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Sebring Seats-GTS Classics |
JamesJ |
Dec 23 2020, 07:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 228 Joined: 30-April 20 From: Sunnyvale, CA Member No.: 24,202 Region Association: Northern California |
Hello All,
Has anyone driven or sat in a 914 with a Sebring seat from GTS Classics? I have read several previous threads regarding these aftermarket seats. The owner, Stefan, told me that the Sebring is two notches above the stock 914 seat as far as support goes, with the LeMans being the first step up. From the looks of the two seats, the LeMans appears to offer mostly hip support, whereas the Sebring looks to offer both hip and torso support. I am not racing the car and I do want to keep the backpad. The Sebrings have a much sharper angle at the back of the seat than do the stock seats, so I am not expecting them to sit snug in the backpad recess, but I don't want them to look too out of place either. I imagine with the back of the seat at such an angle, my reach to the steering wheel will be a bit longer. I will be using my stock '74 shoulder belt, but Stefan recommended using a rear seat belt receptacle from a 911 to use in place of the stock 914 receptacle so that I can loop it through the hole that would be made in the seat, as in the photo below. Any experience or thoughts on the driving feel of these seats or the way they look at the back/against the backpad would be appreciated. Thanks! |
chrisg |
Dec 26 2020, 08:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 63 Joined: 20-December 03 From: Paso Robles, CA Member No.: 1,455 Region Association: None |
OK, so maybe I just can’t see it without all of them being pictured side by side, but which version has the easiest ingress/egress? They all seem to add enough side support but I am just not seeing clear advantages or disadvantages of one over the other. Can some expand on why they picked one over the other?
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tygaboy |
Dec 26 2020, 11:00 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,431 Joined: 6-October 15 From: Petaluma, CA Member No.: 19,241 Region Association: Northern California |
OK, so maybe I just can’t see it without all of them being pictured side by side, but which version has the easiest ingress/egress? They all seem to add enough side support but I am just not seeing clear advantages or disadvantages of one over the other. Can some expand on why they picked one over the other? @chrisg - IMO: Stock = none/not much hip or upper torso support LeMans = greatly improved hip support, and a bit more upper torso support Watkins Glen = hip support plus even better upper torso support In the end, it's down to some combo of personal preference (do you fit comfortably in seat X?), desired look and use case. I like my LeMans but am considering selling them and getting something with more upper support. |
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