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Modshack 10-13-2009 04:19 PM

Yum! Seat upgrade to Sparco's in process!.....>
 
These just in from Mike at DDM (Great service BTW!)
http://images112.fotki.com/v1531/pho...MG_2138-vi.jpg

Add a pair of these I've had sitting around in my Den for a few years:
http://images23.fotki.com/v870/photo...MG_1433-vi.jpg

And I should have something like this, less the AUDI and + the 370!
http://images23.fotki.com/v804/photo...MG_1397-vi.jpg

http://images24.fotki.com/v862/photo...MG_1391-vi.jpg

More as I work through the install! On the Audi I was able to adapt the stock sliders but this proved impossible on the 370. The Bride mounts and sliders look to be low enough to work and adaptation to the Sparcos Should be pretty painless..

TX_370 10-13-2009 04:26 PM

Nice choice Mod, :yum:

FuszNissan 10-13-2009 04:28 PM

Nice. How much wieght are you going to shave?

Modshack 10-13-2009 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by FuszNissan (Post 234993)
Nice. How much wieght are you going to shave?

Haven't run the weights yet Lou, but I will tomorrow.. I had these seats in my Audi for a few years and they are awesome (Sparco Milano II's)...800 mile days no problem!
Plan to get started on these tomorrow...:tup:

Darkstar87695 10-13-2009 04:33 PM

Very nice!

phelan 10-13-2009 05:49 PM

BRIDE rails but no BRIDE seats?! Madness!

j/k :p

kenchan 10-13-2009 06:11 PM

oh my...:yum:

M.Bonanni 10-13-2009 06:52 PM

Thanks for the kind words! Subscribed. :)

FuszNissan 10-13-2009 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Modshack (Post 234995)
Haven't run the weights yet Lou, but I will tomorrow.. I had these seats in my Audi for a few years and they are awesome (Sparco Milano II's)...800 mile days no problem!
Plan to get started on these tomorrow...:tup:

Talked to your buddy John, nice guy.

Mike 10-13-2009 08:00 PM

looking forward to the results. About how heavy are the seats roughly? I just installed a stereo system last weekend and the stock seats are pretty heavy!

Modshack 10-13-2009 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by FuszNissan (Post 235192)
Talked to your buddy John, nice guy.

Yeah, we had a Z club Mtg. tonight and he told me Lou. He's a buyer...Just needs to roll his Vette so he can be a (2) Z guy! Hopefully you two can get something going..

Modshack 10-13-2009 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike (Post 235275)
looking forward to the results. About how heavy are the seats roughly? I just installed a stereo system last weekend and the stock seats are pretty heavy!

I'll get some weights tomorrow Mike!

FuszNissan 10-13-2009 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Modshack (Post 235298)
Yeah, we had a Z club tonight and he told me Lou. He's a buyer...Just needs to roll his Vette so he can be a (2) Z guy! Hopefully you two can get something going..

:tiphat:

kevr6 10-13-2009 10:42 PM

Looking forward to your progress. I hate these stock seats and have been wanting either Sparco or Recaro seats. The bride seats aren't priced for the economy! :p

LiquidZ 10-14-2009 06:44 AM

Awesome, can't wait.

Modshack 10-14-2009 03:29 PM

Weights:

Stock seat with brackets: 42 lbs

Sparco w/bride brackets: 49.5 for a net gain of 15 lbs.

Keep in mind, the Sparco is a high end street seat with all the adjustments, not a race shell. Bride brackets alone are 9.5 lbs so they're no lightweights either..

I was surprised at how light the stock seats actually are. My old Audi seats weighed in at 52lbs +

Bracket adapted to the Sparco with no problems:
http://images41.fotki.com/v305/photo...MG_2144-vi.jpg

First seat in with no issues, passenger side tomorrow. On the airbag light, I jumpered the plug with a 4.7 Ohm resister. Made up a pigtail by cutting the connector off the stock seat instead of jamming the resistor into the car side plug. It can always be re-attached to the stock seat if I go back. Worked great...No light:

http://images112.fotki.com/v1534/pho...MG_2151-vi.jpg

kenchan 10-14-2009 04:19 PM

modshack- you might want to put a 1A fuse there in series with the resistor so that the resistor does not burn up in case you get into an accident. :)

semtex 10-14-2009 04:25 PM

You guys don't care about losing the side airbags? Just curious.

Modshack 10-14-2009 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by semtex (Post 236604)
You guys don't care about losing the side airbags? Just curious.

Wimp! Out of 57 cars I've owned, probably 50 did not have side airbags...

No concerns at all...The front side curtain bags are still operational..

Modshack 10-14-2009 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan (Post 236592)
modshack- you might want to put a 1A fuse there in series with the resistor so that the resistor does not burn up in case you get into an accident. :)

If I get ino an accident severe enough to trigger airbags, I want the whole car to burn up!~(after I crawl out).....:tup:

semtex 10-14-2009 04:53 PM

Well I've been in an accident severe enough to trigger airbags, and I want all the airbags I can get. But that's not my main concern. My main concern is liability. Insurance companies love having reasons to deny claims. Can't you see them denying a claim because you removed a safety device? My biggest concern would be liability to a passenger. Imagine you have a co-worker in the passenger seat (going out for lunch or whatever) and get hit from the passenger side. Your passenger is severely injured, or worse, dies. It comes to light that you removed a side-impact airbag. It's not much of a stretch to foresee your passenger's next of kin hiring an ambulance chaser to hit you with a wrongful death or negligence suit, claiming (rightly or wrongly) that but for your removal of that airbag, your passenger would still be alive or less severely injured. Making matters worse, you might have to deal with some low-life insurance adjuster refusing to back you up on account of you removing a safety device. Anyway, to each his own. I'm not trying to case aspersions on anyone for choosing to upgrade the seats or anything like that. I guess I'm just paranoid about the liability thing and was wondering if anyone else has considered this angle.

