Cascade Crew

91camaro_rs · Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 9:24 pm Post subject: oreillys racing seats

i was looking into getting the cheap racing seats from oreillys just cause i dont really like the seats i have now and i was wondering how much modification is required to fit them in the car

iansane · Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 9:28 pm Post subject:

None. Just weld up some brackets for the sliders that come with them or drill new holes in your factory sliders and sit up too high.

Hielor · Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 12:25 am Post subject:

Would hardly consider "drill new holes" or "do some welding" to count as "none" in terms of modification...

There was a thread on tgo about this not long ago and I asked basically the same question. Based on the response there and my own measuring, the seat is too wide to be useful...

iansane · Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 12:57 am Post subject:

aaron_sK · Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 5:55 am Post subject:

They are now in John's Berli, IIRC. Cool

91camaro_rs · Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 8:48 am Post subject:

i am willing to supply all brew needed for the job. idk if anyone has a welder but i would like to do it right so they dont sit up too high, but either way im gonna need help haha

Alphius · Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 9:23 am Post subject:

iansane · Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 9:47 pm Post subject:

Hielor · Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 12:47 am Post subject:

aaron_sK · Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 5:37 am Post subject:

TGO = morons. Quite often we do things they claim are "impossible." Laughing

My experience with those seats is limited to being a passenger, but I found them rather uncomfortable.

Just my two cents.

Alphius · Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 7:33 am Post subject:

They are uncomfortable but they hold you in corners a ton better than the stock seats. After about a 45 minute drive with them I'd be pretty sore.

The shoulder belt is not a problem, you can't put them through anywhere but let's face it, the seat loops on most thirdgens are long gone anyway. Laughing

iansane · Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 8:20 am Post subject:

Funny, I've always felt they were much more comfortable that factory seats. I've done plenty of road trips in them (utah, cali, canada, oregon, idaho) and I've always felt they were great. Shrug

The padding is starting to break down now, but for the bargain it's hard to beat.

:lol From TGO;

91camaro_rs · Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 10:19 am Post subject:

i think they are pretty comfortable myself, Ian how long did it take for them to start breaking down?

and i can always drive to where you are, you dont have to come to GH

Alphius · Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 12:11 pm Post subject:

DBL_TKE · Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 12:39 pm Post subject:

Nah, a set of Recaro LS's are about perfect.

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 5:47 pm Post subject:

I too have been a passenger when Al had them in his 89, and at least on one occasion, I've sat in Ian's passenger seat in the bird. Didn't find them uncomfortable, per-se, but I felt like I was sitting really low, compared to a stock seat.

aaron_sK · Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 5:58 pm Post subject:

DBL_TKE · Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 11:56 pm Post subject:

91camaro_rs · Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 11:00 am Post subject:

i got a chance to sit in some at a show saturday and they are a lot more firm than stock seats, but i thought they were comfortable

algershick · Member Joined: 05 Jan 2012 Posts: 69 Location: Kent, WA

I'm going to have to agree with the GTA seat comment up there! I've had a few sets of 4th gen seats over the years and sat in both worn out and rebuilt 3rd gen seats. I have NEVER sat in a seat so comfortable and "tight" feeling as the Ultimas in my new GTA.