need a very supportive seat for autocrossing

[t walgamuth]

an actual racing seat is a possibility or a 190 sixteen valve seat possibly...also a five point harness.

i went autocrossing today and was flailiing all over the place inside the trusty 280e.

i will find bruises in odd places i am sure tomorrow!

tom w

[truckinik]

One word for you buddy...,"Recaro"...You'll find every variety you can think of. They make everything from full race seats, anything in between, or full comfort seats available. I swear by them.
One more thing, is that they were AMG installed, back in the day, so they will very likely still make a direct fit, set of brackets for it.

[t walgamuth]

one word for me man,

cheap.

unless i can find some used i wont be buying any recaros anytime soon.

i am not willing to invest as much in my seat as my entire car!

thanks for the thought though, i will check ebay.

tom w

[truckinik]

Originally Posted by t walgamuth

one word for me man,

cheap.

unless i can find some used i wont be buying any recaros anytime soon.

i am not willing to invest as much in my seat as my entire car!

thanks for the thought though, i will check ebay.

tom w

Hey Tom..If you are looking for a cheap set, here's a little FYI.

A few years back, my brother had a 91 VW Jetta, GTI. The car had these really awesome, Recaro seats in it. They were factory installed, and were like a hand, holding the driver, and passenger in the seats. They were really nice seats. You should find a set, if you look for a GTI parts car or a pick n pull who has one. The things are ridiculously durable, so even all these years later, provided you beat another guy to them, you'll be able to get a nice pair out of one of those cars.

[TheDon]

like truckinik said about the old GTI's and junk yards... Check your late model civics for race seats since they tend to end up in there

[omegabenz]

corbeau makes a good seat for inexpensive..

[t walgamuth]

thanks guys, i will check those ideas out.

tom w

[E320wagon'94]

I gotta agree on the GTi (and I think GLi) seats. Saw them at the wreckers here a few months ago, woulda picked em up, but they were so torn and smelled like cats. Beautiful seats though.
-Zach

[ke6dcj]

Install a 5-point harness first.

That's what I did on my 500E and C36-powered W124 wagon.

Works wonders, and I still get to keep my seats.

:-) neil

[t walgamuth]

I am working on the harness. It may do the job. It is impressive!

tom w

[sdpartz]

I have (1) seat, driver's side non electric, brown fabric I think the brand is Flofit .It resembles the Corbeau I had before .It comes with the rails for a japanses car $80 I'm located in San Diego CA. I really don't want to ship this.

[t walgamuth]

I will take it if the shipping is reasonable.

Tom W

[Jim's500E]

All one really needs is a 'CG-lock' if you are only a weekend warrior.... certainly the cheapest way to go.

http://www.cg-lock.com/

[t walgamuth]

bump

any seats out there?

Tom W

[omegabenz]

yeah, there are plenty of seats, you just have to go buy some =)

Get the corbeaus