[DeTomaso] Recaro "Style" seats, is there room for them?

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

Thomas,

I have Recaros in my Pantera, and love them.   The caveat is that they are 
about 2 inches thicker in the seat bottom than the stock seat, and also in the 
seat backs, so without any changes these seats will push you up and forward, 
usually   not a good thing.   You can get much of that back by lowering the 
floorpans (I believe your GT5 came from the factory with lowered floors, no?), and 
if necessary, removing some padding.

My seats are extremely comfortable and unfortunately expensive; they cost me 
$1410 back in 1993.   They would be better with more lumbar support.   Part of 
the high cost was caused by extra optional inflatable lumbar bladders, which 
unfortunately got lost somehow and never installed. :<(

What I have is similar to these, although more aggressive (more bolstering):

http://www.recaro.com/index.php?id=166&region=5&L=2

This is a standard '80s style seat without the wild "The Fast and The 
Furious" graphics etc. that most Recaros now seem to have, as they are appealing 
mainly to the hot-rod Honda set.

Mike


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