STi Recaros Finally Installed (Pics Included) part 1

STiml8n

04-09-2004 06:44 PM

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STi Recaros Finally Installed (Pics Included)
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Finally got my STi Recaro seats installed and they are sweet! the bolstering is much more agressive than the stock seats and much more supportive. The new seats really feel like they grab you in the shoulder area as well as the spot right under the arms. They are also very comfortable. Although they are lower than the stock seats, which isn't so bad, but I am going to custom make some 2 inch risers because i'm a shorter guy (5'8"). These seats would be perfect for a tall person. The blue matches the rear seats and the door inserts and the seatbacks fold forward via a switch on the seatbacks. The angle adjustment is a dial like mercedes cars used to be. Much more precise angles possible because your not limited to the clicks of the stock seat recliner mechanis. All in all the seats look like they belong in the car. Much more so than the stock seats. The stock seats were too pretty for the car. I think the STi is very raw and these seats compliment the car perfectly.

Got the seats from Myles at RaceComp Engineering
[url]www.racecompengineering.com[/url]
410-366-RACE

Thanks Myles for finding me the perfect seats. Your product selection and customer support are second to none.

[URL=http://www.imprezawrxsti.com/postnuke/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=8554]Pictures[/URL]

Kwyjibo

04-09-2004 07:31 PM

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selling your stock sti seats??

if your in southern cali, let me know :D

those recaros look sleek.

STiml8n

04-09-2004 07:33 PM

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sold them already. sorry.

thanks!

S.G.D

04-09-2004 10:13 PM

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holy crap.

i didnt think anyone would buy these *drool*

~SGD

wistful

04-09-2004 10:52 PM

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for reference.. no side airbag? Do you have a light, or d'you use a resistor?

Don

Aphex28

04-09-2004 11:12 PM

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Sweet seats dude! They look really comfy

STiml8n

04-10-2004 02:34 AM

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no side airbags, yes light until i put in the resistor (tomorrow)!

thanks for the compliments

collegedropout

04-10-2004 04:22 AM

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Nifty.

adamsrs

04-13-2004 02:53 AM

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Can i ask how much???? will the rails from my stock seats work on these? Or do i need to buy Recaro rails? Anyhow, please tell me a ballpark price, and time it took to get them! THANKS!

G-force

04-13-2004 03:37 AM

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adam - let's just say you could get 2 complete (f+r) sets of JDM v7 or v8 for one set of these.

adamsrs

04-13-2004 05:11 AM

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Cool! Well i have one set of JDM Version 8 seats...front and rear, so i'm half way there! I want to keep my Version 8 rears....so i guess i'm 1/4 of the way there.
Adam

RaceComp Engineering

04-13-2004 08:49 AM

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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by adamsrs [/i]
[B]Cool! Well i have one set of JDM Version 8 seats...front and rear, so i'm half way there! I want to keep my Version 8 rears....so i guess i'm 1/4 of the way there.
Adam [/B][/QUOTE]

3 sets in stock Adam,....front and rears.

Myles Williams
Racecomp Engineering LLC
[url]www.racecompengineering.com[/url]

2720 Sisson st .
Baltimore, Md 21211
410-366-RACE (7223)
410-707-0108 cell

STiml8n

04-13-2004 09:12 AM

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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by G-force[/i]
[B] adam - let's just say you could get 2 complete (f+r) sets of JDM v7 or v8 for one set of these. [/B][/QUOTE]


LOL.........but worth every stinkin penny!

MixeD_MenacE

04-13-2004 09:24 AM

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how do these seats compare the the recaro's in the evo 8? i sat in them last week and cannot forget how nice they felt.

are these oem seats? what did they cost?

will they fit in a 2K RS coupe?

RaceComp Engineering

04-13-2004 09:33 AM

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seats..
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They do fit your car, and they are better than the EVo8 seats, and dont have the flex of the Evo8 Recaro, which at the track can be annoying.....

Myles Williams
Racecomp Engineering LLC
[url]www.racecompengineering.com[/url]

2720 Sisson st .
Baltimore, Md 21211
410-366-RACE (7223)
410-707-0108 cell

edkwon

04-13-2004 04:56 PM

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Kickass, are those seats the same shape as the Recaro Speed/SRDs ?

(owner of a pair of black SRDs)

Ed

STiml8n

04-13-2004 05:02 PM

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I remember that the base model is not made anymore, but can't remember the name. however Speed/SRD does sound like it may be it...

Myles would know though...

wistful

04-13-2004 05:20 PM

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The SRD is now the Speed. I believe these are re-upholstered Speeds.

-former owner of SRDs
Don

I'd buy these in a heart beat if that had side air bags.

STiml8n

04-13-2004 05:38 PM

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they are indeed Recaro SDRs, reupholstered and a 20 inch seatbase, not 18...

STiml8n

04-13-2004 05:38 PM

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nm this

RaceComp Engineering

04-13-2004 06:00 PM

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These seats are separated from the standard SRD, because the bracket for these is specifc for the car, and dont have you sitting in the headliner, esp if you're tall.

944 turbo guy

Myles Williams
Racecomp Engineering LLC
[url]www.racecompengineering.com[/url]

2720 Sisson st .
Baltimore, Md 21211
410-366-RACE (7223)
410-707-0108 cell

RaceComp Engineering

04-13-2004 10:55 PM

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bump

imminence

04-14-2004 06:43 PM

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What about for the short guys like me, who need to have the seat mounted higher up? I'm 5'6" tall, and have my STi seat cranked almost all the way up.

bemani

04-14-2004 06:49 PM

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Don't do it if you're 5'6". Seriously. Without specially fabricated brackets, you'll feel like you're sitting on the floor, and it is very dangerous, you'll be peering over the steering wheel trying to drive.

On my recaro speed, I had the steering wheel all the way down, and it was still too high for me. And the steering wheel was blocking my view of the gauges. I'm around 5'8, BTW.

RaceComp Engineering

04-14-2004 06:50 PM

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I had a customer in South Africa who was shorter than you and he took some metal and added a simple bracket to raise the seat more than the normal range.

944 turbo guy

RaceComp Engineering

04-14-2004 09:46 PM

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bump

bemani

04-15-2004 12:32 AM

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[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by RaceComp Engineering [/i]
[B]bump [/B][/QUOTE]

:lol: :lol:

should the mods move this to the vendor forum too?

I'm sorry, I just find the bump too funny.

free bump for ya.

SS4Gogeta

04-15-2004 07:36 AM

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How do these recaro's differ from the JDM STi seats? Yes I know I already have a thread on this but no one is answering.

RaceComp Engineering

04-15-2004 09:05 AM

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e-mail me and I'll send you pictures that are very clear, or both. bIG difference.

944 turbo guy

Myles Williams
Racecomp Engineering LLC
[url]www.racecompengineering.com[/url]

2720 Sisson st .
Baltimore, Md 21211
410-366-RACE (7223)
410-707-0108 cell

applesauce683

04-28-2004 07:51 AM

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bump

RaceComp Engineering

04-28-2004 08:49 AM

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bump

RoyBoy016

04-28-2004 10:27 AM

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Bumpity bump bump..:lol:

RaceComp Engineering

04-28-2004 02:12 PM

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pull it up to the bumper, babe-bee,...( Grace Jones circa 1980)

applesauce683

05-06-2004 03:04 PM

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bump