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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 11:44 AM
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R1 or R2 seats, wich would you choose

i have an R1 and i love my seats, but in a week i might get my hands on a nice set of R2 seats, witch are better?
wich would you choose?
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 12:04 PM
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they are the same.
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 12:26 PM
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 12:27 PM
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these are the ones i can get
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 12:28 PM
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haha lets be seroius here guys
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by mr.veilsidewankel
these are the ones i can get
those are the stock Base cloth seats...I do prefer those seats more than the R1 seats...I use to have those before I replaced it with Recaro's..
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 12:29 PM
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Those are base model seats dude. R1 and R2 seats are the same.
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 12:47 PM
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hmm. but the car he bought is an R2 94mod jdm(maby he was wrong?)
its on its way from japan now, will arrive next thursday
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by mr.veilsidewankel
hmm. but the car he bought is an R2 94mod jdm(maby he was wrong?)
its on its way from japan now, will arrive next thursday
It's most likely an R2 model with swapped base seats or a base model.
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 12:55 PM
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 12:59 PM
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+1 Rep for base model seats hahahaha
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by RX7 RAGE
It's most likely an R2 model with swapped base seats or a base model.

Or it's really a base model with a few R pieces tacked on it.

The Japanese market cars had different option package mixes than we got in the U.S. It seems unlikely to me that somone would take out their ultra-suede R seats and put in base cloth seats, but I suppose it's possible. I suggest the new owner check for a door jamb sticker showing which suspension the car has.
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 01:08 PM
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Those are the R Base seats.
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 01:15 PM
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keep your seats and ill buy the base model seats off of you
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 01:18 PM
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I like the base seats better than the suede ones on my CYM...suede texture is funky sometimes!
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 04:22 AM
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my favorite is suede.. i need something to hold me in the seat. leather and base don't have as much grip
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 10:14 AM
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ist those seats from bizQuit`s car?
and were do you live in Norway...

Joachim
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 10:19 AM
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here is the door sticker on the car..
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 03:23 PM
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personall i like the r1 seats better, the suede looks cleaner than the base seats to me. plus i dont like the netting on the base seats, kinda makes em look cheap. my own opinion though, do whatever with whatever seats you want man, its your money
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 04:48 PM
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That IS R2 seats. I have them in my R2 -94, Japanese import. I think thats the best looking stock seats.
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Zebb
That IS R2 seats. I have them in my R2 -94, Japanese import. I think thats the best looking stock seats.
Its not for the US spec. Maybe it is weird for the jap spec ones though. Definetly base seats. Cheap, ugly, slippery, base seats.

I love my real R1 seats.
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 10:06 PM
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buy the base seats and sell me your r1 seats.
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 10:09 PM
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has anyone gotten new (aftermarket) suede covers and how did it turn out?
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Old Mar 22, 2006 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by FDZero
I like the base seats better than the suede ones on my CYM...suede texture is funky sometimes!
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i prefer base seats
anyone wanna trade
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