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JaysinStrife 08-08-2015 08:52 AM

Raceland Seats
 
Does anyone use or know of someone who has used the racing seats from Raceland? www.raceland.com

ZippyNH 08-08-2015 05:39 PM

Sure hope the seats have a better reputation than their coilovers....

Alkaidovich 08-09-2015 09:36 PM


Originally Posted by ZippyNH (Post 4111290)
Sure hope the seats have a better reputation than their coilovers....

+1... but their stuff is always hit or miss too. They do come with brackets though, but at $800 you could get some decent seats elsewhere.

JaysinStrife 08-10-2015 10:09 AM

Just hard to spend $300 for one seat from Sparco and buy brackets when I can get a pair of seats and brackets for like $500.

PelicanParts.com 08-10-2015 01:40 PM

Maybe look into Carbeau seats. They sometimes can be cheaper than Sparco. Their Forza racing seat starts at $239.

Alkaidovich 08-13-2015 06:54 AM


Originally Posted by JaysinStrife (Post 4111744)
Just hard to spend $300 for one seat from Sparco and buy brackets when I can get a pair of seats and brackets for like $500.

Don't also forget to see how much shipping is going to be... when I got done pricing it out in the cart, total came close to ~$800

At this rate, Id rather just get some Cipher Seats @AndysAutoSport where you have more choices and options for seat style and color and reclining if you're gonna go the replica route for seats.

Nicefeet 08-13-2015 12:19 PM

A lot of people seem to forget that a Chicom cheap seat can get you injured or killed. I would hate to get in a wreck where the seat back failed.

ZippyNH 08-13-2015 12:37 PM

do you want race seats? Or just newer seats?
Folks have put gen2 seats in gen1 cars...
the airbags (side) should work...so no mods needed.

Helix13mini 08-13-2015 01:07 PM

Even medium-priced seats ($3-800) are generally lower quality than the stock seats and will not last long. The lower quality ones have just a fiberglass shell--not a metal frame--which is dangerous in a rear-end collision: you'll find yourself to be a hood ornament of the car rear-ending you.

If you're going to spring for seats, I hate to say it but you gotta go big to get real value.

JaysinStrife 08-13-2015 01:32 PM

So the reclining Sparcos then? I want a lighter seat than stock as this is my fun car. Not a track car, but I like to get aggressive on some winding roads from time to time.

Helix13mini 08-13-2015 02:04 PM

Sparco Milanos are what I would call a minimum of quality. Just don't expect the Alcantara to last, especially at the bolsters. Cloth or leather would be better. The Recaro CS is a sweet seat, and will make your nose bleed when you see the price. I had two different sets of Corbeaus that looked the part, but were sub standard.

JaysinStrife 08-13-2015 04:33 PM

What do you mean by sub standard? I originally looked at the Sparco R100 due to price and being able To keep the blue/black interior scheme going.


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