Seats

Need info on non standard seats for a Flared Roadster. I have only seen stock setups. Would like to upodate and modernize. what if any manufactures would you recommend?

I used PRP racing for my seats. www.prpseats.com

Mine are their Roadster model with head rests and a back pocket. The seats seem to sit too high, so I will be lowering my floorpan this winter. They may work fine in a standard pan car.

Jerome

Do you want a "look", authenticity, or comfort? IM makes replica seats like the 356 coupe/convertible; I think they make them in two widths (one for pan based and one for tube frame cars).

I think it was the consensus that Porsche sport seats are too wide for a pan-based replica, right? I have a set of black cloth Recarros that would look great in a wide-body speedster, but I'm afraid they won't fit...
MM

I put together one of the seats that came with my kit and did a lousy job. So I started shopping around. I had a hard time finding a style I liked that was only 19" wide and with out spending a bucket load of cash.

If you are not looking for "authenticity" the price was very reasonable and they would cover them with any fabric you wish (even if you wanted to send them material). I had them send me some matching vinyl and piping so my dash, door panels and seats all match exactly. The seats are very comfortable and look great.

Jerome

I think Corbeau has a narrow seat that would fit 19" width.

www.corbeau.com/brochure/A4.shtml

Several colors to choose from and price doesn't seem that expensive.

Anyone tried using those Sparco race seats? I know they're very popular with the "rice rocket racer" crowd

I tried using bucket seats from a Chrysler LeBaron for my CMC replica, but found that they were too wide at 17 inches. I had "speedster" seats from CMC for my replica but they were the pits and I chose not to use them. Instead, I got a couple of high back seats from a Porsche 914 at a salvage yard. They fit in like they were made for it (which they were, in a way). Then you have the option of hunting for 914 seats with the correct color match, or you can get them recovered to match pretty easily, since they have easy-to-apply covers. I left them alone and put sheepskin seat covers over them making the vinyl color irrelevent. Make sure you get the glide rails along with them, and if you're really handy you can pull the recliner mechanism - it doesn't recline much, but at least it's something. With the gliders you'll have over 8 inches of front-to-back travel, and they recline over 15 degrees. I didn't have to modify anything, other than fabricate floor mounts for the front recliner posts - for that I trash canned the Porsche posts that mount on the floor, and made up a pair of vertical toothed mounts out of 1/4 inch thick angle iron, kind of like a piece of gear stock. The recliner arm has a tooth on it that fits into the "gear" rack to allow several settings of "recline". Works great and is invisible (the recline lever sits between the seat and the center tunnel). Only problem is that the high seat back hits the roll bar when reclined back with the seat pushed back on the rails - good thing I'm only 5'7" tall!

Gordon

Try Vintage Speedsters in CA. I just replaced my seats. They sell leather and a look-alike called Allante, which has an incredible leather grain. You can't tell the difference. Each seat was $250 (Allante). I have a CMC. They also sell other interior trim to match.

Check the classifieds in a week or so, I have a pair for sale, VS made. Eddie

Check the classifieds in a week or so, I have a pair for sale, VS made. Eddie

Eddie,

Call me, abouit Thunder Hill, or send me your phone #, lost it someplace.

Bruce