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I am looking at buying some Recaro's for the Stagea s/hand

I have a few different cloth trims to choose from

They will be going in a series 2

I may also consider re-triming down the track the rear seats and door cloth inserts, so I will need to match the trim of the front seats aswell. So that needs to be considered

Will red be too much?

I am leaning towards the red ones as they are in the best condition

I have a Hyper Rev mag with over a 100 pages of Stagea's which shows all these cloth options in the cars, and they all look good. I just can not make my mind up :fakenopic:

Also have the option of the grey R34 GTR East bear seats new, but they an extra $600-700

One other option is R32/R33 GTR seats which bolt straight in, but would look at retrimming them

What are thoughts?

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i'm keen to get new seats too, although losing the electrics and leather front seats might be a downer. is one of those picture in leather?

i think the stageas need better front seats if you plan on upgrading the speed/handling of them. the seats don't really wrap around enough for my liking

i'm keen to get new seats too, although losing the electrics and leather front seats might be a downer. is one of those picture in leather?

i think the stageas need better front seats if you plan on upgrading the speed/handling of them. the seats don't really wrap around enough for my liking

I think the third ones are leather. I think 2 tone leather would be a good re trim idea id like black bolsters with grey inserts if it was me looks sporty but also luxury and not in your face and you could match the rears if you had the $$$ another option is coloured stiching depending on what you like ie red stiching in the leather if you had an all black seat and you could get your gear boot and handbrake boot done the same would look the goods imo

I'm yet to sit in GTR seats (either that, or I can't remember), but I love the way they look. It's such a clean and simple design, yet functional.

The third set looks the best, closely followed by the fourth. I would love leather with perforated leather inserts (which is kinda what the third set looks like anyway), or perforated leather with suede or alcantara. And black/grey or black/dark green to match my paint would be nice. I wouldn't do it if my car was red, yellow or a bright colour, though.

Also, don't forget Duncan has sets of seats going at reasonable prices too - link here...

Red Recaros. Means business. Comfy. Looks tough. and everyone will go "wow look, red recaros!"

youd have to go 5pt harnesses but, or it would look a bit weird, hey. which can be an inconvenience. just my two yen.

the red inserts i think would lok awesome in the black doorcards.

most of the guys who have sat in my series 2 S like the seats (they are a bit different to the series 1 ones..) so while they may not be as gucci as what you are considering, they might be cheaper to pick up second hand. Would anyone who has sat in mine like to comment?

Ian

most of the guys who have sat in my series 2 S like the seats (they are a bit different to the series 1 ones..) so while they may not be as gucci as what you are considering, they might be cheaper to pick up second hand. Would anyone who has sat in mine like to comment?

Ian

Factory seats just don't cut it when it comes good side support

I have sat in a series 2 260RS Autech

you could go the gtr seats just because they would be an easy fit, and look at getting a pair of the leatherette seat covers that had a thread going a while ago. being a bit more common than stagea seats, shouldnt be a difficult find, even getting a colour to suit.

I know that R32 GTR seats and rails bolt straight into R33, so seeing as the floorpan of the Stagea is similar, if not the same, then it shouldn't be an issue.

Removing the seats while they're still on the rails, is probably the quickest and easiest way, anyway, isn't it?

I have been speaking to Jake32 and he has R34 GTR seats in his 260RS. They bolt straight in as do R32 and R33 GTR seats.

R34 GTT seats do not as the R34 GT 2WD has a different floor pan.

Jake32 said that the GTR seats sit a bit too low. He did admit he is a bit short to see over the bonnet

You can not just un-bolt the rails from any of the factory Nissan seats and re-use them on aftermarket seats

You will need to use the Recaro/Bride rails to suit.

I have noticed that the Stagea Recaro/bride rails sit higher than the R32, R33, R34 rails.

Terminal hope this helps

Gtr seats are one of the best factory seats for comfort and handling, I had a set before in my R32, but I am yet to see a set that have been re-covered that look any good. That is why I was leaning towards the Recaro.

the seats in this car are the most comfortable and supportive for a "race"seat i`ve ever come across

just change the logo to "tommy hilfiger".....how gucci is that :P

They are either SR 4, 5 or 6

Got offered a set of them in the blue trim for 2K out of a Evo 6 or 7

Blitz has a set of Recaros with rails for 850. Drivers needs a cover but at that price it's really worth a look even with shipping and trimming, especially with the rails.

BTW Steve, I still owe you some for the GTR cooler hoses. Much appreciated. Or are you gonna make me turn up with a few cartons once I've moved home to Brisvegas?

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