[DeTomaso] replacement seats

[Boyd Casey]

Thank you for the valuable information. I'm afraid that the quality of the
seats doesn't warrant any additional expenditure on them. They were
represented as "Leather: when they were in fact vinyl. If you look you will
notice more and more seats are advertised as "leather" and then in the fine
print disclaimer they mention "PVC". They also  say "Recaro" style (
instead of Recaro). This has become more and more common as these offshore
manufacturers continually attempt to skirt the piracy laws. When I first
received these seats and discovered that they were in fact vinyl the
sellers refunded  90% of the purchase price and asked me to keep the seats.
Now it is time to replace them and I am going to make sure that everything
is actually the correct brand and the correct material. Thanks again for
your advice and spread the word's ( Cavet Emptor )  "Let the buyer beware!"

Boyd


On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 1:55 AM, Michael Cox <coxmichaelt at gmail.com> wrote:

> Boyd said:
> > I currently have some recaro "Style" seats (reclining) that have much
> more
> > seat cushion thickness then the "Fixed back" style. I can barley fit in
> the
> > car while wearing a helmet.
>
> If you like your existing seats take them to an upholsterer and have the
> bottom and back foam replaced. I did that with my FloFit seats (very
> similar
> to Recaros from the 80's). I also had SOBill make me some custom
> brackets so they will still adjust forward and back but I gained enough
> room for me and a helmet. The brackets were from my BMW that had
> the seats for years before the Pantera.
>
>    --mike
>
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   Thank you for the valuable information. I'm afraid that the quality of
   the seats doesn't warrant any additional expenditure on them. They were
   represented as "Leather: when they were in fact vinyl. If you look you
   will notice more and more seats are advertised as "leather" and then in
   the fine print disclaimer they mention "PVC". They also A say "Recaro"
   style ( instead of Recaro). This has become more and more common as
   these offshore manufacturers continually attempt to skirt the piracy
   laws. When I first received these seats and discovered that they were
   in fact vinyl the sellers refunded A 90% of the purchase price and
   asked me to keep the seats. Now it is time to replace them and I am
   going to make sure that everything is actually the correct brand and
   the correct material. Thanks again for your advice and spread the
   word's ( Cavet Emptor ) A "Let the buyer beware!"A
   Boyd

   On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 1:55 AM, Michael Cox <[1]coxmichaelt at gmail.com>
   wrote:

   Boyd said:
   > IA currently have some recaro "Style" seats (reclining) that have
   much more
   > seat cushion thickness then the "Fixed back" style. I can barley fit
   in the
   > car while wearing a helmet.
   If you like your existing seats take them to an upholsterer and have
   the
   bottom and back foam replaced. I did that with my FloFit seats (very
   similar
   toA Recaros from the 80's). I also had SOBill make me some custom
   brackets so they will still adjust forward and back but I gained enough
   room for me and a helmet. The brackets were from my BMW that had
   the seats for years before the Pantera.
   A  A --mike

References

   1. mailto:coxmichaelt at gmail.com