Wizard's new seats - Leather Corbeau A4's (in a 4th gen)
 

Just thought I'd share some random pics of my new seats since I've received a couple of PM's lately of people requesting pics. :D

These are full leather Corbeau A4 seats.

I splurged for the double locking sliders for aesthetic reasons and easy of adjustability. The double locking sliders added $20 (each) to the cost of the bracket.

They feel great and hold me very well during aggressive driving.... and my car smells like a brand new car. Gotta love leather when it's brand new!:)

On with the pics.

Here's the seat itself.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/IMG_1442.jpg


http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/IMG_1433.jpg

Here's a picture of the bracket with double locking slider the way it came originally.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/IMG_1439.jpg

After I installed the seat, and with the seat in the utmost forward position, I couldn't push the clutch in comfortably. With the seat all the way back, it almost touched the back seats! :mad: So I took matters into my own hands, cut off the brackets, moved the bracketry up 3.25 inches, and rewelded. See pic.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/e63c4fbc.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/cba35680.jpg

All done and repainted.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/52896020.jpg

Here's a comparison pic. outside of the car.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/IMG_1872.jpg

Comparison pic inside the car

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/IMG_1453.jpg

Another angle

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/IMG_1451.jpg

Both seats installed

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/IMG_1880.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/IMG_1881.jpg

how much did these run you if you dont mind?

How are you going to relocate your seatbelts? Are you going with a 3 point harness?

The seats look sweet!! ;)

More pics.....


http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/IMG_1883.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/IMG_1884.jpg

Each seat was $500
Each bracket was $80 (including the double locking slider)
Plus shipping. All in all, it was around $1250

Purchased from here (see link below). He's an authorized Corbeau dealer, and his customer service (Jim is his name) is pretty good.

http://www.motorsportseats.com/corbeau/index.html

why would the seat belts need reworking, they look to be in the same exact position on the new seats? :gotme:

They look awesome BTW

damn thts sexy i want!!!

For now, the stock seatbelts are retained. Simply take the stock seatbelt receptacle from your stock seat and attach it to the new seat. Done!! See above pics and following pic.

I'm definitely kicking around some ideas regarding custom seatbelts/harness's etc. Still in the planning phase. :)


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The seats look GRRRREAT!! :drool:

for $1250 I would want back massagers built into the seats.

a repeat of MOTM!!! :nod: lol

seats look sick in the 4th gen

yea I was looking at corbeau seats, I'm glad to get to see someone else do it before me....

Awesome job my friend

nice welds.

*edit - glad i clicked the link. i might grab the unupholstered sport seats:

http://www.motorsportseats.com/corbe...loth_vinyl.jpg

sounds like a great solution for me cause i was lookin for more room.

The new seats look great in your car. I like your steering wheel too.

You a big dude? :D

naw mike(blackonblack) is a small guy :wall:

Looks VERY nice man...

Very clean man. Job well done.

Nice! A friend of mine has some corebeau's in his mustang and they are probably the most comfortable and fuctional "race" seats out there.

Looks sweet.

looks great man!! I had the same problem with my Corbeaus... I have the CR-1s and when I installed mine I had the put the seat all the way forward to push the clutch in comfortably and im 6'3" !! all the way back i cant even reach the pedals.. dont know what Corbeau was thinking when they designed these brackets :slant:

probably a little too big for a maxima. plus you know my style is a little different. not into the racing thing...

and yes, i will be loooking into the wide version. thanks alot.:bawling:

shut up or i'll eat you (no homo). :laugh:

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so how are they in terms of height? lookin to go a little lower as well. may check out the "shave an inch" option.

Great Choice of seats and very nice handy work...

^^^^^^^^^^^AND HOLY BIG SIG BATMAN:eek:

Great looking seats.

I like um.Seats look really nice. Pretty Expensive.

Very nice, I'm jealous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I didn't know Corbeau was making A4's anymore. The leather is a nice touch. They are super comfortable seats; as long as your waist isn't bigger than ~33" or so. I used to be sponsored by them and got a set way back in '01. I just had the black cloth, but then that got really dirty so I had the seats redone in leather. The only issue I really had with the seats was that eventually there would be "slop" in the seatback. I guess whatever reclining mechanism they use develops play. But this was after several years, so it's not a huge deal.

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I SECOND THE MOTION

THOSE SEATS ARE FREAKIN SWEET

yes those seats are nice!

Yeah, it seems like a lot, but when you compare them to other lightweight racing seats, these are a bargain. These are also FULL leather, not partial leather like most.

W/o leather these seats are very affordable IMO. The leather did add a lot to the cost.

The seats I really wanted cost the same as what I paid for the Maxima... 6k (3k each). :eek:



Thanks everyone for your feedback. :)

Wow! They look so comfortable! I just hope you have good security cuz listing such expensive mods is very dangerous. Thieves no longer break into cars now. They camp for people in their tow trucks...
Anyways... love your mods and be safe (you and your maxi, but especially your maxi:))~!

I've always wanted new seats for my car, but have been hesitant of the install issues. Can you give a review of what it feels like to drive in the seats? How's comfort? Support? Do you feel more tied into the car?

Nice seats! Is that a white Toyota Supra in the background?

yeah, real nice. so whats next..black carpet?

Sure thing. Just let me get a little more driving time with them (and a good chunk of time to write a decent review) and I'll give a thorough review. :)

Close. It's my 91 Silver Turbo Supra. :D