Renegade 914 Seats, as seen on Pelican Parts Options

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Anyone using Renegade seats offered by Pelican Parts?
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Any comments?

[Scott S]

I will throw a (mostly) positive….

I have the renegade seats in my car. I went with the smaller bolster. They have been great and still look nearly perfect. I am 6’2+” and 290 lbs, so my seats are severely abused – even if the car is not moving!

I bought them in 2003 I think. I had tried several different seats and I simply lost too much room in the car. I had a beautiful set of Koenigs – no way I could even drive the car. This was before the GTS stuff was really known. If I recall, most of what I read back then on the GTS stuff pertained to the 911 crowd.

I liked the idea of the Renegade as they were 914 seats – not seats made for a 914 – actual 914 seats. I knew they would fit. Like most, I also was pretty turned off by the garish logo. I went back and forth with them and finally got them to do a black logo (color on color). I still don’t like it, but you cant really see it from 10 feet

I wanted a GT interior, so I had Renegade do the entire bolster in vinyl, verses just the outside. It came out great – and I think that it why my seats have aged so well. I have seen pics of split seams on the bolsters that have the fabric on the inside of the bolters - I am guessing that this is due to the increased friction when getting in and out.

I also had them remove the bump on the back of the headrest. I have a harness bar that took away probably 2” of rear travel. Removing the bump gave me full travel again. I also bought the matching 1” foam replacement cushion (with the sub belt hole) to lower myself in the car. My car is now extremely comfortable.

I am not a racer – in fact, I would say I am just a Sunday driver. But, I am a fat @ss so every corner is pretty stressful on my seats. They have worn great with absolutely no structural issues. Had the drivers side out of the car last week to adjust the shift linkage and it still seems as solid as the day I bought them.

… I just wish they would dump that logo requirement!!!!