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Old 11-18-2016, 03:50 AM   #1
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Lightweight Race Seats?

Curious if anyone has installed of considered installing new seast to lighten the cars... apparently the stock seats or fairly weighty ( 45-50lbs)...
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Old 11-19-2016, 10:29 AM   #2
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tons of people make seats but nobody makes brackets yet lol anderson composites has seats in there sema car but they were modified 5th gen ones
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Old 12-01-2016, 12:44 PM   #3
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SPARCO Gen 6 Camaro

We started with Gen 5 Floor Mount SPARCO. 1 of the rear mounts had to be moved out wider about 1". I beleive SPARCO has the Gen 6 Bases in stock now.
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Old 12-01-2016, 01:03 PM   #4
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I just checked Sparco and Planted and nothing is listed yet for the 16 model. Waiting on brackets to install Braum seats.
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Old 12-06-2016, 12:52 AM   #5
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Just don't buy cheap crap and put it in a 4000lb car.....you are asking for a back/neck injury if you have a date with a wall. Saw a BRZ back into the wall at laguna 2 weeks ago, his cheap racing seat broke off of the base, he is lucky he is not crippled.
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Old 12-06-2016, 06:38 AM   #6
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With racing seats, I would definitely recommend trying the seat in a shop, if at all possible before you buy, as some might be too snug for your body and become very uncomfortable.
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Old 12-06-2016, 06:57 AM   #7
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I have a couple of Corbeau A4's that I used on my Gen5 build. As DFW1LE says, check it out first. One, a non-recliner, sat too high, and the Camaro cabin is rather cramped, so I really had no head room with a helmet. So I bought a reclining model and was able to fit.

I'm waiting for Corbeau to release brackets before I try their seat on my Gen6.

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Old 12-07-2016, 11:13 AM   #8
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http://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=467563

Measure and find seats that fit you....then see if they fit in the car. Little guys have way more options. Once you hit 200lbs, 34-36" waist or 6'2" choices thin out.
So many choices....as you can see I have been doing window shopping...errr, I mean research.
Still unsure about the head restraint models...for an occasional track day, overkill?? Road Atlanta for sure....
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Old 12-07-2016, 04:36 PM   #9
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there was the two options i was going to put in my old car!

http://www.frsport.com/Sparco-008441...p_1050600.html

http://www.frsport.com/Sparco-008802...p_1059164.html
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Old 11-18-2017, 04:30 PM   #10
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Curious if anyone has installed of considered installing new seast to lighten the cars... apparently the stock seats or fairly weighty ( 45-50lbs)...
http://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=513703

i might be doing seats in a few months. let me know if you did yours?
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Old 11-18-2017, 04:34 PM   #11
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I’m waiting for someone to come out with something to disable the seat airbags without disabling the entire system and then I’ll buy a racing seat
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Old 11-20-2017, 02:07 AM   #12
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We started with Gen 5 Floor Mount SPARCO. 1 of the rear mounts had to be moved out wider about 1". I beleive SPARCO has the Gen 6 Bases in stock now.
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Can you tell me about what cage you have?? Was it custom made???
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Old 11-20-2017, 02:09 AM   #13
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Evo2 for bigger boys 38-40 waist 200-220 pds.
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Old 11-23-2017, 11:22 AM   #14
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Still waiting on answer how the airbags were tricked to show no lights??
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