Aftermarket seats

[Jung]

So for a while, I've been getting sick of my sport Alcantara seats. The alcantara is all f'd up on the driver's side, discolored, scruffy looking. passenger is not much better. I'm looking at purchasing some lightweight seats to replace them. I've looked at Corbeau, Sparco, Recaro, MOMO, but they're soooo damn expensive. I cannot justify spending 1000+ on seats. What makes them so expensive? lol.
does anyone have any used lightweight seats they'd like to get rid of? I've looked at flebay and craigslist, and there are a few good looking corbeau seats, but just in a bad color (blue/red/yellow) for 600 bucks near me.
Are there any other manufacturers tha you'd recommend? i've also thought about how to mount the seats if i buy some, off say, a Honda. will universal mounts work?

[Daness373]

I've only seen maybe one set up on the forums that looks good with racing seats. I would just reupulster your stock seats and go from there. They will look brand spankin new for very little cost at all. Cant beat that

[Overboostin]

Some guys in the a4 forum run recaro knock off seats. They're called azein or something, I forget. I guess they're really good. I'll try to find you a link.

[Jung]

i was thinkin about that, but for how much alcantara costs, i'd rather get new seats that are lighter and more supportive.

i'll do a little searching thanks overboostin

[Jung]

how about these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OTTO-...spagenameZWDVW

pretty cheap, but a seat's a seat

[Go_S4]

Those look good for the price... only thing is how much is your ass going to be hurting after a long ride in them......

[will175]

check out F1 racing seats. They are a sponser on VWvortex. Hope you find what you are looking for.

[Groove1797]

I sat in an OMP seat and they felt good. They are cheap

[RogueStatus]

eurojet seats look pretty baller...
http://www.20squared.com/catalog/pro...roducts_id=340

thats the fiberglass setup for $600-$1150 a seat. and they make them for b5 s4 applications...

[Jung]

those eurojets are sick...
lol my ass hurts after 2 hours in my current seats.
i think im going to pull the trigger on those in the prior link, or some recaro replicas on here

[EUROTEK//S4]

buy my recaros

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=218944

[Jung]

lower your price lol... i will unreasonably low ball you haha

[MiniRS4]

lower your price lol... i will unreasonably low ball you haha

i am torn on sharing this as you will soon understand...

although these look nice and are very well priced, i have never sit in them, nor do i feel that they will be a solid stiff seat.

you may not know this, but most brands bucket seats flex... a lot... which is not good. also if you track your car, you may need an officially licensed seat, similar to having a legit helmet.

anyhow... sparcos and momo are cheap and generally flex a ton. recaro, FK, Status, are legit, FIA licensed and dont flex as much. but you get what you pay for i guess.

lemme know your thoughts... i think they are worth it for daily driving since they look iight, are def light, and REALLY CHEAP. but since they are not offish, not sure if theyll let you run them on a real track.

LINK FOR \CHEAP SEATS

[AielloS4]

take a look at these seats on http://www.f1spec.com/

not bad for the price

[MiniRS4]

take a look at these seats on http://www.f1spec.com/

not bad for the price

thnx... and i wrote above... i agree... not bad for the $$$, only prob is that the qual/craftmanship is prolly utter piss. PROLLY, but not def.

[will175]

^^^Those are the ones that I posted about earlier. Thanks for posting the link. They also have a reclinable seat. They have been used in many s2k's and NSX's. The blk reclinable with carbon back is what I might get for my noggy.

[Jung]

as soon as i get my money transfer from paypal im buying those ones i originally posted. Now, for the seat brackets... i'm kind of clueless in this department, how would i go about mounting them?

[espo4442]

So for a while, I've been getting sick of my sport Alcantara seats. The alcantara is all f'd up on the driver's side, discolored, scruffy looking. passenger is not much better. I'm looking at purchasing some lightweight seats to replace them. I've looked at Corbeau, Sparco, Recaro, MOMO, but they're soooo damn expensive. I cannot justify spending 1000+ on seats. What makes them so expensive? lol.
does anyone have any used lightweight seats they'd like to get rid of? I've looked at flebay and craigslist, and there are a few good looking corbeau seats, but just in a bad color (blue/red/yellow) for 600 bucks near me.
Are there any other manufacturers tha you'd recommend? i've also thought about how to mount the seats if i buy some, off say, a Honda. will universal mounts work?

