Anyone change the front seats to aftermarket "racing" style seats?

[Devilboy28]

I'm thinking of ditchng my front seats. The drivers side is power and the passenger side isn't. Maybe install some nice looking lightweight seats in their place. Anyone done that? How much does a front powered seat weigh?

[nino]

my corbeau carreras weigh just as much as the regular seats do. but they "LOOK" like racing seats. there are some 14 lb seats out there, i was just going for looks and comfort at the time i got mine.

[Tri-Flo 99]

tom, are you still kickin'? if i were you, id quit worryin about how it looks and either cam it up or put a 3000 stall in there!

hey give me a call sometime, i wanna run you in my jeep 433-1142
michael

[Devilboy28]

I'd whip that 5.9 :D :D No really....gimme a head start. I'll race you with the 1985 Nissan Pickup 2.4 I just got :rotfl: Now that I have a daily driver, I'm going with a N2O setup first then maybe a cam. I've been looking at turbo kits also. You should go to www.jeepcrazed.com and hook up with some local Jeep nuts. I bought a house in Masterson Station.

[John_D.]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Devilboy28:
I'm thinking of ditchng my front seats. The drivers side is power and the passenger side isn't. Maybe install some nice looking lightweight seats in their place. Anyone done that? How much does a front powered seat weigh?<hr></blockquote>


I have the same setup in mine. I weighed mine. One of them was 28 lbs.... but I don't remember which one.

I do remember that the Carrera's I put in it, both of them together, weighed the same as the electric driver and non-electric passenger combined.

But they do look cool. And if I ever get my harnesses installed, they'll hold me in place a little better for autocross too. For now I still use the stock belts.

(oh yeah - Nino - thanks for passing along the coil packs and icm!! I've been meaning to tell you that.)

[ November 11, 2003: Message edited by: John_D. ]</p>

[viper98885]

There are some Sparco seats that have a carbon fiber base that are VERY lightweight but they are about $1100.00

[nino]

i bought the corbeau carreras cause of looks. they where the cheaper seats on the market. and that is for a reason - they are cheaply made. i have had them now for 2 years and my drivers side is all worn out. i even had to superglue some parts the day they arrived :( nevertheless, they get all the looks, but i can tell they are cheap seats. i got the ones that recline (i have been known to sleep in my car from time to time) if you get seats that dont recline, i assure you you will be very dissapointed. heck, i have been thinking about selling mine and buying some leather seats, but i really like the red and black scheme i have going on.

[mrbako]

nino...where did u find the mounting brackets?

[Blazzin Joe]

I changed my seats aswell... brackets were purchased with the seats from Corbeau.

[nino]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Blazzin Joe:
I changed my seats aswell... brackets were purchased with the seats from Corbeau.<hr></blockquote>

YEP, $86 a pop if i remember right. all in all it cost just around $1000 for both seats, brackets, shipping, and a $30 install.

[mrbako]

there are tons of places to get the seats from 300 - 400, i just can't find the brackets except from corbeau....i guess i'll fork out for them or try to fab some myself.

[Blazzin Joe]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by mrbako:
there are tons of places to get the seats from 300 - 400, i just can't find the brackets except from corbeau....i guess i'll fork out for them or try to fab some myself.<hr></blockquote>

Get on a group purchase like i did... i got my a4's w/ brackets shipped for like 600 / 650 [img]smile.gif[/img]

[John_D.]

I got a good deal from stranoparts.com on mine.

One thing you should look into, if you're tall, is having the seats shaved. I think it was an extra $50. The stock Carrera's are taller than stock... The shaved ones are just a bit shorter.