Modshack 10-14-2009 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by semtex (Post 236667)
Well I've been in an accident severe enough to trigger airbags, ........................... I guess I'm just paranoid about the liability thing and was wondering if anyone else has considered this angle.

If I was that scared I'd reconsider getting out of bed in the morning.

The great majority of cars on the road to day DO NOT have side airbags. New cars often have them as extra cost OPTIONS. They are not mandated by law.

It's not anything I'll lose sleep over...YMMV.

semtex 10-14-2009 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Modshack (Post 236693)
A great number of cars on the road to day DO NOT have side airbags, or have them as extra cost OPTIONS. They are not mandated by law.

That's not relevant. Insurance companies factor in the number of airbags your car has (among a laundry list of other things) when they come up with your rate. So if you start removing safety devices, they can argue that your car is essentially no longer the car they agreed to insure. It doesn't matter that other cars don't have them. But like I said, to each his own. We all choose to take risks in life. I probably take some risks that you wouldn't choose to take as well. I don't feel the need to call you a "wimp" or "scared" on account of that.

Modshack 10-14-2009 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by semtex (Post 236703)
I don't feel the need to call you a "wimp" or "scared" on account of that.


Sorry if you missed the Joking sarcasm...:tup:....The way the world is going these days, no one wants to take responsibility for their own actions anymore..There are more ambulance chasing lawyers in this town than I can count....Guess I was just brought up differently...

I'm already paying $500 more a year for a cheaper slower, less expensive car than the Corvette I sold to get it....They're already screwing me because of the demographics of this vehicle. If you think I'm worried about them you're crazy...;)

semtex 10-14-2009 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Modshack (Post 236794)
Sorry if you missed the Joking sarcasm...:tup:....The way the world is going these days, no one wants to take responsibility for their own actions anymore..There are more ambulance chasing lawyers in this town than I can count....Guess I was just brought up differently...

I'm already paying $500 more a year for a cheaper slower, less expensive car than the Corvette I sold to get it....They're already screwing me because of the demographics of this vehicle. If you think I'm worried about them you're crazy...;)

Yeah, I hear ya on that (the lack of personal responsibility nowadays). $500 a year more than the Corvette? Man, that sucks.

Modshack 10-14-2009 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by semtex (Post 236801)
$500 a year more than the Corvette? Man, that sucks.


Tell me about it...The Vette is an insurance rated old mans car, The Z is a kids car, So even though I'm old, I get the benefit of paying for the typical high risk Z driver. Yeah, it does suck...

bigaudiofanat 10-14-2009 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by semtex (Post 236604)
You guys don't care about losing the side airbags? Just curious.

X2 I would want them to be there if I paid for the car and it came with them.

schrute 10-14-2009 07:43 PM

In for pics.

Can't wait to see them installed!

simota1 10-15-2009 07:25 AM

cant wait till yah get it in the z.... gonna be sweeet....

Mike 10-15-2009 09:09 AM

surprising on the weight.

Modshack 10-15-2009 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schrute (Post 236902)
In for pics.

Can't wait to see them installed!

Done!

http://images17.fotki.com/v319/photo...MG_2162-vi.jpg

A little color brightens up the black interior..
http://images52.fotki.com/v637/photo...MG_2167-vi.jpg


http://images41.fotki.com/v305/photo...MG_2161-vi.jpg

For Mike at DDM...Brackets worked out great!
http://images50.fotki.com/v406/photo...MG_2165-vi.jpg

Snakebite202 10-15-2009 11:55 AM

Sexy!

schrute 10-15-2009 12:10 PM

Oh yeah, looks great!

The matching shift boot really pulls it together - nice!

Which shift knob is that? I have a Nismo Titanium knob on order, can't wait til it gets here :driving:

M.Bonanni 10-15-2009 12:15 PM

Nice! Looks great!

theDreamer 10-15-2009 12:16 PM

Seats look great, and very nice & matching.

Modshack 10-15-2009 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schrute (Post 237914)
Oh yeah, looks great!

The matching shift boot really pulls it together - nice!

Which shift knob is that? I have a Nismo Titanium knob on order, can't wait til it gets here :driving:

Thanks...Redline Goods boot and TWM knob (big type R with engraved pattern)

Shift Knobs by TWM Performance Shift Knobs

theDreamer 10-15-2009 12:26 PM

Thought that was a TWM knob but not 100% sure, love mine.
Quick question, I have looked into Redline and love the work they do, but I have the B&M short shifter, will they make a boot that is a bit shorter so I do not have as much extra slack as I do currently?

semtex 10-15-2009 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theDreamer (Post 237931)
Thought that was a TWM knob but not 100% sure, love mine.
Quick question, I have looked into Redline and love the work they do, but I have the B&M short shifter, will they make a boot that is a bit shorter so I do not have as much extra slack as I do currently?

What? You don't like the shriveled foreskin look? ;)

theDreamer 10-15-2009 12:43 PM

Haha, great now when I get in my car I am going to look at it that way, way to go. :p

Modshack 10-15-2009 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theDreamer (Post 237931)
Thought that was a TWM knob but not 100% sure, love mine.
Quick question, I have looked into Redline and love the work they do, but I have the B&M short shifter, will they make a boot that is a bit shorter so I do not have as much extra slack as I do currently?

Dreamer....They do have the option of a shorter boot, but I'd pass on that as it might be a tad short.. This is a 350 boot and it is actually fully extended at the extreme gear reaches (reverse and 6th) and I've got things shortened a bit on the shaft with the TWM..


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