<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:24pt"><div><span>I have a set of Lotus Elise seats in the garage that I've been meaning to put into the car. Still mulling that over and not sure if I will do it. </span></div><div></div><div> </div><div>TimePiece Public Relations & Marketing<br>Marketing Acceleration<br>www.tprm-usa.com</div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <br> <br> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> On Wednesday, December 18, 2013 3:47 PM, "michael@michaelshortt.com" <michael@michaelshortt.com> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <div
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<div>but to also wear a helmet if needed. They are far lighter than the stock seats.</div><div>I don't know why this topic is attracting haters, perhaps unless your ass has driven in them (C4 seats), one shouldn't comment.</div>
<div>I've sat in in Recaro's in a Pantera and could not sit upright because I am more torso than leg ( 6' tall, 30" inseam ),</div><div>yet I loved them in my old BMW and the additional adjustable thigh support feature was nice for long trips.</div>
<div>If one is lucky enough to "fit" in them, they're very nice.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Michael Shortt</div></div><div class="yiv4475356529gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv4475356529yqt6085866130" id="yiv4475356529yqtfd87525"><div class="yiv4475356529gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 4:32 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:jderyke@aol.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:jderyke@aol.com">jderyke@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none">
<blockquote class="yiv4475356529gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><font color="black" face="arial">H<font>as 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. </font></font><div>
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<div>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</div>
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<div>In all the "seat talk" - do any/all allow the passenger seat to miss the "bubble" and go all the way back? </div>
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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.
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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
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<div>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,
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