Chicken SOup
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Sparco? Bride? Recaro?
Let see them...along with reviews and prices...
Let see them...along with reviews and prices...
Any Protege5's here with aftermarket seats?
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just so you know, my friend is selling his sparco torino seat without hardware for 450 plus shipping from OK...thats 180 LESS than from sparco...and its never been used he bought it thinking he was going to get a second one but ended up going FI instead...its black...and he needs the money bad to get an intercooler
Tenzo Rally Type
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Basically..I have had them now since March...and they are awesome. No signs of wear and tear and they make a world of difference.
I had to make my own brackets to accomodate them.
There are some photos:
enjoy.
My Previous Post
Basically..I have had them now since March...and they are awesome. No signs of wear and tear and they make a world of difference.
I had to make my own brackets to accomodate them.
There are some photos:
enjoy.
Rawny12017
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- 06 blk wrx wagon
ive got the tenzo r rally types and i like em more than the stock seats, very comfortable...i also just put in 5" accele vision monitors in em and look sweet, will have pics soon...i got the rails from mmrusa.com...fitment was alright...
p5sundevil
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- 03.5 MidnightBlue p5
hey impact what front air damn is that on your car?
I'm saving money for the same seats YP5 Toronto has....are the rails the only thing you have to buy to install them? Seems they're available from here:
http://www.mmrusa.com/seatbrackimports.htm
Also, how is the installation? I'm not even sure what kind of place would do it....but should I do it myself?
http://www.mmrusa.com/seatbrackimports.htm
Also, how is the installation? I'm not even sure what kind of place would do it....but should I do it myself?
if you get the rails made for our car..then doing it yourself is very do-able..... one pointer...take it nice and slow when taking out your seats and putting the new ones in...it is VERY easy to scratch the various parts of your interior.
If you need to fabricate it is a bit harder and you will need to have some things welded.
visit TOProtege.com, one of our members did a very goo HOW-TO.
If you need to fabricate it is a bit harder and you will need to have some things welded.
visit TOProtege.com, one of our members did a very goo HOW-TO.
I just mounted up my Recaro SRD tonight (from On -Track performance.) Love it! I had one in my 4th gen Civic Si years ago, so I know all about the feeling of beeing really secure in the seat. 
Nothing like it...
The only problem, again, is the Wedge Industries mounting bracket. I could only get 3 of the 4 mounting holes to align with the holes in the floorpan. I had this same situation on the Civic bracket as well. They did make me a new one that fit, but it took forever to ship. I've emailed Mark (On-Track) already, so hopefully I can get this resolved quickly.
Pics tomorrow!
Jim
PS - Everything shipped was $648.00. This included genuine Recaro sliders, and the Wedge Industries mounting bracket. The seat alone was on sale for $450.00.
Nothing like it...The only problem, again, is the Wedge Industries mounting bracket. I could only get 3 of the 4 mounting holes to align with the holes in the floorpan. I had this same situation on the Civic bracket as well. They did make me a new one that fit, but it took forever to ship. I've emailed Mark (On-Track) already, so hopefully I can get this resolved quickly.
Pics tomorrow!
Jim
PS - Everything shipped was $648.00. This included genuine Recaro sliders, and the Wedge Industries mounting bracket. The seat alone was on sale for $450.00.
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phantom said:how hard is the installation?
is the seat fully adjustable? 6way or 8 way?
really nice looking! I may want a pair now!
Installation is fairly easy if you're carefull (it's very easy to scratch the interior while removing the old seat & rails, and installing the new one as well.) Other than that, it's plug-n-play.
4 way adjustement. forward / backward, and recline (fore and aft.) I did this more for "driver confidence" rather than all out comfort & adjustability. I've used Recaro SRD's in the past, and don't regret getting this one at all.
HTH - Jim
Edit: Good call UPSman. The Recaro SRD has the same features as you state below. Quick forward tilt release, and recline adjustment to the millimeter.
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I got the Sparco Torinos in my car. $1571 with all the hardware and brackets http://www.cardomain.com/id/sport20 on the second page. They slide back and forth and recline to the millimeter. They have a quick tilt feature too.
Recaro SRD - good for big talls guys?
Mackdaddy,
Do you know if the SRDs are comfortable for "bigger" guys? I am 6'2", 200 pounds and would like to order an SRD but read that they are not the most comfortable for people over 5'11" and 200 pounds? Since I'd be ordering from on-track like you did (with a no return policy), I want to be sure before I order.
Also, thanks a ton for your posts on these, esp. the photos! You are the first one I've seen with these in a Protege and the reference to on-track's special is awesome! Thanks again.
Greg
Mackdaddy,
Do you know if the SRDs are comfortable for "bigger" guys? I am 6'2", 200 pounds and would like to order an SRD but read that they are not the most comfortable for people over 5'11" and 200 pounds? Since I'd be ordering from on-track like you did (with a no return policy), I want to be sure before I order.
Also, thanks a ton for your posts on these, esp. the photos! You are the first one I've seen with these in a Protege and the reference to on-track's special is awesome! Thanks again.
Greg
