Hi All,

I've been shopping around for some JCW seats front and rear and so far have been fortunate enough to find a dealer that's helpful with customer service and price.

I've spoke to them and have been advised that the fabric JCW front and rear seats they can do for $5000 fully fitted inclusive of labour. Do you think this is a fair deal?

Also, does anyone know where i can see pics of the fabric upholstery?


Kudos

 

Steeeep

 

Price seems a little rich, I think there may be a set of second hand cloth fronts in Melbourne.

 

Look at "Sparco Milano Prestige" ...I am pretty sure this is the same seat and can be had for a little over 3K for the pair...this is what is in MSFITOY and what I hope to add someday

 

I was pricing some racing shells for my Mini, and iw as quoted 1k per seat including parts and labor. These were Sparco Evo seats and it was from a shop called OG Racing.
Sport seats, as opposed to shells, can be more expensive, so 5K doesnt sound unreasonable for JCW seats and labor.
If you do get racing shells you will need an anti-roll bad because they dont break in the even of an accident like reg. seats.

I also have a JCW and i wish it came with the awesome seats like those in ROW JCW cars. These seats suck!!! My back always hurts and there is no comfortable postion. Also, when I corner, there is no lateral support. They look pretty but are bad to drive in. I am def. getting aftermarket seats.

 

Milano Prestige for an average of $1699 per

 

Thanks for your suggestions guys.

Well, to be honest going "official" was bound to land me deep in my pocket. But at the moment i really love my MINI so anything i am adding to it i am always trying to keep it as close to factory as possible.

As JCWMiniS mentioned and i have to agree, for BMW/MINI the $5K is reasonable considering i spoke to another dealership today who said they will charge me $2500 for each front seat not including labour for another $400.

Thanks people.

 

I just realized where you live......lucky you... I hope to visit someday

you are also lucky in that we can not get those seats in the US......I belive it is for the air bags...... I almost bought a used set out of ebay.uk.com

 

SpiderX,

Yeah, come visit Oz. I had American friends from Cali visit last January as i was returning the hospitality they showed me while i was in LA. They had a great time.

Anyway, here are pics i've taken from the dealership. They were kind enough to organise for me to see the seats this past weekend (even let me sit in it - tight and firm, great for spirited runs).

I put my deposit down as i reallt couldn't believe how nice and comfortable it was. They will order the matching rear seats and should arrive in 3 weeks.

 

Fantastic...... you know I'm feeling like I have money to burn when I add those.....really nice....

 

Very nice, please post pics when you get them in

 

The actual seat suppled to JCW by Sparco is the Sparco Demon Street Seat.

 

One of the guys here has just put a pair of cobra's in the front...he had to fabricate the brackets and get it all engineered....think it cost him just over $3k all said and done....

They look sweet though (They weren't as comfy for me as I'd expected, though)...

I'm about to put a sparco evo2 in mine...the normal seats hurt my back...

 

Here they are....

 

Sweeeeet..

 

They look great!

 

Did you loose any leg room or height (seat bottom to headliner) when you had these installed? Also could confirm if it retains height adjustment. This may be a moot point as I would like to add these to my car but I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to work the system to get them here as they (JCW) won't ship to the USA (and say they won't allow me to purchase in UK for export to UK but not sure how they would even know).

Thanks!

 

Hello TDer,

The height adjustment is gone as and rear legroom is smaller due to the size of the seats of the front and rear (JCW seats for both front and rear).

The height of the seats (headliner) has not been affected from driving after 3 weeks of installation.

The seats are tight but they're supposed to be. I'll try posting pics of the rear seats too.

 

JCW seats look great

 

I went the fixed-back option....mainly 'cause I'm not rolling in fun tickets.. :P

 

Looks good Tiaan :D:D

 

Feels STACKS better than it looks.

Getting in and out of the car is a bit of a challenge now, though.

 

Yeah like getting out of a bathtub hey

 

haha...need something to hang on to so I can climb out!