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Old Feb 16, 2025 | 06:54 PM
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Recaro Ls-L seats installed

Finally finished installing these after making adapters for both tracks. Switched to 4th gen manual seat tracks with the pivot feature. Which make the seats sit a little higher than they normally would, but only by about 1/2 inch. That said they fit better than the stock (4th gen) T/A seats did. The recliner ***** dont rub on the retractor or the center console and the head rest just clears the visor on the forward incline.

With adapters installed.

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Old Feb 16, 2025 | 07:00 PM
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Those look amazing.
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Old Feb 16, 2025 | 07:13 PM
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Thanks, only wish id gotten them a long time ago.
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Old Feb 16, 2025 | 07:28 PM
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Those look awesome.
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Old Feb 16, 2025 | 07:40 PM
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Re: Recaro Ls-L seats installed

They look great. Bet they feel good too!
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Old Feb 16, 2025 | 07:53 PM
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Re: Recaro Ls-L seats installed

Thanks guys. They're quite a difference from the 4th gen t/a seats. They feel like they're wrapped around me, firm, but still soft.
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Old Feb 16, 2025 | 08:16 PM
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Very nice seats.
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Old Feb 17, 2025 | 10:05 AM
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Thanks.
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Re: Recaro Ls-L seats installed

Those looks fantastic! Anyone sell the 4th gen seat tracks or did you take them off the TA seats you had?
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Old Feb 21, 2025 | 06:22 PM
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Re: Recaro Ls-L seats installed

Thanks, i got both seat tracks at the JY. One i modified for my passenger seat, cause i like the pivot feature on it. Both tracks are 4th gen t/a and dr. side. I had power on the dr.side w/ the T/A seats, but never used it. So i decided to use the manual track on the recaro seat.
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