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Just Jap's Recaro Style Racing Seats... Any Good?!

HaZ3inSKY

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I was thinking of buying the Recaro style seats from Just Jap, for my Skyline r33 ser.2. But I'm hesitant! Dey advertise dat the railings are universal, but yet dey say it will not bolt on to any car!

Dis is their advice:

To successfully fit these seats into your car, i will need to make a bracket to adapt these rails to your floor. Otherwise you can adapt your standard seat rails to this seat.

Now has anybody put these their skyline r33? what do i need to do? make a bracket? or adapt standard seat rails to the seat...but how? Worth getting?

HELP PLEASE! :D

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Yeah you need to make custom brackets that bolt from the universal rail to the bolting locations aswell as making a bracket for seatbelt buckle.

They are nowhere near as good as 'real' ones and don't hug you as much if at all.

Get genuine recaro/bride or GTR seats, can't go wrong with them and less headache as they will bolt directly in.

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I've also read, it is better to buy the bride rail and just drill 2 holes to fit the recaro seats! Because the bride rails bolt on to the skyline rite? Is this tru? If so i'll go buy these INSTANTLY!

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I use to have the Recaro copies in my car, surprisely they're actually more comfortable than my bride ergo.

You could buy bride rails and redrill to fit... easier and quicker

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Cheers fro the help guys!

Access Autoworks r selling Bride rails on ebay!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Genuine-Bride-Seat-...9QQcmdZViewItem

I asked them if these come as a pair... they haven't replied! Does any body noe if dey r? Or can I get these rails some other place?

Michael_1882 Mentor

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I'm running a bride rail with a Spaco Pro 2000, had to modify the rail (drilling holes) to fit it =) still wasn't to much of a hassel.

I'd go a real seat over a "copy" anyday i've sat in them and there just not the same.

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D does not replace the letter "th" when positioned next to eachother :blink:

I've been thinking about them too. I only live 2 mins away from Just Jap and have seen them and they feel reasonable quality. I've been thinking about it myself instead of a retrim.

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I finally bought these recaro style seats from just jap!! their comfy as!! Now i have to put them in the car. When I get the bride rails, where exactly do I drill the two holes?

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i had a set of the justjap recaro copies and didnt like them. Cant compare to genuine ones as they dont provide as much support from the sides. But for the price you cant complain. If you want good seats for track get genuine ones but these are fine for the street.

As for mounting... dont mount on a standard rail as they will sit too high. The universal rails they give you are pretty much useless without fabrication and welding.

Getting a bride low mount rail and modifying that would be the best thing.

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I went into JustJap today to check these seats out and was fairly happy with them. i'm replacing the seats in my 32 GTR because i find them uncomfortable and don't support my back properly, and the Bride copies on display seemed a pretty good fit. Has anyone found these seats to degrade quickly? the material seems ok but I wonder if it'll hold up over time. Also, as far as rails are concerned, how much am I looking at spending on a set, and who do you guys recommend?

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I went into JustJap today to check these seats out and was fairly happy with them. i'm replacing the seats in my 32 GTR because i find them uncomfortable and don't support my back properly, and the Bride copies on display seemed a pretty good fit. Has anyone found these seats to degrade quickly? the material seems ok but I wonder if it'll hold up over time. Also, as far as rails are concerned, how much am I looking at spending on a set, and who do you guys recommend?

The rails go for ~150 per side second hand. I heard auto technica make bolt on rails now and they are also ~150 brand new.

As for the seats, IMHO I wouldnt stick some copy seats in a GTR, i would rather go for a set of 33 or 34 GTR seats. I think just jap had a nice set of 33 GTR seats for $900, which isnt far off what your going to need to spend ie $400 for the seats and $300 for the rails. Also in terms of material quality even my friends genuine Bride's in really good condition have been UV affected, they have faded on the top section closest to the window. Also found his Bride Ergo's to be too firm(good for the track) but for everyday use i would much prefer my 33 GTR seats

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