CRAZY KEN Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I am interested in upgrading my seat to something that is bigger, lower, supportive, comfortable and non-slippery. So far I have found one that is within my budget and seem to fit my interests: http://www.corbeau.com/products/cr1/CR1_blk.jpg http://www.corbeau.com/products/cr1/2_02.jpg I am not sure if this will fit or not...I guess a trip to a dealer is needed! What aftermarket seat do you have? Got any pics? Thanks, CRAZY KEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgLGT Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 you'll lose the side airbags if you go that route. It's risky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I'll throw out a non-conventional idea. Recaro's. EVO IX Recaro's to be specific. Better bang for the buck compared to Corbeau's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 like these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoWagon Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Recaro FTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY KEN Posted December 8, 2007 Author Share Posted December 8, 2007 ...anything cheaper??? You mean to tell me no one here has upgraded theirs seats! WOW!!! Interesting!!! CRAZY KEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTlegacy06 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 If you're going to eliminate airbags the safest thing to do is try to get something with a 5-point harness... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fweasel Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 If you're going to eliminate airbags the safest thing to do is try to get something with a 5-point harness... one might argue that a 5 point w/o a roll cage is not safer. ignore him, he'll go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoWagon Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 one might argue that a 5 point w/o a roll cage is not safer. +1 Not for a street driven car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axis008 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 A full roll cage is also not safe for a street car either. Imagine what happens when a car/SUV hits your doors. -ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookslikeanevo Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 i just dont want to lose the heated seat part...oh and the airbag, thats kinda inportant no/.? Current:MY05 SWP wagon - 253/290 UP, AEM CAI, Invidia Q300, tuned@yimisport OLD: MY06 GRP - 274/314 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTlegacy06 Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 i just dont want to lose the heated seat part...oh and the airbag, thats kinda inportant no/.? Eh only in life and death situations... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 OEM Recaro's FTW http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y124/PatagonianGT/MINI%20Cooper%20S/recaro8.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSFW Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Doesn't STI make a seat with power, leather, and big side bolsters? I thought I stumbled on something like that for $3000 each somewhere. I wanted some, but not that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighlineCA Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 Those IX seats make that Cooper. Otherwise, its a big pooper. Corbeaus are great for the money. No doubt Evo seats rocks.. but much more dough. The Corbeaus are definately for us Americans... they make the widest approved seat. Seat airbags is an issue. When the SRS module doesnt see all the airbags, the whole system is disabled and will not work until the airbag(s) is present... or does it. The plus is, you can retain the SRS system without airbags. The SRS module actually sees the airbags as resistance. Find out what the resistance of the airbag is, and plug in resistor in its place. Here is the slight problem, how to find out the resistance... your probably thinking using a DMM. Unfortunately, not all airbags can be tested that way. The power inside the DMM could pop the airbag. My sister used to work at OEA - Original Equipment Airbag and we got all the specs on my buddys 02 Jetta. He swapped in some Sparcos. We plugged in 4.7ohm resistors (according to manufacturing specs) and the SRS light shut off, and seemed as everything was good to go. Never had an issue since. 5 point harnesses own.. but yea, not for the street. And its not because it wont protect you, but if you have never been strapped down with a 5 point harness, you will quickly realize your not comfortable. Imagine on the street, 5pm rush hour, strapped in, 20 mins from home, needing to drop the kids off... I could imagine the pain now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.T.Subie Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 What happens with the Insurance if you get injured and don't have factory seats. Are you still covered? Denial is your best friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoWagon Posted December 9, 2007 Share Posted December 9, 2007 What happens with the Insurance if you get injured and don't have factory seats. Are you still covered? Not if your airbags deployed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 The takeoff EVO IX Recaro's are not much more than a pair of new Corbeau's. As for the comment about the car pictured, even the stock seats were 10x more comfortable than both Subaru's we've owned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigT Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Another major problem with swapping seats is the Passenger Occupancy Detector System. I changed the seats in my 05 legacy to 07 spec B seats and the ODS was different, and it was a major pain in the ass. If that system isn't working properly you can wind up with improper air bag deployment etc. Our seats just aren't made to be swapped out. They change them from year to year and the systems all seem to be integrated (ie you mess up one part of the system and everything falls apart, airbags, ODS, cruise, etc.) oh yeah, and the car will beep non stop if your airbag light is on... much worse than the seat belt chime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 it's called OC3. I swapped the OEM sensor into my Recaro's: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y124/PatagonianGT/MINI%20Cooper%20S/0830071237a.jpg ready to plug in: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y124/PatagonianGT/MINI%20Cooper%20S/0830071319a.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigT Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 it's called OC3. I swapped the OEM sensor into my Recaro's: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y124/PatagonianGT/MINI%20Cooper%20S/0830071237a.jpg ready to plug in: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y124/PatagonianGT/MINI%20Cooper%20S/0830071319a.jpg The OC3 was only used in certain years on our cars. In the earlier years, it comprises of four spring sensors on the corners of the seat. The seats also vary greatly form year to year, not stuff that you would necessarily recognize, but they are different shapes, and the seat belts are in different places. For example the 07 seat bealt female part is bolted onto the car, while in 05 it is bolted on to the seat. This is only true for the Passenger side. I'd love to hear the utter nonsense that goes on over at Subaru when they design some of these cars. It is just ridiculous at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigT Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Damn, so much for swapping the 08 Spec B seats into my 05 Outback You can do it, you just need to customize stuff. Look for the thread where I swapped my seats. It was me and some other guy. It just took some customization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookslikeanevo Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 i would seriously love evo seats Current:MY05 SWP wagon - 253/290 UP, AEM CAI, Invidia Q300, tuned@yimisport OLD: MY06 GRP - 274/314 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY KEN Posted December 11, 2007 Author Share Posted December 11, 2007 ...so all i need to do is pull out the passenger side "weight-detection-thingy" like what PGT did...and both driver and passenger side air bags out and customize it into my Corbeau CR1! That's it!!! Sweet...simple...who wants to help? CRAZY KEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 keep in mind on my install, I bought a junkyard seat for $200 and removed the sensor. it had to be cut out on mine...not sure about teh LGT. I have a full spare matching cloth interior in my attic with black leatherette rear seats going in for daily use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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