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Old 01-24-2003, 10:43 PM
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looking for a comfortable seat. Thinking torino. Any suggestions
Old 01-24-2003, 10:53 PM
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Nothing better than the stock porsche sport seats....

hard to find though.

The sparcos are not bad either, but the quality seems to be lacking lately...
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I've been considering the torinos myself, i have the stock seats and they're in relatively great shape (only slight wear on the driver's bolster) so I'm in no hurry. What I'd really like is to be able to try them out before buying. I'm also curious if they sit at the same height or higher/lower because with the stock seats i barely have clearance with a helmet on.
Old 01-24-2003, 11:27 PM
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todd thats my problem as well my seats are in great shape. I just want to update as I am thinking of stripping the rest of the interior for race.
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So, what would a good pair of stock seats sell for?
Old 01-25-2003, 12:17 AM
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todd you thinking sell your seats and then buy some sparcos? I am keeping mine when I do this
Old 01-25-2003, 12:38 AM
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konig k5000 sport seats... I am going to buy two of those as soon as I get the money together. Such sweet seats. Just my humble opinion, though.
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Old 01-25-2003, 12:42 AM
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Corbeau Forza. I simply love mine and it took out over 30Lbs!!
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forza looks cool , k 5000 that might be a little much for a race. I sweat while sitting on leather and you certainly don't want to slip on the seat on turns
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wow sorry 2 big on the avatar
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I know i'm going to see about recovering options, now that I'm down to one car I need a seat I can enjoy dailY, and the stock seats are not bad but I need the cracked leather to go...

Who knows, find someone with the seats you like and try them out first....
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check the sparco torino out

<a href="http://www.sparcousa.com/pseats_street.asp?id=95" target="_blank">http://www.sparcousa.com/pseats_street.asp?id=95</a>
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by ian:
<strong>Nothing better than the stock porsche sport seats....

hard to find though.
...</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">That is what I have, they are awesome. I am switching them to my US spec car once it gets here. I have sat in a few racing seats and I like the factory sport seats much more. If you are a wide person I would have to say that they would be rather uncomfortable...
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by ian:
<strong>Nothing better than the stock porsche sport seats....</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">kami,

If you are going to race your car I believe you need a 1-piece race seat (like the Sparco Evo). More hard core than the Torino or the factory Sport seats.
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Corbeau has some great seats and they're about as much as having the stock seats recovered nicely. They fit great too.

<a href="http://home.off-road.com/~mithrandir/944/DCP02247.JPG" target="_blank">http://home.off-road.com/~mithrandir/944/DCP02247.JPG</a>


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