Options 1 and 4 sound like a pain in the ass. Use Option 2 and reupholster the back seats to match (or lose them altogether).

Or you could use Option 3 and get yourself a CG-Lock instead for those twisty backroad runs.

 

A CG lock has given me added comfort with track driving but it's still not quite like a bucket seat. For mountain driving and other street twisties a CG lock is more than enough IMO.

Personally I'd just get some bucket seats and live with not having airbags, so Option 1.

 

If you really don't like the SVT's get some sport seats (like Sparcos or something) and sell your stockers. Stock SVT seats will pull a nice $300-400. So you'd be getting one of your sport seats for free practically.

Nate

 

The only drawback to aftermarket seats are the lack of side air bags.

 

The only drawback to aftermarket seats are the lack of side air bags.

Yes, and I personally wouldn't trade a potentially life saving device for a seat that would hold me a little better in a turn. But thats all personal preference as well.

I say hold out till you find the Euro Package seats, they're sweet as hell. Next, seriously pm me if you decide to sale your seats

 

Next, seriously pm me if you decide to sale your seats

I told you. You will find more buyers than you know what to do with for SVT seats.

Nate

 

Thanks for the replies everyone. I still have a little research to do, but so far, it looks like I'll be going with a set of front Euro edition SVT seats, then maybe get them recovered sometime later.

01YellaZX3, you're first on the contact list when/if I get rid of my stock set.

 

Thanks for the replies everyone. I still have a little research to do, but so far, it looks like I'll be going with a set of front Euro edition SVT seats, then maybe get them recovered sometime later.

01YellaZX3, you're first on the contact list when/if I get rid of my stock set.

Sounds good man, thanks

 

I have been trying to get the euro svt seats myself (the recaro ones) there was a guy on ebay selling just the drivers seat but I have a feeling he does not have anymore. does anyone know of a source for these??

thanks

 

I have been trying to get the euro svt seats myself (the recaro ones) there was a guy on ebay selling just the drivers seat but I have a feeling he does not have anymore. does anyone know of a source for these??

thanks

check out ebay of course, but also check out the european ebays like .uk and so on, there is a lot of focus stuff on some of those

 

I have been trying to get the euro svt seats myself (the recaro ones) there was a guy on ebay selling just the drivers seat but I have a feeling he does not have anymore. does anyone know of a source for these??

thanks

check out ebay of course, but also check out the european ebays like .uk and so on, there is a lot of focus stuff on some of those

Have fun paying for shipping seats overseas...

 

I am looking on the European Ebays. A set of the Sparco's that came in the RS would be Fantastic! But I think I agree with BmoreZX3, shipping oversea's has got to be excessively expensive. Thank everyone, and keep the ideas coming...

 

I also like the idea of getting some Euro edition Recaros, but I think they'll be hard to come by. I actually just got a message from a friend of mine that works at Recaro. I wrote her a few weeks ago to see if she knew where I could get some seats. She told me that they were built at one of their German plants and then shipped to Mexico, but once they were done building, they just scrapped out the extra 100 seats that they had since they "couldn't do anything with them." AAAHHHHHHHHH. I just had to tell that to somebody else because misery loves company you know. She said that they have 1 seat left and it's a display in the lobby, I think I'm going to tell her to keep an eye open for when that's ready to move.

 

After a fair amount of looking I think I have decided what I'm going to do...

Recaro's new "Speed" line, that replaces the "SRD" seat from last year, comes in black leather and blue fabric and almost perfectly matches the factory SVT pattern. They are amazingly comfortable too. At this point I'm thinking it is going to cost way too much to get what I want while keeping the heating and Airbag features of my current seats. I didn't want to do go without side airbags, but I stil have th efront two, and not all cars have side airbags, so I'm still not in a bad position, let's just hope I can avoid getting T-Boned or sideswiped too hard in the future.

Thanks for the input everyone, and keep it coming if there's anything else to add.
I'll post pictures once I get everything in.

 

I also like the idea of getting some Euro edition Recaros, but I think they'll be hard to come by. I actually just got a message from a friend of mine that works at Recaro. I wrote her a few weeks ago to see if she knew where I could get some seats. She told me that they were built at one of their German plants and then shipped to Mexico, but once they were done building, they just scrapped out the extra 100 seats that they had since they "couldn't do anything with them." AAAHHHHHHHHH. I just had to tell that to somebody else because misery loves company you know. She said that they have 1 seat left and it's a display in the lobby, I think I'm going to tell her to keep an eye open for when that's ready to move.

The amount of cool stuff that gets destroyed because the company doesn't want to deal with it or due to a contractual agreement could fill a small country.

Nate

 

2) the European Edition's Recaro's are perfect as far as comfort goes, but they are all black leather (so won't match the interior) and aren't exactly cheap, if I can even find them.

I don't mean to frustrate you, but just imagine your car looking like this:

Note: This is not my car, and I do not know whose it is. I found this pic here on the jet last year some time.

 

2) the European Edition's Recaro's are perfect as far as comfort goes, but they are all black leather (so won't match the interior) and aren't exactly cheap, if I can even find them.

I don't mean to frustrate you, but just imagine your car looking like this:

Note: This is not my car, and I do not know whose it is. I found this pic here on the jet last year some time.

i hate you for showing me that...

 

i hate you for showing me that...

That's okay. I hate myself for having seen it, so I figured I should not be the only one to suffer.

 

EXACTLY what I am looking for! I knew it could be done.

btw, it's been said already, but I think it needs repeating: I hate you for showing me that...