I heard Corbeau seats smell like pot for some reason, haha i don't remember where i heard that but i swear i heard it a couple of times

[Dowskeet]

I heard Corbeau seats smell like pot for some reason

and thats a problem because...

[Jung]

when johnny law pulls you he's giong to want you to step out of the car, please, sir...

[espo4442]

when johnny law pulls you he's giong to want you to step out of the car, please, sir...

haha exactly

[Dowskeet]

when johnny law pulls you he's giong to want you to step out of the car, please, sir...

Have cigs out and be like sorry sir thats cig smell.. Or I say your not searching without a warrent.. Never had any issues.

[Dr. Jekyll]

They don't need a warrant to search your car. Cops only need probable cause to search your car. And pot smell = probable cause. Just an FYI...

[Dowskeet]

They don't need a warrant to search your car. Cops only need probable cause to search your car. And pot smell = probable cause. Just an FYI...

and when they search your car without any reason than a smell and find nothing sue the cop for harassment when you already gave them a reason for the smell.

just FYI

[Dr. Jekyll]

Good luck with that law suit.

[AudiSportB5S4]

lol

[Jung]

well if a cop pulls you and asks to search your car under "probable cause" you do have the right to deny him the search until a warrant is had. my mom works in law

[Dr. Jekyll]

wat?


If a police officer asks to search your car, you have the right to say "no". However, if he has "probable cause" to search your car (meaning, if he smells pot and suspects you have some in your car) he can search your car without a warrant and without your permission.

[S4evr]

i had a phenominal experience with these seats: http://www.jegs.com/p/JEGS/755323/10002/-1/10509

i used them in my old 95 mustang, and they were of great quality, and were extremely comfortable to sit in. id recommend them for a cheap seat.

[Jung]

wow what a digression.
mounting... how do i do it w/ those seats i mentioned?

[Dowskeet]

Good luck with that law suit.

Gotta love family lawyers.. End of that little rant..

Those Eurojet seats are the sauce.. They get my vote.

[AMC]

cops have a right to search the cabin from reasonable cause but need a warrent to get into compartments such as the trunk unless the person has been arrested then they can do as they please

[Jung]

mounting?

[Dr. Jekyll]

Gotta love family lawyers..

Good for you. Your suit would be dismissed immediately regardless of who brought it. So again, good luck with that.

[Dr. Jekyll]

cops have a right to search the cabin from reasonable cause but need a warrent to get into compartments such as the trunk unless the person has been arrested then they can do as they please

lol, no.

[Dr. Jekyll]

mounting?

Wedge Engineering. I don't know their exact website, so you'll have to google them.

[AMC]

lol, no.

what was wrong about it, from last i checked thats how CT cops have it

[Das General]

The last thing you want to do is spend money on shitty seats. You will kill yourself after riding in a flimsy seat..

[Jung]

it's going to be a single piece seat. anythings better than the seat rocking i have going on now

[Dr. Jekyll]

what was wrong about it, from last i checked thats how CT cops have it

I said it before. If a cop has probable cause they can search your whole car, which includes your truck, glove box, etc. They don't need a warrant and they don't need your permission if they have probable cause. If they do not have probable cause then they can not search unless they have your permission or a warrant (but if they don't have probable cause, then they will likely not be able to get a warrant).

They can look through your windows all they want and anything illegal that they see is in plain sight. Thus it's a legal search if they simply spot it through your window.

If you are arrested they can sometimes search the whole car. It will depend on why you're being arrested and if you give the cops a reason to search the car (you look/act high/drunk or you're acting in a manner that the cops feel is suspicious or threatening). But if you are simply being pulled over for a tail light out and being arrested for an outstanding traffic warrant they wont necessarily be able to search your entire car. They will still need probable cause.