Re: Performance Seats.. caution... - Saab Performance Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News -
[General | Members | C900 | 9000 | NG900 & OG93 | 93 | 95 | NG95 | 99 | Sonett | Vintage Models | Clubs | Other Cars | FAQs | Gifts | Member Photo Galleries | Member Directory | Classifieds | Manuals | *Buddy Registry | *Mileage Registry | Polls | What's New | Raffle | Photo of the Month | Sponsors]

Performance Bulletin Board
[Subscribe to Daily Digest]
(Search Author's Posts: e.g. Keyword:username)*Members Only

[Main Performance Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Re: Performance Seats.. caution...
Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board
Posted by Eric van Spelde [Email] (more from Eric van Spelde) on Fri, 22 Oct 2004 06:11:19 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: Re: Performacnce Seats..which will fit adn best for buck?, LarsW900t, Wed, 20 Oct 2004 19:43:38
Alert me when someone posts in this thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

If one of your objectives is to shed weight for track work/autoX etc. - a lot of the 'performance seats' out there are actually -heavier- than the 14 kgs a stock c900 seat weighs. Appreciable weight savings are only to be made with proper racing style buckets -reclining seats will always be pretty close to the weight of the OE seats (from ~11 kgs upwards).

Secondly, given the quality of the OE seats I would only replace them with stuff like Recaro, Sparco, Momo, Corbeau, Cobra et al, and skip the cheap Far Eastern stuff unless the car was mostly for show.

Then if you're keeping your back seat, I haven't found something that makes a happy aesthetic pairing with the OE rear bench in terms of colours, shapes and materials - the closest would be one of those hugely expensive Momo/Sparco top-of-the-line seats in tan leather (with a tan interior), and I reckon in most cases the several thousands a pair of these cost is better spent elsewhere. Particularly, the dark interior trims of c900s is antracite rather than black, and every seat I've seen is either black of a light shade of grey.


In the end, having the side bolsters of the OE seats reprofiled and upholstered with biscuit leather to contrast the tan velour, proved to be the best 'bang for buck' for me.

posted by 82.204.0...

Posts in this Thread:
Alert me when someone posts in this thread:
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup

No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.

Name: Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
E-Mail: (Optional)
Re-Enter E-Mail: (Confidential & Secure - Not revealed to other users!)
Note: Please check your spam folder for BB responses.

Subject:

Posting rules are simple - No for sale/wanted ads may be posted here - use the site classifieds.
You may not cross-post your message to multiple BBs.
Not permitted: political/religious topics and being disrespectful (personal attacks, insults, etc...).
 Site Members do not see any red text, inline ad links, bottom of page anchor ads, box ads, or anti-spam check.

Message: (please no for sale/wanted classifieds - post those in the Saabnet.com Classifieds)
Links are now automatically made active, no need for any special code (or use the Option Link field below) - don't put links in () or end with a '.'
To add inline images to your post, use [img]http://www.domain.com/img.jpg[endimg] (or use the Optional Image Link field below).

Links are now automatically made active, no need for any special code (or use the Option Link field below) - don't put links in () or end with a '.'
To add inline images to your post above, use [img]http://www.domain.com/img.jpg[endimg] (or use the Optional Image Link field below).
Optional Link: (e.g. http://www.saabnet.com/)
Link Title: (Optional)
Optional Photo/Image Link: (e.g. http://www.saabnet.com/img.jpg)
Photo/Image to Upload: (Please be patient while file uploads)



StateOfNine.com
SaabClub.com
Jak Stoll Performance
M Car Covers
Ad Available

The content on this site may not be republished without permission. Copyright © 1988-2024 - The Saab Network - saabnet.com.
For usage guidelines, see the Mission & Privacy Notice.
[Contact | Site Map | Saabnet.com on Facebook | Saabnet.com on Twitter | Shop Amazon via TSN | Site Donations]

Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right. Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY. Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages. This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP - Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot


Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all the Site Membership Benefits!