Lets see your aftermarket seats!

Hotrodz · 01-30-2018, 09:55 PM

The first question is how tall are you because a seat bracket and rail will raise the height of the seat. I Wedge Engineering seat bracket that the seat is fixed to, no slider. At 6'1" my helmet hits the top of the roof with the slider. I no issues with fixed seat on the bracket.

SunnyDays · 04-03-2018, 02:14 PM

Some beautiful seats in here guys, I have a question regarding your setups.

The stock seats have an air bag in them, the recaro bucket seats on the nismo have an airbag in them.

Most aftermarket seats do not have an airbag in them, I want to put some in but am concerned about safety. Could some one please advise? This is just for a street car driven on weekends, just concerned with the actual safety of aftermarket seats in a collision or even the lack of airbag. Does the airbag not make a big difference or do you guys just have big balls?

Thanks

Arrvaxx · 04-03-2018, 02:39 PM

Spooler · 04-06-2018, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Arrvaxx

Where did you get those seats. I am tired of sliding all over mine.

///maestro · 04-06-2018, 10:37 AM

Sold my BRAUM seats. Boy, were they uncomfortable. it was like sitting on plywood. Definitely DON'T recommend those to anyone. All the hype is that they look nice and they are cheap. Comfort is non-existent. Not to mention, the plastics from the seatbelt loop behind my neck kept splitting in two and breaking apart.

I just ordered a set of, what seems to be, the LAST set of Sparco R333's in the US. Sparco has had these seats on back-order since February and still no update on when they will manufacture them again. I've reached out to just about every warehouse across the US that carries these and all of them were sold out. With that said, they may not manufacture these seats anymore. I searched high and low for DAYS for the all-black ones but could only find 1 last set of black/grey from a local speed shop in Arizona. I didn't want to wait any longer so I just pulled the trigger on the black/grey set. Should be here within a week and will post pics!

Spooler · 04-06-2018, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

Where did you get those seats. I am tired of sliding all over mine.

Doo, if I would have looked at the picture I would have seen it. LOL Did they give you any price break?

OptionZero · 04-06-2018, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

Where did you get those seats. I am tired of sliding all over mine.

Logo is on the lower right

NextLevel Performance

Those are special edition Recaro Sportster CS

Zerafian · 04-07-2018, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ///maestro

Sold my BRAUM seats. Boy, were they uncomfortable. it was like sitting on plywood. Definitely DON'T recommend those to anyone. All the hype is that they look nice and they are cheap. Comfort is non-existent. Not to mention, the plastics from the seatbelt loop behind my neck kept splitting in two and breaking apart.

heard this quite a lot. I almost bought a set for my old G35 until I read reviews.

Made me sad

OptionZero · 04-07-2018, 04:30 PM

It would be really hard to see why anyone would go for something outside of Recaro/Bride/Sparco, maybe Corbeau

The seat is pretty important for safety, much less aesthetic - why would u risk it?

if i ever ditch the nismo recaros it would be for . . . better Recaros. otherwise there's no point

EDIT:
Forgot about Buddy club, if they still exist. Had them in the S14, held up well for track days

agent_kuma · 04-12-2018, 09:24 AM

it’s been long journey from my stock base Nissan 2017 370Z, red bride reclining seats ordered directly from Japan, waited over 6 month ..., but I enjoy every moment of modification process.

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OptionZero · 04-12-2018, 12:41 PM

how the hell do you get in and out without a quick release/quick tilt wheel?

yaoxiao4 · 04-12-2018, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by OptionZero

how the hell do you get in and out without a quick release/quick tilt wheel?

I have the bride gias II (super high bolster)

I just slide the seat ALL the way back and try my best... going in i put my *** in first and the swing my legs over

OptionZero · 04-12-2018, 04:29 PM

i think you should call up Speed Image USA and inquire about some Works Bell products

(DO NOT GET NRG)

They're local to you

yaoxiao4 · 04-12-2018, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OptionZero

i think you should call up Speed Image USA and inquire about some Works Bell products

(DO NOT GET NRG)

They're local to you

I actually don't have much of a problem because I'm small (5'6 small frame), but I'm be sure to look into it if/when I want to get an after market steering wheel

agent_kuma · 04-12-2018, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OptionZero

how the hell do you get in and out without a quick release/quick tilt wheel?

u will be surprised, actually is easy to slide inside, am 5’7 188lbs, I don’t even need to slide the seat back to get inside the car, steering wheel I replaced with OEM Nismo steering wheel

