[drjonez]

wellllllll, i got my JDM recaro seats from the 2.5tt R in the other day. i slapped them in and they look pretty good. they are VERY firm and quite comfortable. i wish i was a bit bigger as i don't quite fill them out. my only complaint is that the seats sit WAY higher than the stockers (when all the way down), i'd bet its a good 2" or so.....rather annoying as i have a sunroof....my head almost touches the ceiling. i'll test fit w/a helmet tonite, but i'd bet its a no go. looks like i am cutting them down.....

 

[TurboMedic]

Or you can just give them to me!

Let us know how it goes!

I am interested in picking some up but they are hardly ever in good condition.

Jason

 

[drjonez]

yeah. mine aren't in the best shape, but they weigh less than the stockers....

 

[Woooossshhh]

did you happen to weight the stockers?? im curious to see how much the drivers seat weighs....

 

[punkybooster89t]

did you happen to weight the stockers?? im curious to see how much the drivers seat weighs....

Discussed many times, it's about 75lbs...wait a sec, I'll go weigh mine right now...tick toc tick toc...I got 70lbs for drivers and about 40lbs for passenger. Not too accurate though as I was balancing them on a bathroom scale.

 

[lenny]

how tall are you?

 

[drjonez]

weights i got:

recaros- 38.5 lbs
stock pass seat- 40 lbs
stock driver seat- 66.5 lbs

i'm like 5'8" or so....

 

[Zero]

Maybe they are higher up because japanese people are usually shorter than americans??

 

[SupraOfDoom]

So your saying someone like 6 ft like me wouldn't be able to fit? Hmmm. also you need some pics of them buddy

 

[drjonez]

no idea why they sit so high....especially considering some Rs came w/a factory sunroof. though i don't know how much that drops the ceiling. my ASC roof has a fairly low ceiling....

 

[jbsupra89t]

5'8" and you hit the ceiling? phew good thing i never tried to get these. =P

-J

 

[drjonez]

once again, NOTE that i have the asc power glass sunroof....

 

[jbsupra89t]

oops i'm an idiot

 

[lenny]

so do you sit sort of low in the seat? how much do you weight? im about the same height and are considering gettin the seats. thanks lmk

 

[drjonez]

the whole seat is higher, its quite weird. put the power seat @ max height, that's about where the recaros sit....

i'm 5'8", 150 lbs

 

[XTC Dynamic Supra]

i'm 5'11" and 200+lbs and yes they are higher but i fit fine in mine.

 

[80sSupraPowa]

I'm 6'2". When I had mine.. I don't really remember them sitting higher. Although.. I don't think I drove the car with them in.

 

[toyota4555]

Dr.J Could you imagine me trying to fit in their now, hard enough when you had the stockers in there...good night! I like my black leather seats just fine, heavy or not..


joe

 

[supragook]

thats all that you got for the stock weight seats?????seemed way heavier than that......when i took my passenger seat out i bet that thing was near 70....damn thing was heavy
or maybe my vagina was inflamed a lil more than usual.....haha...:0

 

[SupraGuy88T]

I have the Recaros SEs in mine and yes they are very nice seats but I also need to get them lower. I fit but I feel wierd in other Mk3s as mine sit higher. I'm 5'7" 165lbs My car is a Hardtop. My 6'4" friend fits in the pass seat so the sunroof has alot to do with it.