[DeTomaso] Plastic Seat Question

[David in Durango]

Yeah, lots of folks gather to watch my overwt. self climb in an out of stuff 
. . . .




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Kimball" <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
To: <artstephens at verizon.net>; <msm at portata.com>; "Pantera List Serve" 
<detomaso at realbig.com>
Cc: <mmerritt at eventvehicles.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 11:33 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Plastic Seat Question


>
> I may have already shared this story with the forum, but my car had Recaro 
> seats when I bought it; very comfortable, but they do have significant 
> side bolsters.
>
> On my first trip home with the car after picking it up from the loading 
> dock, my wife watched me try to extricate myself from the Pantera and 
> almost fall on my rear.  I'll never forget her comment:  "Hey Chris, any 
> 'cool factor' you have by driving that car will be completely erased when 
> they see you trying to get out of it!"
>
> I'm still practicing...
>
> Chris
>
>
>
>
>
>> From: artstephens at verizon.net
>> To: msm at portata.com; detomaso at realbig.com
>> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:36:12 -0700
>> CC: mmerritt at EventVehicles.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Plastic Seat Question
>>
>> Thanks Mark,
>>      I talked to Matt a couple of months ago about his seat.  He kindly
>> offered to let me try it out in my car.  I haven't got around to that 
>> yet.
>> Regarding the big side bolsters,  I agree.  I bought such a seat and had 
>> to
>> return it after one day,  there was no way it was going to work for me.
>> What I'm thinking about doing with the plastic seat is trimming out as 
>> much
>> of the side bolstering as necessary to make it easy to get in and out of 
>> the
>> car.  Hopefully removing the material won't cause the seat to be too 
>> flimsy
>> or even break?  The seats are pretty cheap to start with,  I should be 
>> able
>> to have one delivered for less than sixty dollars.
>>
>> Art
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Mark McWhinney" <msm at portata.com>
>> To: "Art Stephens" <artstephens at verizon.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
>> Cc: "Matt Merritt" <mmerritt at EventVehicles.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 5:08 PM
>> Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Plastic Seat Question
>>
>>
>> Matt Merritt had an off-the-shelf foam-on-plastic seat that he was able
>> to shave at the bottom to fit into a dropped pan.  As I recall, it
>> worked OK for him.
>>
>> Keep in mind that these side bolstered seats can be a PIA to get into
>> and out of.  You may find it is more of a hassle than it is worth in a
>> street car.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
>> On Behalf Of Art Stephens
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 3:57 PM
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Plastic Seat Question
>>
>>      Have any of you guys ever bought a plastic seat and then had it
>> upholstered?  If so,  were you happy with the results?  The link below
>> shows an example.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Art
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>> http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-G2100/?image=large
>>
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