Seats

[PranK]

Hey Guys,

I am looking to get some Recaro SR's or some Brides or so for my GTR in the near future, i wanted to know what people had and how they found them. I have found some OBX seats for sale which look really nice and they are ADR compliant, but i have never heard of them... and they have a universal fit thing, so they fit to any sub-frame? i dont know how i feel about that.. does anybody know about these seats?

Christian.

[blind_elk]

I have a Recaro in my GTS4. I had a Stratos for a little while (while the Recaro was being adapted to a Brides base) - it wasn't too bad, but it showed its age.

With the Recaro, you can sit a bit lower in the car because the cushion is firmer. It gives much better lateral support, and it gives much better support under the thighs and behind the knees. It's not until you go back the the factory seat that you realise how good the Recaro really is.

The advantage is that you get to keep the seat if you sell the car, and the car gets sold with a near perfect (factory) seat.

[Grim]

Prank, can i just ask where are you looking for these seats? Are they in stores around Sydney or online from Japan? (I'm having probs sourcing a local dealer in quality seats)

[predator]

This place makes them in Melbourne.. look nice from the photos - no idea of what they are like

http://www.aerotech.com.au/

[RadiuM]

I think i have a pair of SR's in my car, i tried looking for the exact model a while back and didnt have much luck.

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anyway, they are awesome seats, very comfortable and would recommend them..

They hold you in very well around all sorts of corners and give a greater feeling that the car is sticking to the road alot better as your not being thrown around

Shaun

[xboy]

hi Prank, I've tried those recaro seat from Integra Type-R before but I found that R33 GTR seats are pretty good and not much point changing. but the recaro definitely look much nicer

[benm]

If i knew a place in Sydney that stocked Recaro's and had them on display i probably would have bought a recaro a long time ago.

I was in my mates 100% stock WRX last saturday and the recaro's in that car are absolute brilliant. They hold u in like nothing else and u really get a more comfortable ride its unreal.

What are Recaro's worth brand new? $1000 onwards?

[CNG]

I have a Recaro SP-G as my drivers seat in the Supra. This seat holds you in like nothing else. Compared to the stockie Supra seat (which is crap as it sits you too high and has no significant lateral support) the difference when cornering is like night and day - the SOTP feedback from the car is so much better it inspires greater confidence when taking corners etc.

It also sits you lower to the floor, so if you are tall, then the bonus is greater headroom!

I also have a Recaro SR-III as the passengers seat. Not quite as snug as the SP-G, but then it is a recliner. It is very comfortable, probably more so than the SP-G, as there is more room to move around in it, and the shell is much softer.

Both the above seats sit on Bride rails.

Where did I get them - came with the car, so I have no idea how much they would cost.

I also have a Recaro Pole Position and SR4 in the R33, but havent spent much time in it yet, so I probably dont have much in the way of constructive comment. Let me just say that its MUCH easier getting in and out of the Pole Position than it is out of the SP-G!!!

Cheers,

Chris

[PranK]

benm, the Recaro SR's retail for $1k, then rails are another couple of hundred. Roman Autotek are the distributors for Recaro - i'll go out and sit in a few before i buy some.

i just dont like my stock GTR seats.. they are way uncomfy for me.