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Old 12-07-04, 12:24 PM
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Aftermarket Seats??

Anyone installed aftermarket/racing seats in their 1st gen. 7?
Pics too pls!
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Recaro SE's. No pics... yet.
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Corbeau A4

Tight fit but works good. Reclinable to fit more than one persons taste.
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my new car (about to be delivered to me) is a 85 gsl-se...it has fd tan leather seats! there was mods done to the rails to make them work

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yeah its not that hard ive got some cheap black ones(500$ for 2) and it took about an hour to install them. I dont have any pics because i just stripped my whole interior last weekend to install some new carpet. Ill try to get some pics when i go home from college this weekend
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I've got a Set of Momo Rookie Seats,
Check out my website for pics

www.portugesethug.homestead.com/jim.html
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I've got a Set of Momo Rookie Seats,
Check out my website for pics

www.portugesethug.homestead.com/jim.html
Very nice ! I might change the tail, but overall very sweet.
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use the search option...if I'm not mistaken this has been covered in great detail...not meaning to sound trite but you'll find more that way then picking everyones mind for the 10th time...
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Go for TII seats, they are a direct bolt in, no modification needed, and they are both comfortable and sporty!

Oh yeah, they are original Mazda items, so you could easily find some that matches the rest of your interior!
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I got a BRIDE Zeta III seat in it, straight from Japan! It's badass. I will never buy another seat (maybe a Recaro... possibly)
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Originally Posted by JIMMY54
I've got a Set of Momo Rookie Seats,
Check out my website for pics

www.portugesethug.homestead.com/jim.html


Woah, that 5.0 rear bumper makes your car look like a dog dragging it's *** across the carpet.



Other than that I love your car.



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I heard the fd seats were a nicer fit(not so tight), just have to alter your mounts.....
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Originally Posted by Alex-7
Woah, that 5.0 rear bumper makes your car look like a dog dragging it's *** across the carpet.



Other than that I love your car.



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Thanks for all the help!

Also, sorry for not doing a search, I didn't think to whoops!
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Originally Posted by ChunkyMonkey
I heard the fd seats were a nicer fit(not so tight), just have to alter your mounts.....
I painted mine black and as you can see, I missed a spot

They fit very snug


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I have APC racing seats in mine that I just put in, they rock and a more comfortable than those original leather seats.
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miata seats all the way....they fit the interior quite nicely...and the degree in engineering you need to make them fit comes in handy for future employment
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If anyone is interested, I contacted Recaro because to see if they just did not list the direct fit brackets and they said they did not have them but told me to contact Wedge Engineering of Long Beach, CA to make custom brackets.
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