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Old Dec 24, 2007 | 08:27 PM
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Aftermarket seats?

Well, I sold my mint grey seats and am looking into aftermarket seats. What do you all suggest? I'm looking for black or mostly black seats and at a somewhat decent price. Well, I'm not looking for the most expensive ones anyway. Got pics? Not really looking for 4th gen seats either. Not looking for a drag seat either.
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Old Dec 24, 2007 | 10:13 PM
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Re: Aftermarket seats?

I wanted some nice aftermarket seats, but I realized that I had no idea what I was going to do about the seatbelt loop, and I didnt want to bolt it to a new seat...
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Old Dec 25, 2007 | 02:54 PM
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Re: Aftermarket seats?

I just got a set of seats from http://www.arizenracingsports.com/pa...zen/CTGY/Seats

They were very reasonably priced and fit and look great. They also have the option for adding the seatbelt loop.
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Old Dec 26, 2007 | 06:37 PM
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Re: Aftermarket seats?

Karps those seats are very nice. Do you have pics of them installed? Are they normal height inside the car? Did you need special brackets? I hear some aftermarket seats raise the height one-two inches.
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Old Dec 26, 2007 | 09:05 PM
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Re: Aftermarket seats?

Unfortunately, I don't have decent pics of them installed yet. All of my plastic panels are out the car being wrapped. What's nice is they offer matching covers for the rear seats, so if you do a 2-tone color combination you can have the rear seats matched. Which was really important to me.

This is the best I have for pics right now



Anyways, sitting in the car with the T-tops on, I don't think they are any higher then the 4th gen seats I replaced. Arizen offers brackets that fit pretty nice and IMO are pretty low.
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Old Dec 26, 2007 | 11:18 PM
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Re: Aftermarket seats?

Originally Posted by Karps TA
I just got a set of seats from http://www.arizenracingsports.com/pa...zen/CTGY/Seats

They were very reasonably priced and fit and look great. They also have the option for adding the seatbelt loop.
What is reasonable? 700 each?

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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 12:15 AM
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any one have experience with cheaper seats?

has any one purchased a seat in the 2-300$ range? if so how was the fitment? im looking for a new one to keep me in place during autoX, but also will fit without modifaction or sit higher than stock, cuz as is i am already hitting my helmet on the roof of the car.
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 07:29 AM
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Re: Aftermarket seats?

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What is reasonable? 700 each?

Those prices are PER PAIR on the website.
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 10:50 AM
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Re: Aftermarket seats?

That's more like it.

Tell me, what options did you dial up? Heaters? Massage?



What about other parts? Did you have to order the mounting brackets too?

Bookmarking that page. Thanks for the info!
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 07:31 PM
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Re: Aftermarket seats?

No heater or massage. I'm not that much of a baller. I got them an extra 1" wider, which they fit me perfectly. I was pretty reluctant to order seats without ever sitting in them. Especially since I'm a bigger guy. They were also setup so I can use my original 4th gen seat belt loops.

And I used their brackets. Only complaint with the brackets was there were no instructions. So I ended up experimenting with the install about 3 times, before figuring it out. A smarter person might have gotten it right on the first try.

The rear seat covers fit perfectly.

All total shipped to me it was between $1300-1400. Which probably seems like a big number. But if you price out just what a Katzkin seat cover set costs, you're half way there and then some. Or if you look at like a Corbeau seat you'd spend that just for the 2 seats and not have the rears matching. Which to some it may not matter.
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Old Dec 28, 2007 | 08:21 AM
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Re: Aftermarket seats?

Karps, those seats and rear covers look awesome!!! Definately looks great. I think I'm also going to go this route. I have a grey/black theme now so this will work well.
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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 01:28 PM
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Re: Aftermarket seats?

i got a set of apc seats on a trade in....black with my black interior and 5 point harnbess from simpson....fit awsome and they hold you in when your zippin the corners ....they are 300 for both i think...
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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 07:07 PM
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Re: Aftermarket seats?

search ebay you may find what your looking for. I found these two seats as a pari for $230. Shipping was around $100. They are from JDM sport and I like them because they are all black with no labels. This is a pic of them mocked up in my iroc, the main hoop is alittle to tall...but this is just a mockup. I bought some 5point simpson harnesses for $100 on summitracing.com.
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 12:32 PM
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Re: Aftermarket seats?

Originally Posted by 86IROC-z28
search ebay you may find what your looking for. I found these two seats as a pari for $230. Shipping was around $100. They are from JDM sport and I like them because they are all black with no labels. This is a pic of them mocked up in my iroc, the main hoop is alittle to tall...but this is just a mockup. I bought some 5point simpson harnesses for $100 on summitracing.com.
Are they cloth seats? I am really looking for aftermarket cloth seats, not leather. I like that they have no labels.
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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 01:05 PM
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Re: Aftermarket seats?

Originally Posted by Karps TA
Unfortunately, I don't have decent pics of them installed yet. All of my plastic panels are out the car being wrapped. What's nice is they offer matching covers for the rear seats, so if you do a 2-tone color combination you can have the rear seats matched. Which was really important to me.

This is the best I have for pics right now



Anyways, sitting in the car with the T-tops on, I don't think they are any higher then the 4th gen seats I replaced. Arizen offers brackets that fit pretty nice and IMO are pretty low.
Karps - that makes me want to sell my 4th gen seats. Nicely done!
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 05:32 PM
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Re: Aftermarket seats?

Where did you get rear seat cover to match the aftermarket front seats? Also how comfertable are they?

Thanks Randy
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Old Feb 2, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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Re: Aftermarket seats?

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Where did you get rear seat cover to match the aftermarket front seats? Also how comfertable are they?

Thanks Randy
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 01:59 PM
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Re: Aftermarket seats?

Arizen offers the matching rear covers.

I haven't had any real seat time in them yet besides just sitting in the car. But so far they feel great. I'm a pretty big guy and they fit me perfectly. Worlds better then the 4thgen Camaro seats I had.
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 08:02 PM
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Re: Aftermarket seats?

There a guy on the other site I'm on who has these in his car. Pretty nice, and Cheap!

http://www.madracingconcepts.com/Seats/seats.htm

The ones at the bottom.
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