hey guys-
some of you might have seen the other thread i was posting on titled "not another summit seat thread..." and most haven't- so just to bring everyone up to speed-
I scored myself a pair of black leather seats out of a '96 dodge viper RT/10 on craigslist for $250. I came across them by accident because i typed in recaro, and the guy selling them had the word recaro in the title of his ad, even though these arent actually recaro (are they?) I went to look at them and fell in love, mainly because;
1) OEM Quality- Made for a high performance exotic and meet OE/DOT safety standards- not like the *****ty no-name stuff on ebay thats made in god knows where that is made for the cheapest amount of $ possible
2) Leather is impecable and the bolsters are in the right places. fits like they were made for me
3) They dont say viper anywhere on them so it looks like a more natural fit in my car
4) They utilize the air-inflated lumbar just like my OE seats so all i had to do was swap the compressor over
5) Recline (although limited due to the fact that the viper has no back seat or reason to get behind the seats) adjustment is a lever located on the front of the seats, which means no having to jam my arm between the door and seat to adjust while im driving. Myself and my brother (fabricator/welder) are going to modify the hinges and move the stops forward so they go back further. ill take pics of that too.
6) WEIGHT- The stock seats (leather GT w. power driver) are about 40LBS a piece according to a site i saw (not sure if that includes the tracks or not) but these seats are 28.6 LBS a piece. Not much of a reduction, but it counts i guess.
7) Unique factor/Conversation starters at meets and stuff. NOTHING RICE ABOUT A VIPER OR ITS PARTS which rocks too
So anyway- After talking about this on the other thread, i told everyone id post pix, so here they are.
Install was pretty easy. the backs and bottoms are all plastic, so i did a lot of cutting to make room for the power seat track's motors and hinges. I also had to do some cutting on the bottom of the passenger seat to make room for the manual track lever.
Comfort wise its night and day- my brother put it best; "youre actually sitting in the seat, not sitting ON the seat" They hug you just enough to feel stable, but they dont make you feel clostrephobic (Sp?) either.
some of you might have seen the other thread i was posting on titled "not another summit seat thread..." and most haven't- so just to bring everyone up to speed-
I scored myself a pair of black leather seats out of a '96 dodge viper RT/10 on craigslist for $250. I came across them by accident because i typed in recaro, and the guy selling them had the word recaro in the title of his ad, even though these arent actually recaro (are they?) I went to look at them and fell in love, mainly because;
1) OEM Quality- Made for a high performance exotic and meet OE/DOT safety standards- not like the *****ty no-name stuff on ebay thats made in god knows where that is made for the cheapest amount of $ possible
2) Leather is impecable and the bolsters are in the right places. fits like they were made for me
3) They dont say viper anywhere on them so it looks like a more natural fit in my car
4) They utilize the air-inflated lumbar just like my OE seats so all i had to do was swap the compressor over
5) Recline (although limited due to the fact that the viper has no back seat or reason to get behind the seats) adjustment is a lever located on the front of the seats, which means no having to jam my arm between the door and seat to adjust while im driving. Myself and my brother (fabricator/welder) are going to modify the hinges and move the stops forward so they go back further. ill take pics of that too.
6) WEIGHT- The stock seats (leather GT w. power driver) are about 40LBS a piece according to a site i saw (not sure if that includes the tracks or not) but these seats are 28.6 LBS a piece. Not much of a reduction, but it counts i guess.
7) Unique factor/Conversation starters at meets and stuff. NOTHING RICE ABOUT A VIPER OR ITS PARTS which rocks too
So anyway- After talking about this on the other thread, i told everyone id post pix, so here they are.
Install was pretty easy. the backs and bottoms are all plastic, so i did a lot of cutting to make room for the power seat track's motors and hinges. I also had to do some cutting on the bottom of the passenger seat to make room for the manual track lever.
Comfort wise its night and day- my brother put it best; "youre actually sitting in the seat, not sitting ON the seat" They hug you just enough to feel stable, but they dont make you feel clostrephobic (Sp?) either.
You had the seats out.
