I HATE the recaro 1LE seats. - Page 4

Whitespeed · 06-10-2021, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CanadianVetZL1

I wish I was as small as you guys.

5'7" 360 plus. For some reason the left leg bolster digs into left leg a fair bit...........

Yea yea lose weight but obviously I have some other issues. How do I flatten out that seat?

https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showp...4&postcount=20

Redlinez · 06-24-2021, 01:21 PM

I'm 200 and love mine. Every other vehicle I ride in or drive feels like crap now. **OH, and I have a broken tailbone and MANY car seats cause me discomfort.

Wyzz Kydd · 07-01-2021, 03:59 PM

It's interesting how people react differently to the same thing. I'm 6' about 165 lbs. The seats in my 1LE fit me like a glove.

birdmanf16 · 07-14-2021, 04:26 PM

maybe good incentive to drop some lb's? That seat is awesome at about 200 lbs.

3.8TransAM · 07-14-2021, 09:53 PM

Option one, if it's possible for you, you honestly need to lose some weight, one car guy to another.

Option two, you need to find a real upholstery shop, like old school that can do anything. They should be able to help you out or tell you where to go.

BrianF · 07-15-2021, 03:37 PM

I am 6'2" and have been between 240-270 lbs and these Recaros are probably the second or tied with second best I have owned. My best were the full manual ones in my Evo IX MR. The Camaros probably better then my Evo X MR. By far the worst were the Focus RS ones.

These seem to fit me well, and the sides dont stick up so much that people get impaled in butt when they try to get in like some others I have had.

upSSman · 07-19-2021, 09:29 AM

im only 5'11" and 185lbs but i have wide shoulders and my back gets folded up by these recaros...

stinks

what are they worth to sell?

Disarmer · 07-19-2021, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by upSSman

im only 5'11" and 185lbs but i have wide shoulders and my back gets folded up by these recaros...

stinks

what are they worth to sell?

I'm sure there are plenty of non 1LE owners that would love to buy them.

At 6'2" and 290lbs, these things are the best seats I've ever used. I love them.

arpad_m · 07-19-2021, 01:47 PM

The 1LE/ZL1 seats are clearly better, but either everyone tracks these cars hard or the internet's massive amplification factor is at work here, too. I sat in a couple ZL1s, and the difference between those Recaros and the leather 2SS seats isn't "night and day" for spirited street driving and canyon carving.

A road course is altogether different, but then again, reading these topics, it appears as if we witnessed the "redemption" of the performance car world with these seats.

Boost Creep · 07-19-2021, 05:50 PM

One of the more comfortable seats I've sat in, which doesn't mean much of anything, were in the '04-'06 GTO's.
Not a track, or even a sport seat, but they were comfortable.

Z Boss · 07-19-2021, 10:06 PM

I had read reviews of various Camaro seats by the media about support \ comfort etc. and I had some concerns about them (I was then 5' 10' and 235 lbs.) reading that they just don't support that well, aren't that comfortable and so on. I researched bad reviews vs. good reviews and watched many track videos. The reviewers \ drivers who liked the seats and felt they had good support didn't have 30 lbs. of belly fat flopping around in the front of the seat. As an experiment in the interest in good health and enjoying my ZL1 more, I lost 40 lbs. and can testify that the seats are awesome for me now. Snug fit, great bolstering and much easier to drive my Camaro fast. The seats and how much you like them seems to depend on your body type \ size and that was consistent with the media who reviewed these cars. The "husky" guys had less favorable reviews of the seats. Chevrolet \ Recaro design for the masses.

N Camarolina · 07-20-2021, 06:02 PM

Maybe Chevy should take a page out of the Honda nomenclature and offer the Camaro SS "type H" for our more generously proportioned Camaro fans.

3.8TransAM · 07-20-2021, 07:45 PM

Common denominator in this thread is that a lot of us 1LE owners have some wide arses.......

songsj · 12-06-2022, 06:26 PM

Are these leather

06-24-2021, 01:21 PM	#44
Redlinez Shifts under load Drives: 2020 Camaro 1SS 1LE rally green Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Fuquay-Varina, NC Posts: 1,295	I'm 200 and love mine. Every other vehicle I ride in or drive feels like crap now. *OH, and I have a broken tailbone and MANY car seats cause me discomfort. __________________ 24 Audi S3 prem plus, sport package HPDE - southeast - JTI- solo, PCA- blue. 22 Suzuki GSX-S 1000GT blue Last edited by Redlinez; 07-08-2021 at 01:52 PM.*

07-14-2021, 04:26 PM	#46
birdmanf16 Drives: 2022 Zl1 1lE Join Date: May 2018 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 220	maybe good incentive to drop some lb's? That seat is awesome at about 200 lbs. __________________ 2022 Camaro Zl1 1LE, e85, Roto Fab and tune 2020 Colorado ZR2 Dusk edition 2021 Mustang Mach e

