Anyone thinking about swaping out 370Z seats?

ChrisSlicks · 04-08-2009, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by JoeyD

Has anyone actually installed seats yet? I autocrossed my car a few weekends ago and I had to hunch over, because with a helmet on my head hits the roof. All I would need is an extra 2-3 inchs of clearance. I am assuming that because aftermarket seats wont have all the motors and crap under them that the stockers do they will sit lower to the floor. Can anyone confirm this? I would probably opt for a cheaper seat and just swap it in before events rather than have an expensive one that would remove the airbag and be a little too restrictive.

There's not much under the base seats but they are mounted at the same height as the touring seats that do have motors. Racing seats will definitely sit a little lower and potentially a lot lower depending on whether you use a rail kit or just bolt them directly to the floor. They're not that easy to swap out quickly unless you fab up some custom mounting solution.

JoeyD · 04-08-2009, 03:37 PM

I'm sure there is a way to get the swap down to four bolts. Four bolts isn't that bad even if they are a biotch to get at.

370zForever · 09-15-2009, 09:47 PM

I really want those low max seats, but i just can't find the right rails for the 370z..Does anyone know where they are??

theDreamer · 09-15-2009, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by 370zForever

I really want those low max seats, but i just can't find the right rails for the 370z..Does anyone know where they are??

Talk to Mike at DDM or the guys at 370ztune.com

JoeD · 09-16-2009, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by capo190

Yea seriously.

Think about all the other things you could buy with $3,000 (assuming you buy both seats)

a new audio system, new intake/exhaust system, new tires n rims....

cmon IMO that **** just ain't worth it. i think they look ugly too. for 1500 i'd expect some gucci leather or some ****. But a riced-out looking ugly excuse for a seat? I'll pass!

The target demographic for Bride is not rationing their money and trying to decide between seats or "a new audio system, new intake/exhaust system, new tires n rims...." It's a high-end product, and its priced accordingly. Want cheaper seats? Try eBay.

That said...I personally would not go with fixed racing-seats for a street-car/daily-driver unless it was the lower bolster style, ala Sparco Roadster. Dropping yourself in or propping yourself up and out of a fixed seat day in and day out will get old pretty quick, not to mention a limited range of motion once you are in. I have a Recaro SPG in a car that sees mainly track-duty, and I would not want to get in/out of that for a 2-minute run to the grocery-store to pick up milk.

Ideally for me, it would either be a pair of leather/Alcantara Bride Gias or Recaro Sportster CSs (OEM RS4 seats in Europe). You get the best of both worlds...all the comfort you need for the street, and sufficient support for the track...

Or OEM Ferrari seats. Now if I can only buy the shells...

shabarivas · 09-16-2009, 02:01 AM

I wonder if evo X seats fit...

M.Bonanni · 09-16-2009, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by 370zForever

I really want those low max seats, but i just can't find the right rails for the 370z..Does anyone know where they are??

I have what I think is the only set of Z34 BRIDE rails in the US, unless BRIDE USA just got some more in from Japan.

MeetJoeAsian · 09-17-2009, 12:13 AM

so...is anyone getting rid of their Touring leather seats? I'm interested in picking them up just for lumbar support purpose...anyone know how hard it would be to run power to the Touring seats if you put them into the Base?

Trips · 09-17-2009, 01:21 AM

Bride's seat are very good choice but expensive! the downside is the safety factor that the Original seats have are bolster airbags for side impact protection. Bride's have none.

kannibul · 09-17-2009, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by BoBoTee

haha, riced out? umm..right. Those seats are used in different motorsports like time attack, drifting and circuits. There's nothing rice about them they serve a purpose. They save weight because the structure is made of carbon/kevlar some of the lightest material on earth. They're all about performance not just looks. Definitely not riced-out, I think the term rice is used to loosely these days.

They are considered "rice" if you put them in a daily driver, or even a "weekend warrior" car - and I'm referring to the ones posted as aftermarket installations. The OEM ones posted above look good as they match the look of the car and aren't "overdone". Overdone = rice, IMO.

At least, that's my view.

CrownR426 · 09-17-2009, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by kannibul

They are considered "rice" if you put them in a daily driver, or even a "weekend warrior" car - and I'm referring to the ones posted as aftermarket installations. The OEM ones posted above look good as they match the look of the car and aren't "overdone". Overdone = rice, IMO.

