NOR-CAL General Chat.

[Toodaloo]

Any reason you're focused on those two brands and models?

Try sitting in all the seats you possibly can. The one that fits you the best might surprise you.

In any case, I have a Sparco Evo 2 Plus (aka, taller Evo) and a corbeau FX1-pro, which you're welcome to sit in. I'm on the peninsula.

If you have the time, go up to Wine Country Motorsports or to another motorsport place and just sit in seats. That's how I found the E2+ fits me like a glove, and that I didn't care for the PP. Haven't sat in SPGs.

If you're getting a nice seat for track use, make sure it has SFI and FIA ratings. I'm not sure if Brides do, and since I almost never see them at track days, I'd be hesitant to buy them.

Main reason I want to stick with recaro is the fanboy aspect haha! I'm going for an OEM+/ light track car look and trying to stay correct and within the German roots. I have intentions for it to be a daily, show car, and weekend warrior with the appeal of "correct" all German look. Sounds strange when I say it. I guess I care more about the looks just as much if not more than the comfort. Generally I wouldn't be against any seat company, however it doesn't seem right to put anything American or Japanese made into it. Unless I can find something that has all blacked out logos... I feel like if anything, I would consider sparco as a second choice as they're pretty widely used and have some attractive options. I'll definitely need to sit around in some seats and compare my options. Maybe I'll be swayed in another direction.

[CarsonE30]

Off topic but, for text stickers for rear quarter windows/rear window, what's a good size length and width? I'm thinking 8x2.5 or so but I don't know exact numbers. It'll be 34 characters long. Any help?

[Cabriolet]

Recaro pole position bolted straight to the floor or bust.

i would take an SRD for any non-trailered race/street car.

[Pantless Spency]

Main reason I want to stick with recaro is the fanboy aspect haha! I'm going for an OEM+/ light track car look and trying to stay correct and within the German roots. I have intentions for it to be a daily, show car, and weekend warrior with the appeal of "correct" all German look. Sounds strange when I say it. I guess I care more about the looks just as much if not more than the comfort. Generally I wouldn't be against any seat company, however it doesn't seem right to put anything American or Japanese made into it. Unless I can find something that has all blacked out logos... I feel like if anything, I would consider sparco as a second choice as they're pretty widely used and have some attractive options. I'll definitely need to sit around in some seats and compare my options. Maybe I'll be swayed in another direction.

Well if it makes you feel any better sparco is Italian, and corbeau was founded in the uk.


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[Pantless Spency]

And after doing some homework. My seats an spg rep not a pole position rep, got my seats mixed up. lol.


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[Cabriolet]

And after doing some homework. My seats an spg rep not a pole position rep, got my seats mixed up. lol.

they all look the same. no one is faulting you. except reps... not a good way to die.

[Pantless Spency]

they all look the same. no one is faulting you. except reps... not a good way to die.

Ehhh I'm sure they are more safe than 30 year old sport seats haha.


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[Toodaloo]

Ehhh I'm sure they are more safe than 30 year old sport seats haha.


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This argument is literally the basis of me wanting to go back to aftermarket seats!

[Bimmerman325i]

Off topic but, for text stickers for rear quarter windows/rear window, what's a good size length and width? I'm thinking 8x2.5 or so but I don't know exact numbers. It'll be 34 characters long. Any help?

Don't?

Windows are for seeing out of, not putting tilted cursive hashtags on.

Related-- get off my lawn and stop skateboarding on the sidewalks!

[Pantless Spency]

I love skateboarding on the sidewalks :D


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[kronus]

Ehhh I'm sure they are more safe than 30 year old sport seats haha.

are you expecting the steel they're made of to have rotted?

get off my lawn

ffs

[Pantless Spency]

are you expecting the steel they're made of to have rotted?









ffs

Eh I just feel like a 30 year old design would probably fair as well or worse than a replica fiberglass bucket seat.

The worst thing I could see happening with my rep is the 4 mounting points for the side mounds being sheared from the fiberglass, but I have a hard time believing that would happen in an accident.





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[Bimmerman325i]

Eh I just feel like a 30 year old design would probably fair as well or worse than a replica fiberglass bucket seat.

The worst thing I could see happening with my rep is the 4 mounting points for the side mounds being sheared from the fiberglass, but I have a hard time believing that would happen in an accident.

It's not like stress analysis has fundamentally changed in the last 30 years for the loads encountered by seat design. We just do FEA now so parts can be safely designed a lot closer to their now-lowered safety factor. Things, like E30 seats, used to be overbuilt based on design specs.

I can pretty much guarantee the reps have had zero engineering or material analysis work done, and I would be extremely surprised if they were built with any proper fiberglass knowledge (i.e. composite material design and loading testing). Reps are cheap, and cheap means little attention to detail in manufacturing/design. Do you really think the fiber orientation of each layer (ha! as if there's layers) was chosen for the load paths of the seat mounts in the rep? A Sparco/Recaro/Racetech/Cobra seat actually undergo failure testing and certifications to prove the designs are robust. I don't know of any rep that legitimately does the same testing. Reps exist to look and feel like the real thing at a far lower price point, but I would not expect the same manufacturing and design as the real things. Hell, even cheap legit seats can be crap-- my Corbeau is ridiculously flexy compared to my Sparco, and the Corbeau isn't a generic rep.

So, no, I would absolutely expect the opposite.

[Cabriolet]

but one the flip side. i have a dozen seat parts in my dad's back yard that have cracked frames, joints, etc.
but still as David said, when your life depends on it. quality engineering really matters.
a local guy has the twin to my car but SRDs in it. they are by far the best seat, ive sat in, in an e30. the seat backs of e30s rock and that scares me a little.

[Bimmerman325i]

but one the flip side. i have a dozen seat parts in my dad's back yard that have cracked frames, joints, etc.
but still as David said, when your life depends on it. quality engineering really matters.
a local guy has the twin to my car but SRDs in it. they are by far the best seat, ive sat in, in an e30. the seat backs of e30s rock and that scares me a little.

Yup. It's not that they don't break or can't break, but I'd trust an OEM seat in good condition much more than any replica seat. Recaro SRDs, provided they're mounted correctly, would be similar to OEM in my mind.