1irondog

What do you guys think of these seats, would you put them in your 993?

allill

They look cool, are they leather and how much?

1irondog

Yes leather, about half the price of originals! I'll post some pics of them mounted in a 996 turbo

Barney1

How much ??

1irondog

Here you go! They list at $1800 for the pair, but I know he'll do better, maybe we can do a group buy?

CarreraX

Are those the reasonably priced ebay ones? I like them but I havent seen them is person. I would probably do it bit the lack of a real fia or some other cert scares me....

1irondog

I found them through Maxspeed, called him on the bucket ones I saw on e-bay and he told me he just got these in and that they are much more comfortable! Thats his turbo their mounted in.

CarreraX

I really like them but as I said, Im worried about the crash worthiness of them. Since my car does its share of track work it does concern me. Not to mention I do a great deal of business in China and all over southeast asia and although they make some good stuff, I have to question it when my life is on the line. I have been heavily involved in racing since the early 90's and have seen my share of crashes and the damage that has happened. I would probably shy away from them unless Im missing something in their quality. I do want to say that I have never seen them in person nor have I heard anything bad. They do look really nice though!

Mark in Baltimore

+1. If you get rear-ended, would the seats be able to take the force of the impact and not cause significant injury? How strong is the fiberglass? Has it ever been crash-tested by an appropraite sanctioning body such as the FIA or TUV? Additionally, in the first photo, it looks like the harness openings are not symmetrical in the horizontal placement. If this is true, I think that speaks volumes for the lack of quality.

In answer to your question, no, without proper certification, I would never consider them for any car I own.

1irondog

This is why Im asking, I respect all of the experience on this site!! Im just going to have to save my pennies and go for the real ones. If anyone has GT3 seats for sale or hears of any, please let me know! thanks

CarreraX

There are also other nice high quality seats out there if you look a bit. Plus, even if the CF seat backs are strong enough what about the bracketry that the pivots and things bolt it. These may be best for high bling factor show kinda cars.

1irondog

What seats do you recommend for upgrade? I may want to track some day!

Al Z

Try the Recaro pole position in leather. I had them on my 993 and they fit and look great.
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1irondog

Comfortable for a daily driver???

Al Z

For myself and girlfriend, they were more comfortable then the stock units. I drove from near detroit to Indy for the F1 race last year with them. They do take a little practice to get in and out of them at first. Once you are in them, they are great. They also look much better in 993 then the GT3 seats, IMO.
The GT3 belong in a 996.
AL Z