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01-30-2018, 09:55 PM	#676 (permalink)
Hotrodz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NW, AZ Posts: 9,330 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 2684385	The first question is how tall are you because a seat bracket and rail will raise the height of the seat. I Wedge Engineering seat bracket that the seat is fixed to, no slider. At 6'1" my helmet hits the top of the roof with the slider. I no issues with fixed seat on the bracket. Rusty and Iammeowwwwww like this. __________________ *Fast Intentions TT Installed and Tuned by Seb at SpecialtyZ 610whp 560tq:\|Fast Intentions 3" TT-TDX*\|SpecialtyZ/Fast Intentions 72 Row Oil Cooler\|SZ 6 Puck Clutch & Flywheel\|3GsCustoms\|Z1\|Wavetrac\|Hotchkis\|Whiteline \|Blitz\|Fortune Auto 500\|Fujimura\|SPL\|H&R\|TK\|TWM\|RPM Rollbar\|Sparco\|Next Level Performance\|TrackSpec\|AeroFlow Dynamics\|Pioneer\|

04-03-2018, 02:14 PM	#677 (permalink)
SunnyDays Base Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: United Kingdom, Posts: 76 Drives: Nismo 370Z Rep Power: 9	Some beautiful seats in here guys, I have a question regarding your setups. The stock seats have an air bag in them, the recaro bucket seats on the nismo have an airbag in them. Most aftermarket seats do not have an airbag in them, I want to put some in but am concerned about safety. Could some one please advise? This is just for a street car driven on weekends, just concerned with the actual safety of aftermarket seats in a collision or even the lack of airbag. Does the airbag not make a big difference or do you guys just have big balls? Thanks Iammeowwwwww likes this.

04-03-2018, 02:39 PM	#678 (permalink)
Arrvaxx A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Whore Island, MN Posts: 1,243 Drives: 40th F.I. Twin Turbo Rep Power: 18	KamiSpeed, 2011 Nismo#91, Hotrodz and 2 others like this. __________________ 2010 370Z 40th Anniversary (#480 born 1/19/2010) Fast Intentions Twin Turbo \| Varis Arising II \| Limited Edition Recaro Sportster \| Tuned by Specialty Z \| 604hp 525 torque @14lbs boost on 100 octane

04-06-2018, 10:37 AM	#680 (permalink)
///maestro Track Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 530 Drives: 11' 370z\|09' BMW M3 Rep Power: 11	Sold my BRAUM seats. Boy, were they uncomfortable. it was like sitting on plywood. Definitely DON'T recommend those to anyone. All the hype is that they look nice and they are cheap. Comfort is non-existent. Not to mention, the plastics from the seatbelt loop behind my neck kept splitting in two and breaking apart. I just ordered a set of, what seems to be, the LAST set of Sparco R333's in the US. Sparco has had these seats on back-order since February and still no update on when they will manufacture them again. I've reached out to just about every warehouse across the US that carries these and all of them were sold out. With that said, they may not manufacture these seats anymore. I searched high and low for DAYS for the all-black ones but could only find 1 last set of black/grey from a local speed shop in Arizona. I didn't want to wait any longer so I just pulled the trigger on the black/grey set. Should be here within a week and will post pics! __________________ Gallo24 swapped 370z Instagram: @z34_motorsport

04-07-2018, 04:30 PM	#684 (permalink)
OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,225 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 214100	It would be really hard to see why anyone would go for something outside of Recaro/Bride/Sparco, maybe Corbeau The seat is pretty important for safety, much less aesthetic - why would u risk it? if i ever ditch the nismo recaros it would be for . . . better Recaros. otherwise there's no point EDIT: Forgot about Buddy club, if they still exist. Had them in the S14, held up well for track days OTW Z-Boy likes this. __________________ OptionZero Build Thread Last edited by OptionZero; 04-07-2018 at 05:59 PM.

04-12-2018, 09:24 AM	#685 (permalink)
agent_kuma Base Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: California Posts: 8 Drives: 17 Nissan 370Z Nismo Rep Power: 9	it’s been long journey from my stock base Nissan 2017 370Z, red bride reclining seats ordered directly from Japan, waited over 6 month ..., but I enjoy every moment of modification process. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk KamiSpeed, 2011 Nismo#91, EZT and 2 others like this.

04-12-2018, 12:41 PM	#686 (permalink)
OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,225 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 214100	how the hell do you get in and out without a quick release/quick tilt wheel? tayswiift likes this. __________________ OptionZero Build Thread

04-12-2018, 04:29 PM	#688 (permalink)
OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,225 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 214100	i think you should call up Speed Image USA and inquire about some Works Bell products (DO NOT GET NRG) They're local to you __________________ OptionZero Build Thread

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