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Old 06-22-2013, 08:12 AM
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I am strongly looking at new seats. I've done about as much reading as one
can do. I want to pick up a set of sparco chrono roads and use the b-pillar mounted seat belts. The logistics of mounting the new seat belts doesn't bother me. The car is not a race car, it is a weekend car/ occasionally a daily driver/ weekend racer. I want more lateral support but do not want cheap feeling

I suppose I should preface that I have removed quite a bit of luxury with all the revshift bushings/ kw's/ headers/ exhaust.

My question is : to those who have new seats: do you ever regret it? anything you wish you would have done differently?

Thanks guys, as this is more an opinion/ history type question, searching only goes so far.

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PM sent. Chronos are still a great choice for a street / track set up.
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are you going to use the g8 3 point belt system or some different vehicle? some background into which belts you are looking to use would be great.
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They will most likely be the G8 belts. It is still a street car, and I do not want a cage.
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Pics please im also looking for ideas.
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I wonder if you take a g8 seat maybe from a gxp, would that be plug and play with out seat harnes as far as the recline goes and the airbag light?
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I don't know that the seats I used are a good option for 3 point belts, but I changed my seats and I have no regrets other than not keeping the passenger presence sensor before selling my stock seats. (I'm still throwing a PPS code.)

I spent waaay more money than I wanted to on a pair of Racetech 4009s + Schroth 6 point harnesses after hearing the Racetech's were more comfortable than others - they are... (I didn't read good things about Sparcos in particular from enduro-type racers.) The Racetech's are much more comfortable on long trips than the stock seats, in my opinion plus, of course, I don't have to hold on to the console around hairpins any more. They're not adjustable much, so make sure you get them fitted correctly before committing to the welds.

http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums...ech-seats.html



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