At least, that's my view.

I don't like your view at all.
Fail.

btw. how the **** can you call bride seats rice?

kannibul · 09-17-2009, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by CrownR426

I don't like your view at all.
Fail.

btw. how the **** can you call bride seats rice?

If you're tracking the car on a semi-professional level (as in, you get paid to, not the other way around) then sure.

If you're not, epic fail w/ triple-facepalm.

theDreamer · 09-17-2009, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by kannibul

If you're tracking the car on a semi-professional level (as in, you get paid to, not the other way around) then sure.

If you're not, epic fail w/ triple-facepalm.

Hate to break it to you but aftermarket seats are not just designed for racing in mind. I will pick them up for support and better fitment of myself. I am 6'4" and fit nicely in the Z but with a nice bride/recarao seat I would fit better and enjoy my ride just that much more. Do I plan to track my car? Not currently, it is my daily driver, but is it rice, no.

Rice is the attempt at doing something but either buying a cheaper alternative which has no purpose or buying something that hurts the car (i.e. body panels you add but do not paint or do not exactly fit your car).

JoeD · 09-17-2009, 11:48 AM

The only "epic fail w/ triple-facepalm" is the use of the word rice itself. It's purely subjective with no clear definition, and it's gotten to a point where the [over]use of it is just laughably immature. What's even more laughable is arguing over what's rice and what's not...

I will agree, though...there are some tastelessly done Bride setups around. There is a local kid with a modified, beige-colored, mid-1990s, automatic Honda Accord with tan leather interior and one red fixed-back Bride. It looks absolutely ridiculous. However, it would be no different if it was a top-of-the-line Recaro.

kannibul · 09-17-2009, 12:20 PM

I guess I can't see any advantage to replacing the stock seats with "racing seats", when you don't race.

It'd be like wearing a tuxedo to McDonalds...to work.

04-08-2009, 03:37 PM	#62 (permalink)
JoeyD Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Raeford, NC Posts: 305 Drives: 09 NISMO 370Z Rep Power: 186	I'm sure there is a way to get the swap down to four bolts. Four bolts isn't that bad even if they are a biotch to get at. __________________ When was the last time you did 230MPH in something with 4 seats?

09-17-2009, 12:13 AM	#68 (permalink)
MeetJoeAsian Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 342 Drives: 350Z to G35c to 370Z Rep Power: 16	so...is anyone getting rid of their Touring leather seats? I'm interested in picking them up just for lumbar support purpose...anyone know how hard it would be to run power to the Touring seats if you put them into the Base? __________________ http://facebook.com/meetjoeasian

09-17-2009, 01:21 AM	#69 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,730 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	Bride's seat are very good choice but expensive! the downside is the safety factor that the Original seats have are bolster airbags for side impact protection. Bride's have none. __________________

09-15-2009, 09:47 PM	#63 (permalink)
370zForever Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: California Posts: 159 Drives: 09 Black 370z Rep Power: 16	I really want those low max seats, but i just can't find the right rails for the 370z..Does anyone know where they are??

09-16-2009, 02:01 AM	#66 (permalink)
shabarivas A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,188 Drives: 370z MB 6mt Rep Power: 914	I wonder if evo X seats fit...

09-17-2009, 11:48 AM	#74 (permalink)
JoeD Banned Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: CA Posts: 495 Drives: Z Rep Power: 0	The only "epic fail w/ triple-facepalm" is the use of the word rice itself. It's purely subjective with no clear definition, and it's gotten to a point where the [over]use of it is just laughably immature. What's even more laughable is arguing over what's rice and what's not... I will agree, though...there are some tastelessly done Bride setups around. There is a local kid with a modified, beige-colored, mid-1990s, automatic Honda Accord with tan leather interior and one red fixed-back Bride. It looks absolutely ridiculous. However, it would be no different if it was a top-of-the-line Recaro.

09-17-2009, 12:20 PM	#75 (permalink)
kannibul A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Jenks, OK Posts: 2,281 Drives: 370z Touring/Sport Rep Power: 267	I guess I can't see any advantage to replacing the stock seats with "racing seats", when you don't race. It'd be like wearing a tuxedo to McDonalds...to work.