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Awesome! Some good pictures and ideas here. I'm picking up a Miami Blue RS with yellow stitching/seat belts today, thinking about doing some inserts for it. Just plain black/white, or any ideas what else might look good?
Hi reacher,
Depending on how bold you want to go, I think this would look fantastic!
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Do you or will you offer a rewrap option on customers' inserts from your swatch of fabrics at a lower cost? BTW I have 4 way seats incoming on my GT3T and looking to go with either houndstooth or pepita.
Bruce,
Thank you for your interest, but the design of the 4 way seats is different than the LWB seats, and our inserts won’t work with your 4 ways.
Hopefully you’ve received the swatches I sent. I think a simple answer regarding the white is, it depends on how you use your car. Leisurely = less chance of getting dirty. Lots of track time = greater chance. Fortunately, all of our seat inserts are scotchgarded for added durability.
Regarding the memory foam, we are using top quality memory foam that is used in commercial grade memory foam mattresses with proven performance. To date, we’ve had nothing but positive feedback.
Thanks,
Kim
I had Kim custom make me the Pepita inserts with the additional memory foam to keep my wife happy on longer trips. Just did a drive from Central California to Los Angeles, about 4 hours and the improvement was significant! My right leg used to get numb after 2 hours of driving with the LWBS, but I was pretty comfy and didn't have the usual numbness. The memory foam also did a better job of contouring to my lumbar area for the backrest.
It's similar to a pillow top mattress, soft on the top 1 inch with the firmer support below so you're not just sinking into the foam.
BTW, Kim and her husband are an absolute pleasure to deal with! Very responsive to all my requests and always thinking about ways to improve based on my feedback. Not to mention the quality of their product is top notch! I'd say they are on par if not better than the factory inserts.
I had Kim custom make me the Pepita inserts with the additional memory foam to keep my wife happy on longer trips. Just did a drive from Central California to Los Angeles, about 4 hours and the improvement was significant! My right leg used to get numb after 2 hours of driving with the LWBS, but I was pretty comfy and didn't have the usual numbness. The memory foam also did a better job of contouring to my lumbar area for the backrest.
It's similar to a pillow top mattress, soft on the top 1 inch with the firmer support below so you're not just sinking into the foam.
BTW, Kim and her husband are an absolute pleasure to deal with! Very responsive to all my requests and always thinking about ways to improve based on my feedback. Not to mention the quality of their product is top notch! I'd say they are on par if not better than the factory inserts.
I had the exact same problem with my right leg cramping up after 2hrs. I just placed an order for a set with the memory foam option also. Interesting that I never had that problem in my '16RS with PDK, maybe because I have the seat moved up closer with the manual is causing the leg cramps. Hope this solves the problem.
Is it covering the entire area beneath the bottom cushion or just the rear 1/3'ish ? Is it up against the fabric or at the bottom of the existing foam cushion ?
I am going to experiment with a 1/2" thick piece and wondered what works best.
Is it covering the entire area beneath the bottom cushion or just the rear 1/3'ish ? Is it up against the fabric or at the bottom of the existing foam cushion ?
I am going to experiment with a 1/2" thick piece and wondered what works best.
Thanks
Hi Matrog,
Great questions! The 1” memory foam covers the entire bottom cushion and back cushion, and is placed between our foam inserts and the new seat covers.
Great questions! The 1” memory foam covers the entire bottom cushion and back cushion, and is placed between our foam inserts and the new seat covers.
Thanks!
Kim
Interesting. Do you add extra fabric to the seat cover to account for the extra thickness or do you shave the existing pad down to account for the extra width ?
Interesting. Do you add extra fabric to the seat cover to account for the extra thickness or do you shave the existing pad down to account for the extra width ?
Thank you for your help.
I'm not sure of the actual measurement, but it doesn't feel a whole lot thicker than the stock foam cushions. You feel the initial thickness, but because the memory foam contours to your body, you don't feel like you're sitting on a thick piece of foam.
The main winner for me is that I don't feel that it takes away from the driving experience of the LWBS. One of wonderful things I like about the LWBS is you feel the tiny vibrations from the road and motor, especially when climbing up to 9k...all those sensations are still there. That was something I was a little worried about, but it's all positives! For anyone looking for just a little more comfort, these certainly do the trick!
I'm not sure of the actual measurement, but it doesn't feel a whole lot thicker than the stock foam cushions. You feel the initial thickness, but because the memory foam contours to your body, you don't feel like you're sitting on a thick piece of foam.
The main winner for me is that I don't feel that it takes away from the driving experience of the LWBS. One of wonderful things I like about the LWBS is you feel the tiny vibrations from the road and motor, especially when climbing up to 9k...all those sensations are still there. That was something I was a little worried about, but it's all positives! For anyone looking for just a little more comfort, these certainly do the trick!
Interesting. Do you add extra fabric to the seat cover to account for the extra thickness or do you shave the existing pad down to account for the extra width ?
Thank you for your help.
Hi Matrog,
In order to avoid compressing the 1" memory foam and eliminating the benefit, you have to increase the height of the seat insert, and as a result we modify our covers specifically to accommodate the memory foam. As gt3touring commented, the benefit of the memory is how it contours to the body, which necessitates the need for the foam to be in an uncompressed state when you initially sit on the seat.
Awesome! Some good pictures and ideas here. I'm picking up a Miami Blue RS with yellow stitching/seat belts today, thinking about doing some inserts for it. Just plain black/white, or any ideas what else might look good?
02-13-2019, 09:20 PM
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