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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 05:27 PM
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racing seat install HELP

anyone ever install racing seats in a maxima? I ordered tenzo R seats off ebay and can't find brackets to fit my car. All they have brackets for is acura, honda and mitsubishi. Any info would help on what I should do thanks.
Old Dec 21, 2003 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by JayMax00
anyone ever install racing seats in a maxima? I ordered tenzo R seats off ebay and can't find brackets to fit my car. All they have brackets for is acura, honda and mitsubishi. Any info would help on what I should do thanks.
Start drilling? I'd say get brackets for another car and drill bolts to fit, just be very very careful.
Old Dec 21, 2003 | 05:40 PM
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Start drilling? I'd say get brackets for another car and drill bolts to fit, just be very very careful.
shoot!! thats what I was afraid of but I guess I have no choise. I'll try the mitsubishi brackets then and drill.
Old Dec 21, 2003 | 06:25 PM
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i have a pair of sparcos if u want
Old Dec 21, 2003 | 06:41 PM
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i have a pair of sparcos if u want
how heavy are they (how heavy are the stock ones?)

How much do you want for them?
Old Dec 21, 2003 | 07:21 PM
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Racing seats in max if it's used often for (duh) racing = nice.

Racing seats in max if it's the car you drive to work and rarely sees a track = rice..:

Front racing seats with stock rear leather bench seat = hoop-deeee..
Old Dec 21, 2003 | 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by irish44j
Racing seats in max if it's used often for (duh) racing = nice.

Racing seats in max if it's the car you drive to work and rarely sees a track = rice..:

Front racing seats with stock rear leather bench seat = hoop-deeee..
the reason I like the tenzo's is because there black and gray wich will match my interior. and I don't have leather I got the gray cloth seats so these will look pritty good in there I think. I may not race alot but I do put the handling of my car to the test because of the suspention work dunn to it and the factory seats just don't hold me in the way I want them to . But I do see your point on why put racing seats in a max.
Old Dec 21, 2003 | 08:12 PM
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IMO you're better off selling the ricer seats and going with Corbeau's or Sparco's. Those companies make brackets for our cars, and the seats are much better quality. No offense, but maxima's deserve something better than Tenzo R's.
The tenzo R rallys look real good though. and I got both for only 450$
Old Dec 21, 2003 | 08:14 PM
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hehe just kidding around....do what is best for you, it's your car.....I commute the potholed streets of washington dc....racing seats are way too stiff (also why my car isn't lowered!)...I love my heated leather. BTW, comparing the leather seats in my car with my buddy's 2k1 with cloth - the shape of the leather seats holds you very good, at least if you're 6 foot 170 like me....I never slide during hard cornering.

I dunno, racing seats just seem to fit more with a sports car, not a large, semi-luxury sports sedan. makes it sportier, but kind of takes away from the classiness of the max in my opinion. but again, it's your car, so who cares what I say!!!!
Old Dec 21, 2003 | 08:21 PM
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hehe just kidding around....do what is best for you, it's your car.....I commute the potholed streets of washington dc....racing seats are way too stiff (also why my car isn't lowered!)...I love my heated leather. BTW, comparing the leather seats in my car with my buddy's 2k1 with cloth - the shape of the leather seats holds you very good, at least if you're 6 foot 170 like me....I never slide during hard cornering.

I dunno, racing seats just seem to fit more with a sports car, not a large, semi-luxury sports sedan. makes it sportier, but kind of takes away from the classiness of the max in my opinion. but again, it's your car, so who cares what I say!!!!
I agree that racing seats are more for a sports car. The main reason i'm getting them is because my girlfriend wanted to get me somthing for christmas and I couldn't think of anything so I said "get me seats"
Old Dec 29, 2003 | 11:56 AM
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i had sparco milano's...and before that sparco torino's....the tenzo r's don't even compare...... hehehe...just take it to your local shop and have them make u a bracket....
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Originally Posted by irish44j
Front racing seats with stock rear leather bench seat = hoop-deeee..
Old Dec 29, 2003 | 12:14 PM
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you plan on putting in a 5-point harness as well?
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Originally Posted by 92 SE-R 02 SE
you plan on putting in a 5-point harness as well?

a welded roll cage might also be in order
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