I did a quick search and didn't notice any other reviews, so I figured I'd start my own.
I got these seats probably 6-7 months ago through the flyingbrick groupbuy. They were meant to go in my track car, but i'm slow to work on it.
I did a track day at Streets of Willow in my friend's '93 325IS and decided to strip the car down and install the seats for the hell of it. I had to make some brackets to mount the seats since the e30 -vs- e36 bolt pattern is different, but that doesn't really affect the review. Anyways, cut to the chase:
1) Taking the seats out of their boxes and examining them, I decided that they were rather "economical". You could tell that a very minimal amount of material was used, the material was somewhat "cheap", and the seat design was incredibly simple. No, I wasn't expecting a whole lot more, but this just confirmed my suspicion.
2) Picking the seats up, they were definitely light. Maybe that had something to do with the economical nature of the seats? Eitherway, light is always good.
3) I then examined the brackets and decided that they were also "economical". They were of a very simple design with just enough metal to do the job.
4) I installed the seats, then did a quick drive. They felt pretty decent.
5) I took the car to work the next morning (tried to simulate daily driving), then drove it up to Willow Springs (2 hours) after work. I was very pleased with the comfort that the seat provided. I was expecting a fixed-back seat to be much more annoying on a 2-hour ride, but I was very happy with them. The only real annoyance that the seat provided is that it added a slight bit more difficulty to enter/exit the car. This should be a pretty obvious annoyance and I don't hold it against the seat. It isn't designed for daily driving.
6) The REAL test. To be completely honest, these are only a little better than something like vader seats in an e36 m3 as far as lateral-holding goes. It kept my butt pretty firmly in place, but it lacked upper-body restraint. At some points, the seat was even interfering with my shifting. I feel corbeau should move the upper-body support wings up a little higher and make them more functional. Two other people drove the car and had the same complaint. I was passenger in an e36 m3 right afterwards and it had similar upper-body support.
Pros:
Cheap
Light
Functional
Cons:
Cheap
Could be designed a little better
Conclusion:
At the end of the day, I got exactly what I paid for. If the car these seats were going in was a street car that sees some track time and a few autox's, then these seats would be awesome. They're cheap, light, and totally get the job done. HOWEVER, if you plan to primarily drive on the track, or do autox, you might want to look for more aggressive seats. For my particular application, if I had to do the whole thing all over again, I probably would NOT buy these seats again since my primary use will be track/autox. You can't beat the seats for the money, but I'd rather pay a little more and get a seat better suited to my application.
I got these seats probably 6-7 months ago through the flyingbrick groupbuy. They were meant to go in my track car, but i'm slow to work on it.
I did a track day at Streets of Willow in my friend's '93 325IS and decided to strip the car down and install the seats for the hell of it. I had to make some brackets to mount the seats since the e30 -vs- e36 bolt pattern is different, but that doesn't really affect the review. Anyways, cut to the chase:
1) Taking the seats out of their boxes and examining them, I decided that they were rather "economical". You could tell that a very minimal amount of material was used, the material was somewhat "cheap", and the seat design was incredibly simple. No, I wasn't expecting a whole lot more, but this just confirmed my suspicion.
2) Picking the seats up, they were definitely light. Maybe that had something to do with the economical nature of the seats? Eitherway, light is always good.
3) I then examined the brackets and decided that they were also "economical". They were of a very simple design with just enough metal to do the job.
4) I installed the seats, then did a quick drive. They felt pretty decent.
5) I took the car to work the next morning (tried to simulate daily driving), then drove it up to Willow Springs (2 hours) after work. I was very pleased with the comfort that the seat provided. I was expecting a fixed-back seat to be much more annoying on a 2-hour ride, but I was very happy with them. The only real annoyance that the seat provided is that it added a slight bit more difficulty to enter/exit the car. This should be a pretty obvious annoyance and I don't hold it against the seat. It isn't designed for daily driving.
6) The REAL test. To be completely honest, these are only a little better than something like vader seats in an e36 m3 as far as lateral-holding goes. It kept my butt pretty firmly in place, but it lacked upper-body restraint. At some points, the seat was even interfering with my shifting. I feel corbeau should move the upper-body support wings up a little higher and make them more functional. Two other people drove the car and had the same complaint. I was passenger in an e36 m3 right afterwards and it had similar upper-body support.
Pros:
Cheap
Light
Functional
Cons:
Cheap
Could be designed a little better
Conclusion:
At the end of the day, I got exactly what I paid for. If the car these seats were going in was a street car that sees some track time and a few autox's, then these seats would be awesome. They're cheap, light, and totally get the job done. HOWEVER, if you plan to primarily drive on the track, or do autox, you might want to look for more aggressive seats. For my particular application, if I had to do the whole thing all over again, I probably would NOT buy these seats again since my primary use will be track/autox. You can't beat the seats for the money, but I'd rather pay a little more and get a seat better suited to my application.
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