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Old 01-24-2020, 04:29 PM
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Default Question re: Carbon bucket seats for 7.2

I have a 2011 GT3 with carbon bucket seats. The driver-side seat bracket has three holes for adjustability (see pic). Is this normal? All other 997 bucket seats I have seen do not have these holes. They don't look like they were modified but rather came this way from the factory, but I am not sure. Just curious.


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Do you have a pic from further away? It looks like the side mounts are not the factory ones from what I can tell.
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Mine don't have that.
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Aftermarket seat rails?
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mine don't either... i wish they did though.
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Here's a wider shot. I couldn't see any manufacturer logo anywhere on the brackets. They must be aftermarket. I wonder who makes them. They are pretty sweet.


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Here’s a picture of mine, Jim. Looks like an additional piece was welded to the forward portion of your bracket, allowing the seat to be adjusted further.

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Here's a wider shot. I couldn't see any manufacturer logo anywhere on the brackets. They must be aftermarket. I wonder who makes them. They are pretty sweet.

Those look almost factory. If ya don't like 'em I'll trade ya for my stockers. Those are nice brackets. OEM+
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Whatever those mounts are I would prefer them over stock. I would love to have the ability to tilt back my GT2 buckets.
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https://cantrellmotorsport.com/produ...side-mounts-2/
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I'm definitely keeping them. Was just curious if this was an option or something. Curious who makes these. They look different than the Cantrell units.

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Those look almost factory. If ya don't like 'em I'll trade ya for my stockers. Those are nice brackets. OEM+
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If anyone has these in Ohio, or close to Cleveland specifically (like Pittsburgh) let me know. Would be curious to sit in these and see if they would allow me to get a set of buckets. Normally buckets are way too high for me.



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