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JWest
post May 19 2006, 10:11 AM
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I am very pleased with my new seats from Stefan at GTS. These are the LeMans seats made just for the 914. See them here.

I wanted something that would not get so hot in the Texas sun, so after a lot of thought I asked Stefan if he could have them made with grey Alcantara (microfiber).

I am very happy with the result. They are beautifully made - better quality than the Scheel seat I had previously. The factory seat rails bolt right onto the hard points made into the LeMans seat using the original hardware and they slide right in.


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Aaron Cox
post May 19 2006, 10:13 AM
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nice!

what are you doing with the scheel?
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John G
post May 19 2006, 10:16 AM
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Congrats on the new seats. They look great!

Are the prices on the website per each seat, or per pair? Guessing each seat.

The extra lateral support looks very good.

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post May 19 2006, 10:16 AM
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Great looking seats.
I saw them at last years WCC and got a chance to sit in them.
They look like they came with the car. Best choice I have seen.
I have seat envy... until I can afford my own.
Congrats on a good purchase.
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post May 19 2006, 10:17 AM
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QUOTE(Aaron Cox @ May 19 2006, 11:13 AM) *

nice!

what are you doing with the scheel?



I had a circling buzzard before the Scheel was even out, so you are way too late. Nice try, though!
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post May 19 2006, 10:20 AM
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QUOTE(John G @ May 19 2006, 11:16 AM) *

Congrats on the new seats. They look great!

Are the prices on the website per each seat, or per pair? Guessing each seat.

The extra lateral support looks very good.

John


The price is each. Good seats are an outstanding handling upgrade to the car, though, as you can't control the car well when you are sliding around.
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post May 19 2006, 10:23 AM
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Those look fantastic.
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post May 19 2006, 10:39 AM
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I love the old seats. If anyone wants to buy me some (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post May 19 2006, 10:44 AM
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SUPER nice! I've been thinking about these for my 914 and they look amazing in your car. For what I'll pay to get the stockers redone, I'm most of the way to a vinyl pair of these. And then it's a short jump to leather, and then...

How well do the stock seatbelts work with those bolsters? Passenger side buckle don't look like such a good interface. Safety? Will the belt wear down the vinyl or leather where it crosses by chafing over thousands of miles and vibration.

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post May 19 2006, 10:57 AM
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Great seats. I like the gray. What kind of shifter is that? LOL You coming to the WCC?

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post May 19 2006, 10:59 AM
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Wow.....Shweet!

I ordered a set of the Rallye ST from Stefan. I'm hoping to see them in a week or two. I had them done in leather with heaters in the base and lower back........can't wait after seeing yours!!
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post May 19 2006, 11:07 AM
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QUOTE(horizontally-opposed @ May 19 2006, 11:44 AM) *

SUPER nice! I've been thinking about these for my 914 and they look amazing in your car. For what I'll pay to get the stockers redone, I'm most of the way to a vinyl pair of these. And then it's a short jump to leather, and then...

How well do the stock seatbelts work with those bolsters? Passenger side buckle don't look like such a good interface. Safety? Will the belt wear down the vinyl or leather where it crosses by chafing over thousands of miles and vibration.

pete


The seat belt works out just fine. The Scheels had a similar shape around the belts and had minor marks after many years of use, but it was not a big issue to me.
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post May 19 2006, 12:01 PM
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I had one in my '70 six with the non-retractable belts. Belts worked fine and seat is an incredible improvement in comfort. My 1200 mile trip to WCC '05 over two days was in a GTS seat. Not as comfy as a late model Porsche but pretty good for a 914.
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post May 19 2006, 12:03 PM
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Very Nice ! Really doe look like they match the car.
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post May 19 2006, 12:06 PM
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QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ May 19 2006, 09:57 AM) *

What kind of shifter is that? LOL

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WOW, those look AWESOME. Thanks for sharing the pics James.
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post May 19 2006, 03:55 PM
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That color fabric insert looks great. Is that the same stuff they are using in Land Rovers and other hoity toity cars? If so, feels great on your butt.

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post May 19 2006, 04:04 PM
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QUOTE(James Adams @ May 19 2006, 09:17 AM) *
I had a circling buzzard before the Scheel was even out, so you are way too late. Nice try, though!


Hey. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif) That was MY Scheel seat. Maybe I wanted it back?
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post May 19 2006, 10:11 PM
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James,
Are the headrests adjustable (up/down), and are the colored inserts an option ?
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post May 19 2006, 10:18 PM
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I have a set of these seats in my 70. I am also very happy with them. I ran with the stock seat belts for a while and never had any issues with the way the belts function. I now have 5 point harnesses and they work great also.

Jim, yes the head rest is adjustable. Not sure about the inserts, but I would say yes. I order my seast from Craig at Camp914.
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post May 20 2006, 04:05 AM
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Elloit; I'll bet your plane against my 914 that it is the FAMOUS RENNSHIFT.
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