racing seats, your experiences with different brands Options

[Chris Hamilton]

I've been autocrossing the red 914 for a couple events now, and notice that the stock seats are a bit lacking in support and comfort.

I've noticed at corbeau they have the FX-1 Pro seat http://www.corbeau.com/products/fx1pro/fx1pro.shtml
This seat looks really nice, and they seem to have mounts for a 914, but I can't find any place to buy the dang things.

Performance Products has Momo seats at pretty decent prices, however they don't have any brackets that fit a 914 listed.
http://www.automotion.com/productpage.aspx...OMO+RS+GT+Seats

Does anyone have any suggestions for sport seats for the 914? Pictures and personal experiences would be really helpful.

[Joe Ricard]

You will end up modding and fabricating your seat and seat rails anyway once you realize your helmet hits the roof while driving.
I have sparco rails bolted directly through 1/4" pads welded to the floor pan. I also cut out the front cross brace. so far after ALLOT of High G loading there have been no ill effects.

I have two older Sparco steel tube frame seats. I want a MOMO fiberglass seat next go around.

[Chris Hamilton]

You will end up modding and fabricating your seat and seat rails anyway once you realize your helmet hits the roof while driving.
I have sparco rails bolted directly through 1/4" pads welded to the floor pan. I also cut out the front cross brace. so far after ALLOT of High G loading there have been no ill effects.

I have two older Sparco steel tube frame seats. I want a MOMO fiberglass seat next go around.

I will need them to be easily adjustable on the drivers side, my frequent co-driver is a good 12 inches taller than me. Corbeau advertises rails specifically for the 914.

[byndbad914]

You will end up modding and fabricating your seat and seat rails anyway once you realize your helmet hits the roof while driving.
I have sparco rails bolted directly through 1/4" pads welded to the floor pan. I also cut out the front cross brace. so far after ALLOT of High G loading there have been no ill effects.

I have two older Sparco steel tube frame seats. I want a MOMO fiberglass seat next go around.

I will need them to be easily adjustable on the drivers side, my frequent co-driver is a good 12 inches taller than me. Corbeau advertises rails specifically for the 914.

I used Corbeus years ago for the same reason - they supposedly worked with the sliders. After making adapters in the end and then having the material decompose within about 3 months on the shoulder area TWICE (I did one return, got maybe 4 months on the second seat) I just let them rot.

I will NEVER give another dime to Corbeau. On another note, my buddy had Sparcos in his old Mustang T/A for something like 6-7yrs without a single issue and the fit nicely. I would buy Sparcos if you are looking for a good street/race seat, but as mentioned before, they are taller/wider than Corbeus, so get ready to mount directly to the floor and remove the cross brace. If you are slick with welding or have access to a friend that does, you can make very simple brackets that will mount the stock rails to the floor, tipped at an angle (which you may want to set yourself since some seats have a 20deg angle built in), then just mount the stock sliders to the seat. Hard to describe, but easy to do... my Ultrashields are on the stock sliders and rails.

I LOVE the Ultrashields and how they fit. Oh yeah, make sure you can sit in the seat before you ever buy one - they all fit a little differently and it's the whole different strokes thing with fit and feel. I tried Kirkey and Ultrashield which look identical, have same dims etc and I liked the Ultrashields just a little bit better in my rib area for instance... I also sat in Momos and Sparcos and there was one particular Sparco that I really liked too tho' don't remember the model since I bought the Ultras. Point is they all fit differently and you need to sit before you buy.

[mudfoot76]

Point is they all fit differently and you need to sit before you buy.

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No matter what brand/model you decide, don't buy without sitting in one first. Go to a local event and ask nicely - everyone I've ever talked to about seats was more than happy to let me sit in their car for a bit to see how I liked the seat. I ended up with the Corbeau b/c the price was right and I already have brackets that fit.