byndbad914 |
Mar 19 2008, 02:51 PM
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shoehorn and some butter - it fits Group: Members Posts: 1,547 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Broomfield, CO Member No.: 5,463 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(dug @ Mar 19 2008, 03:31 AM)  My spec miata came with an aluminum ultra-shield road race seat. I hated it. and that is the conundrum with a seat purchase, I had Corbeaus and absolutely hated them, and I think the US seat is fantastic. I also took every measurement that US asked me for and gave them my body dimensions, so the seat is built to me. THAT is probably the difference - dug bought a car with them already so they weren't built to fit him. BTW, no extra cost for giving US dims to build to. My dims matched an existing "off-the"shelf" setup so I didn't have to wait to get them, but the only diff between OTS and custom sizing is the wait time, not price (at least not 1-1/2 yrs ago when I bought mine). Which brings me back to this statement... QUOTE(dug @ Mar 19 2008, 03:31 AM) I highly recommend sitting in the model of seat you are going to get. They are all different widths for different parts, butt, shoulders, lower back, etc. Make sure it fits you right. I said it earlier and so did others, but really want to make that a clear theme. I have been involved in racing for quite a few years in some form or another and I can assure you everyone likes a different seat, helmet, driving shoe brand, etc than the next guy. If it contacts your body, make sure it contacts your body before you buy it. I had the luxury of going to a large automotive race show and sitting in every seat mfr imaginable including some I have never heard of before, and only one particular Sparco fit me, one really expensive bastard, and the US. Recaro, Kirkey, etc I didn't like. |
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