[DeTomaso] advice on seats

michael at michaelshortt.com michael at michaelshortt.com
Wed Dec 18 17:28:55 EST 2013


Your best and far cheaper bet is to find Recaros from a crashed BMW , esp
M3, a pair might be $1,000, new more like $3, 000 each. eBay usually has
them as well as new upholstery kits if you want to recover.

Michael
On Dec 18, 2013 4:43 PM, "Freddy Henningsen" <fredhen at online.no> wrote:

>  does anyone have one picture of the Recaro seats that you use? and from Which
> one type of car you have taken it from? or is there any vendors that sell
> this?
>
> Freddy
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> *Cc:* DeTomaso at poca.com
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 18, 2013 10:32 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [DeTomaso] advice on seats
>
> Has anyone else noticed that all those available Corvette seats ARE
> available partly because the GM owners found other seats that were more
> comfortable or more attractive? One man's treat is another's poison....I
> personally find stock early Pantera seats, lightly modified and repadded to
> be light (for non-racing seats), comfortable on 8-hr drives for both tall
> and short drivers, and attractive. Plus, they fit the car. Elimination of
> the firewall bubble can not practically be done only with seat changes. But
> total bubble elimination CAN be done at fairly low cost, as a few of us
> have found.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Himes, Terry (397C) (397C) <terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov>
> To: John Donahue <demongusta at me.com>; LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com>
> Cc: DeTomaso <DeTomaso at poca.com>
> Sent: Wed, Dec 18, 2013 8:18 am
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] advice on seats
>
>   I have the Corvette C4 (74 I think) seats and passenger seat does not
> miss the bubble.   Plus the shoddy work done on re-upholstery and they are
> NOT that comfortable.  I, personally, would not go that direction again.
> I would like to go Recaro myself.
>
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> From: John Donahue <demongusta at me.com>
> Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 8:11 PM
> To: LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "DeTomaso at poca.com" <DeTomaso at poca.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] advice on seats
>
>  In all the "seat talk" - do any/all allow the passenger seat to miss the
> "bubble" and go all the way back?
> Jack
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> On Dec 17, 2013, at 6:04 PM, LS <lashdeep at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>    Chris, I would suggest getting your Recaros recovered. You already
> have them and you know they fit.
>
> They are one of the best seats out there.
>
> I have black Momo race seats in my car since the original standard seats
> were torture devices. Also, Momo was an original supplier to Detomaso and
> that was part of the decision.
>
> Fiero or Corvette seats in a Pantera? Sounds interesting but heavy...
>
> LS
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> *From:* Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
> *To:* Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com>; Ken Green <
> kenn_green at yahoo.com>
> *Cc:* Pantera list serve <detomaso at poca.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, December 15, 2013 11:45 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [DeTomaso] advice on seats
>
>  I've seen that brand before--I might check them out.  But I really like
> the way the Recaros feel.
>
> Chris
>
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> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] advice on seats
> From: will.kooiman at gmail.com
> Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 23:39:50 -0500
> CC: chrisvkimball at msn.com; detomaso at poca.com
> To: kenn_green at yahoo.com
>
> Find a dealer that has Corbeau seats.  Try an LG-1.  I haven't driven my
> car with these seats yet, but they fit the car nicely, and they were
> comfortable at the shop.
>
> I mounted mine to the floor with Porsche 911 mounts.  The Porsche has a
> flat floor pan, similar to a Pantera.
>
>  On Dec 15, 2013, at 6:58 PM, Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>   I bought a pair of Sparco Milano seats covered in a fake suede
> (Alcantara?) material and they fit me really well, but I had to remove the
> parking brake handle to make enough room for the passenger seat.
>
> I think a good upholstery shop can replace the padding when they recover
> the seats, and inspect the frames.  That seems like the best option.
>
> Ken
>   *From:* Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
> *To:* Pantera list serve <detomaso at poca.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, December 15, 2013 10:44 AM
> *Subject:* [DeTomaso] advice on seats
>
>  Hi Everyone,
>
> In the next 6 months or so I'm hoping to make some changes in Pandora's
> seats, and I need some sage advice.
>
> The seats in her now are Recaros--the kind that have the lower section
> that can pull in or out for more leg support.  They are really comfortable,
> and the only improvement as far as how they feel would be a little more
> lumbar support.
>
> Nevertheless, the cloth on the seats is starting to look worn.  I was
> planning on having them recovered in leather, with suede down the middle,
> and when I checked the pricing for that to be done (a year or two ago) I
> think it was going to cost between $1200 and $1400.  The seats are probably
> from the '80's, and I'm afraid getting them recovered might be tantamount
> to putting new wine in old wineskins, as it were.  For all I know, the foam
> might be just about to collapse, or the frame just about to wear out.
>
> So, here's the question:  Should I pay the money to get the current seats
> recovered, or sell them and use the money towards new Recaros.  I looked at
> some Recaros on-line, and the prices astounded me--over $3,000 each!
>  Still, in trying to save money, I don't want to throw good money after bad.
>
> Opinions will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Chris
>
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