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Aftermarket/ non oem seat ideas
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Aftermarket/ non oem seat ideas
After being offered 2 sets of m sport seats, with worn / ripped bolsters, but still big money, I've been thinking of just buying new aftermarket seats....
So was just wondering has anyone got pictures of any aftermarket seats in their z4, to give me some pointers? Tia.
So was just wondering has anyone got pictures of any aftermarket seats in their z4, to give me some pointers? Tia.
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2003 Z4 3l winter runabout
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There's a few members that have installed Tillet carbon seats. They look really nice once installed.
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Recent thread where various members posted pictures of their Tillett installations
I do love Recaro pole Positions, but understand the 'shoulder wing' can foul on the door card a little... Otherwise another more 'gt' type seat would be a Cobra Nogaro, which again I think can look rather smart.
Do be aware though most seats will cost a fair chunk once you've factored in all the gear to get them correctly fitted. Also having had a terrible but cheap set of buckets in a previous car, it's not worth cheap. Best advice I've been given is to see if you can try a few out before you buy. Not the easiest thing do to, but you don't want to spend thousands on a pair of seats only to find they send your arse to sleep after half an hour
Recent thread where various members posted pictures of their Tillett installations
I do love Recaro pole Positions, but understand the 'shoulder wing' can foul on the door card a little... Otherwise another more 'gt' type seat would be a Cobra Nogaro, which again I think can look rather smart.
Do be aware though most seats will cost a fair chunk once you've factored in all the gear to get them correctly fitted. Also having had a terrible but cheap set of buckets in a previous car, it's not worth cheap. Best advice I've been given is to see if you can try a few out before you buy. Not the easiest thing do to, but you don't want to spend thousands on a pair of seats only to find they send your arse to sleep after half an hour
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If you want nice road seats the the Recaro Sportster CS they put in the 1M were very nice...these even came with airbags and seat heating...but getting them 2nd hand will still cost you a good chunk (e.g. £5k for the pair)...
The closest new ones you'll find are the original Recaro versions of these...the Sportster CS...for about £1300 each
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Seconded, those are lovely seats for a road car!
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- Madcatgrafix
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Thanks for the info so far! Weirdly, I bought recaro cs's last year for my 370z, and already have pole positions in my mx5, hence, why I fancied something different, for the z4.
2003 Z4 3l winter runabout
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2004 mx5 svt turbo tracktoy
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Those tillets are class, by the way! Has anyone got any pictures of any other aftermarket seats actually in their z4?
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Have you considered the Cobra Nogaro seats? If it's for a daily driver, I'd have a look at them, as the bolsters are lower to accommodate a standard seatbelt & buckle
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Those are a nice option, but seeing seats in a car, the way forward here. Only saying, as i bought the pole positions for a mk1 tt i previously had, and once in the car, i didnt think they suited, but look a million times better, in my mx5 track car. I suppose its like alloys. Can look lovely on 1 car, and crap, on another.LemonConnoisseur wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 11:23 am Have you considered the Cobra Nogaro seats? If it's for a daily driver, I'd have a look at them, as the bolsters are lower to accommodate a standard seatbelt & buckle
2003 Z4 3l winter runabout
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2004 mx5 svt turbo tracktoy
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Not to everyones taste, but I went with Mazda RX8 seats in mine...
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@iamorion. Very nice, and those are not dear to buy over here tbf. Bet there was some amount of flaffing, getting them In though?
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Fitting took some work yeah - paid £50 for the setMadcatgrafix wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 9:14 pm @iamorion. Very nice, and those are not dear to buy over here tbf. Bet there was some amount of flaffing, getting them In though?
NO LONGER OWN A Z4 SO NOT AS ACTIVE HERE ANYMORE (IF AT ALL).
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IN CAMBRIDGE CB22
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Just found a mint set locally for £90, but thinking I need a spare set of z4 runners, to weld some cross bars across, and work from there. Did you go that route, or your seats fitted on bucket seat fixed subframes?IAmOrion wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 11:35 pmFitting took some work yeah - paid £50 for the setMadcatgrafix wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 9:14 pm @iamorion. Very nice, and those are not dear to buy over here tbf. Bet there was some amount of flaffing, getting them In though?
2003 Z4 3l winter runabout
2013 370z motorsport (my long term project)
2004 mx5 svt turbo tracktoy
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2004 mx5 svt turbo tracktoy
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I don’t have any pictures to hand, but I used angle grinder to chop feet/mounts off rx8 seats so was left with just the runners. I then bolted some U Channel stuff to the original z4 fixings, then the rx8 seats bolted to the U channel stuff. Sold I channel stuff with heft bolts. Took some figuring out but I’m happy with the result.Madcatgrafix wrote: ↑Wed Dec 07, 2022 1:01 am Just found a mint set locally for £90, but thinking I need a spare set of z4 runners, to weld some cross bars across, and work from there. Did you go that route, or your seats fitted on bucket seat fixed subframes?
I’ve never welded so as much as I would’ve preferred that route I didn’t dare try, wouldn’t even know where to begin ha
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Ha ha. I know how you feel, trying to mod stuff, for some of the weird stuff, I've trackdayed over the years!
2003 Z4 3l winter runabout
2013 370z motorsport (my long term project)
2004 mx5 svt turbo tracktoy
2013 370z motorsport (my long term project)
2004 mx5 svt turbo tracktoy