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paging anyone with aftermarket seats!
im planning on putting a set of either Corbeau A4s or TRSs in my car this month. Who has either of these models and what do you think of them??? comfortable??? i'm going to use the stock seatbelts for awhile until i figure out what to do about harnesses.
the car isnt QUITE fast enough to need a bar and 5-point harness yet so for the time being i was just going to go with a set of 4 point street harnesses bolted through the floor. Is anyone running a setup like this??? if so, how hard were the belts to install CORRECTLY (seems like just drilling through the floor, inserting the eyelet bolts and snapping the belts in.) Also, is rear seat access partciularly difficult with the harnesses?? (the A4 seats flip forward but Corbeau recommends certain harnesses with a release behind the seat for 2-door, flip forward style seats??? I don't use the rear seat often and wont at all once the bar is in (ill need it by then ) but i was just wondering how this would all work out.
any input would be appreciated.
the car isnt QUITE fast enough to need a bar and 5-point harness yet so for the time being i was just going to go with a set of 4 point street harnesses bolted through the floor. Is anyone running a setup like this??? if so, how hard were the belts to install CORRECTLY (seems like just drilling through the floor, inserting the eyelet bolts and snapping the belts in.) Also, is rear seat access partciularly difficult with the harnesses?? (the A4 seats flip forward but Corbeau recommends certain harnesses with a release behind the seat for 2-door, flip forward style seats??? I don't use the rear seat often and wont at all once the bar is in (ill need it by then ) but i was just wondering how this would all work out.
any input would be appreciated.
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I have TRS's and they are extremely comfortable. The stock seatbelts won't work that well with them, as the seats don't have the bracket thing that keeps the horizontal belt off of your neck. I've got a LG Motorsports Harness Bar and Corbeau 4 point harnesses, but I have yet to drive the car with the harnesses.
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I have the TRS seats as well, and I also have the 4 pt harnesses. They are extremely comfortable, and only having one snap makes the harnesses very driveable! Good luck!
Oh, and the harnesses bolt in just like the stock ones, with the exception of the heavy shoulder piece that bolts up to the b-pillar!
Oh, and the harnesses bolt in just like the stock ones, with the exception of the heavy shoulder piece that bolts up to the b-pillar!
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I sat is some Corbeaus on display ,I didnt think they were comfortable at all I also thought the quality was low so I went with Recaros .Trend is the stytle rather expensive,but I gurantee you they are comfortable. You however will not be able to use any other seat belt then stock
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Originally Posted by SSG--Z28
I have the TRS seats as well, and I also have the 4 pt harnesses. They are extremely comfortable, and only having one snap makes the harnesses very driveable! Good luck!
Oh, and the harnesses bolt in just like the stock ones, with the exception of the heavy shoulder piece that bolts up to the b-pillar!
Oh, and the harnesses bolt in just like the stock ones, with the exception of the heavy shoulder piece that bolts up to the b-pillar!
could you elaborate a little more....like where does each point of the harness anchor to??? (sorry im trying to get a handle on how to do this...)
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I have the A4's. I like them a lot. Much more comfortable than the stock Camaro seats. I haven't installed my harnesses yet, still using the stock belts. The shoulder belt rides too high. I ran it through one of the seat slots, but then it was pulling my shoulder down after a while, so I took it back out.
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Originally Posted by John_D.
I have the A4's. I like them a lot. Much more comfortable than the stock Camaro seats. I haven't installed my harnesses yet, still using the stock belts. The shoulder belt rides too high. I ran it through one of the seat slots, but then it was pulling my shoulder down after a while, so I took it back out.
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One piece bolts in on the left, where the stock one does; one piece bolts in on the right, where the stock one does, and finally; one bolts in under the hatch in the rear, where the stock one does! If you need pics, I can take them, but if you look in your car at your stock seatbelts, you will see what I mean!
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Ive had the a4's for a little over a year. They are designed for a 30-34" waist. They are a HUGE improvement over the stock POS seats. And they raise the pimp factor alot
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Originally Posted by SSG--Z28
Well, there are 2 straps for the shoulders, and 2 straps for each side, so that's a 4pt harness in my book.
mine too but you are saying that there is ONE mounting point for both shoulder straps right???