07-19-2021, 09:29 AM	#49
upSSman Do what now? Drives: 2021 Wild Cherry 1LE Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 107	im only 5'11" and 185lbs but i have wide shoulders and my back gets folded up by these recaros... stinks what are they worth to sell? __________________

07-19-2021, 01:47 PM	#51
arpad_m Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 11,607 View My Garage	The 1LE/ZL1 seats are clearly better, but either everyone tracks these cars hard or the internet's massive amplification factor is at work here, too. I sat in a couple ZL1s, and the difference between those Recaros and the leather 2SS seats isn't "night and day" for spirited street driving and canyon carving. A road course is altogether different, but then again, reading these topics, it appears as if we witnessed the "redemption" of the performance car world with these seats. __________________ 2018 Camaro 2SS — G7E MX0 NPP F55 IO6 735 rwhp \| 665 rwtq Magnuson TVS 2300 80mm pulley \| Kooks 1 7/8" LT headers \| JRE smooth idle terminator cam \| LT4 FS & injectors \| TSP forged pistons & rods JMS PowerMAX \| DSX flex fuel kit \| Roto-Fab CAI \| Soler 95mm LT5 TB \| 1LE wheels \| 1LE brakes \| BMR rear cradle lockout \| JRE custom tune 1100 - 1/30/18 \| 2000 - 1/31/18 3000 - 2/06/18 TPW 2/26/18 3400 - 2/19/18 \| 3800 - 2/26/18 4300 - 2/27/18 \| 4B00 - 3/01/18 4200 - 3/05/18 \| 4800 - 3/14/18 5000 - 3/16/18 \| 6000 - 3/19/18

07-19-2021, 05:50 PM	#52
Boost Creep Drives: '18 1SS 1LE Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Pennsyltucky Posts: 2,571	One of the more comfortable seats I've sat in, which doesn't mean much of anything, were in the '04-'06 GTO's. Not a track, or even a sport seat, but they were comfortable. __________________ '18 1SS *1LE* Black, PDR

07-01-2021, 03:59 PM	#45
Wyzz Kydd Banned Drives: 2018 Camaro SS1 1LE Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,595	It's interesting how people react differently to the same thing. I'm 6' about 165 lbs. The seats in my 1LE fit me like a glove.

07-14-2021, 09:53 PM	#47
3.8TransAM Drives: SS 1LE, 89 TTA, 91 GTA, 91 Formula Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: NW IN Posts: 600	Option one, if it's possible for you, you honestly need to lose some weight, one car guy to another. Option two, you need to find a real upholstery shop, like old school that can do anything. They should be able to help you out or tell you where to go.

07-15-2021, 03:37 PM	#48
BrianF Drives: 2018 SS 1LE Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Maryland Posts: 39	I am 6'2" and have been between 240-270 lbs and these Recaros are probably the second or tied with second best I have owned. My best were the full manual ones in my Evo IX MR. The Camaros probably better then my Evo X MR. By far the worst were the Focus RS ones. These seem to fit me well, and the sides dont stick up so much that people get impaled in butt when they try to get in like some others I have had.

07-19-2021, 10:06 PM	#53
Z Boss Camaro Addiction Drives: 68SS81Z2887IROC97Z28SS,12ZL1,22ZLE Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 338 View My Garage	I had read reviews of various Camaro seats by the media about support \ comfort etc. and I had some concerns about them (I was then 5' 10' and 235 lbs.) reading that they just don't support that well, aren't that comfortable and so on. I researched bad reviews vs. good reviews and watched many track videos. The reviewers \ drivers who liked the seats and felt they had good support didn't have 30 lbs. of belly fat flopping around in the front of the seat. As an experiment in the interest in good health and enjoying my ZL1 more, I lost 40 lbs. and can testify that the seats are awesome for me now. Snug fit, great bolstering and much easier to drive my Camaro fast. The seats and how much you like them seems to depend on your body type \ size and that was consistent with the media who reviewed these cars. The "husky" guys had less favorable reviews of the seats. Chevrolet \ Recaro design for the masses. __________________ ZL1....thank you Chevy Gods! 2012 Camaro ZL1 VIN #0004 ZL1, Ashen Grey, Black Leather, 6 speed, suede, exposed carbon fiber weave, gray stripe Current Status: Cruisin' !! 3800 Produced: 1/27/2012 6000 Delivered To Customer: 4/27/2012

07-20-2021, 06:02 PM	#54
N Camarolina Drives: 2021 2SS 1LE Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 803	Maybe Chevy should take a page out of the Honda nomenclature and offer the Camaro SS "type H" for our more generously proportioned Camaro fans.

07-20-2021, 07:45 PM	#55
3.8TransAM Drives: SS 1LE, 89 TTA, 91 GTA, 91 Formula Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: NW IN Posts: 600	Common denominator in this thread is that a lot of us 1LE owners have some wide arses.......

12-06-2022, 06:26 PM	#56
songsj Drives: 2015 2SS/RS Summit White Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: MPLS Posts: 804	Are these leather

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