Thinking of new seats

[Blackbirdws6]

After driving my G8 everyday, the factory leather firebird seats are just not as comfortable or supportive. I would like to change the seats in my firebird to a more race oriented style that is supportive and comfortable. It seems all of them come in black or grey. I saw 6LE sold tan seat sets but I'm not sure how much I liked them.

Is my only option to buy a seat I like and have it reupholstered?

[LTb1ow]

Race oriented and comfy, shouldn't be in the same sentance.

No offense to kirk but 6le seats blow, i prefer my stockers. Recaros are a popular swap i think?

But you be baller, take out seats and have a leather shop make em supple, firm and out of whale foreskin.

[sweetbmxrider]

I like the corbeau in the lemon. If you could get one your size that might also recline AND have it reupholstered, prob be the cat's meow.

[Blackbirdws6]

I find the more supportive seats more comfortable actually even with less padding. Kirks weren't bad but I wasn't blown away. The brackets are kinda meh but I imagine I will need to fab with anything I buy.

So if there are no tan options, which seats would you recommend? Which are easier to install?

[Blackbirdws6]

Only $1,700.... Lol

[sweetbmxrider]

What about gto seats? Have you sat in them? What about g8 seats???? srs

[Blackbirdws6]

GTO seats are comfy but look goofy in Fbods IMO. G8 seats will be hard to cone by.

[coolmanvette75]

corbeau a4's are comfy as hell...

[sweetbmxrider]

Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6

GTO seats are comfy but look goofy in Fbods IMO. G8 seats will be hard to cone by.

Would they be worth the wait?

[Blackbirdws6]

Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider

Would they be worth the wait?

Prob not and they may sit too tall. Have to take a look and see.

[KirkEvil]

The 6LE seats are ok for the price, but I dont think the back support is that great, and theyre too tall for a roll bar. Im looking at corbeau VRX2000's but they are expensive. I think you are looking at $1k+ brackets to start for 2 decent seats. Just get your stockers stuffed with baby harp seels and wrapped in tiger pelts

[Jersey Mike]

Originally Posted by KirkEvil

corbeau VRX2000

These are actually the seats I was going to suggest, as I intend to put them in the TA down the road. But they don't come in a tan finish. I believe they're 700 or so a pop, but there are deals out there. If you're okay with black leather or suede, the CR1 and the VX2000 are two you should take a closer look at.


Or, if you want to be Mr. Mega-Baller, try to find some 2009+ CTS-V optional Recaro seats. Very nice seats; Air cooled & heated, recline-able, supportive, and comfortable. ...But we're talking $3,000 for the pair, and not Tan. #Dreamer #ProjectorGroupPurchase #EngineeringWife

[Blackbirdws6]

I know it won't be cheap considering I will likely do the rear seat leather when I do the fronts to match. You should know better than to think I am scared of blowing $$ on this car. I was looking at the Corbeau's last night which look good. I really don't want to do anything with the stockers since I want some better support in the mid section and shoulder area.

I noticed the G8 seats can be had on ebay for somewhat reasonable prices but they actually don't look all that great by themselves. The height may be an issue as well but I can measure it for fun.

I will keep looking around but the CTS-V option is meh, but rather just buy the car.

[BonzoHansen]

i might suggest posting over at pro-touring and/or lateral-g, a lot more high end guys there that spend such money. you may want to consider hitting some big shows like a good guys, see what people are running and maybe even sit in some seats. you'd be surprised how many folks will let you sit if you approach it right.

[Mike]

Originally Posted by BonzoHansen

i might suggest posting over at pro-touring and/or lateral-g, a lot more high end guys there that spend such money. you may want to consider hitting some big shows like a good guys, see what people are running and maybe even sit in some seats. you'd be surprised how many folks will let you sit if you approach it right.

So you're saying there are some good guys at good guys?

[BonzoHansen]

or similar, yes

[Blackbirdws6]

Originally Posted by BonzoHansen

i might suggest posting over at pro-touring and/or lateral-g, a lot more high end guys there that spend such money. you may want to consider hitting some big shows like a good guys, see what people are running and maybe even sit in some seats. you'd be surprised how many folks will let you sit if you approach it right.

Yea I think that's what I will need to do. I would like to keep the budget under $2k but depending on the custom work to make it look nice, it will probably be more. I have no impression of how much that can be but I assume it won't be cheap. I will keep looking.

[WSex]

05ish hyundai tiburon seats come in tan black and gray
theyre comfy and are some how sporty

[WSex]

orrrr


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lamborghini-...#ht_500wt_1618


lambo gallardo seats
imo

[shadowfire]

Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6

Only $1,700.... Lol

in black they would look good

[coolmanvette75]

Originally Posted by shadowfire

in black they would look good

His interior is tan

[shadowfire]

Originally Posted by coolmanvette75

His interior is tan

oh yeah

[sweetbmxrider]

Susquahanna Motorsports stock anything? Might be worth the road trip to try them out.

[Blackbirdws6]

Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider

Susquahanna Motorsports stock anything? Might be worth the road trip to try them out.

Was thinking the same thing

[qwikz28]

Brian-

I've gone from stockers, to Sparco Torinos, to GTO seats in my car. The stockers were comfy but had no lateral support. The Sparcos had a ton of lateral support, but were miserably unpadded. The GTO seats are super goofy looking, and too big. Took way too much effort to make it work. (there are pictures around here somewhere of them in there)

I am getting ready to swap them out already and try these: http://www.corbeau.com/products/reclining_seats/gts_ii/ Only thing preventing me from doing it this winter is figuring out how to not get my seatbelt to irritate the heck out of my neck. What do you think of these? They can be had in black or grey, or can be reupholstered and still be far cheaper than recaros.

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