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JamesJ
post Dec 23 2020, 07:59 PM
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Hello All,

Has anyone driven or sat in a 914 with a Sebring seat from GTS Classics?

I have read several previous threads regarding these aftermarket seats. The owner, Stefan, told me that the Sebring is two notches above the stock 914 seat as far as support goes, with the LeMans being the first step up. From the looks of the two seats, the LeMans appears to offer mostly hip support, whereas the Sebring looks to offer both hip and torso support. I am not racing the car and I do want to keep the backpad. The Sebrings have a much sharper angle at the back of the seat than do the stock seats, so I am not expecting them to sit snug in the backpad recess, but I don't want them to look too out of place either. I imagine with the back of the seat at such an angle, my reach to the steering wheel will be a bit longer. I will be using my stock '74 shoulder belt, but Stefan recommended using a rear seat belt receptacle from a 911 to use in place of the stock 914 receptacle so that I can loop it through the hole that would be made in the seat, as in the photo below.
Any experience or thoughts on the driving feel of these seats or the way they look at the back/against the backpad would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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JamesJ   Sebring Seats-GTS Classics   Dec 23 2020, 07:59 PM
VegasRacer   I have no experience with the Sebring seat, but I ...   Dec 23 2020, 10:11 PM
cali914   I had a corbeau seat similar but being 6'0 the...   Dec 23 2020, 11:06 PM
Sway Bar   So no experience with this particular seat but I h...   Dec 23 2020, 11:07 PM
tygaboy   James - I have the LeMans seats with the seat belt...   Dec 23 2020, 11:14 PM
BillJ   Very interested in this thread as i just got a quo...   Dec 23 2020, 11:29 PM
VegasRacer   Very interested in this thread as i just got a qu...   Dec 24 2020, 12:30 AM
BillJ   Back to the top. Anyone have pics of the OP reque...   Dec 24 2020, 08:02 AM
JamesJ   Thanks for all of the responses! @VegasRacer.....   Dec 24 2020, 02:17 PM
gereed75   These are my all time favs. GTS Watkins Glen I be...   Dec 24 2020, 03:12 PM
double-a   installed my custom GTS Le Mans seats more than 10...   Dec 24 2020, 04:01 PM
jim_hoyland   Bought these leather GTS Le Mans seated with heath...   Dec 24 2020, 06:58 PM
raynekat   The GTS Watkins Glen model seats are definitely ma...   Dec 25 2020, 09:15 PM
gereed75   Yep, this just reinforces that these are my all ti...   Dec 26 2020, 08:19 AM
Rleog   The Watkins Glen was my choice. Fits excellently....   Dec 26 2020, 10:16 AM
pete000   Love the raw fiberglass variant ! Good thing f...   Dec 26 2020, 10:53 AM
chrisg   OK, so maybe I just can’t see it without all of ...   Dec 26 2020, 08:28 PM
tygaboy   OK, so maybe I just can’t see it without all of...   Dec 26 2020, 11:00 PM
horizontally-opposed   Been down this road, with three pairs of seats. ...   Dec 26 2020, 11:35 PM
VegasRacer   What I discovered: Seats might be the most impor...   Dec 27 2020, 12:11 AM
horizontally-opposed   100 % TRUE. :agree: :beer2: :chkflag: My se...   Dec 27 2020, 02:22 AM
horizontally-opposed   :hijacked: Don't get me started on how muc...   Dec 27 2020, 12:31 PM
JamesJ   Just wanted to follow up on this. I took up @tyg...   Jan 25 2021, 09:29 PM
daytona   This thread is so timely for me. I am going throug...   Apr 8 2021, 02:56 PM
DRPHIL914   This thread is so timely for me. I am going throu...   Apr 9 2021, 07:07 AM
DRPHIL914   like these’   Apr 9 2021, 07:22 AM
DRPHIL914   or this... too wide i think,   Apr 9 2021, 07:24 AM
DRPHIL914   here is the spec in those seats , 19.5” wide on ...   Apr 9 2021, 07:27 AM
daytona   DRPHILL914, I have been suffering through this dil...   Apr 9 2021, 01:02 PM


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