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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 07:49 PM
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Looking to replace my stock cloth seats soon, what bucket seats can anyone recommend taking in consideration the car still a daily driver, so needs to be comfortable for long road trips and no track project on near future(2yrs, at least atm), thanks everyone...
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 07:58 PM
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Do your stock seats have airbags in them?
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 08:57 PM
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do you just not want the "cloth" or don't like the actual seats? They are very easy and relatively cheap to recover.. I'm still waiting on mine to tighten up (barely getting out of winter up here) but I'm happy with em.

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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 01:27 PM
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Do your stock seats have airbags in them?
yup they do
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 01:30 PM
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do you just not want the "cloth" or don't like the actual seats? They are very easy and relatively cheap to recover.. I'm still waiting on mine to tighten up (barely getting out of winter up here) but I'm happy with em.

yea i do want the cloth bc of the same thing [WINTER] I was consider bucket seats u know with a nice lateral support and still comfortable enough for a daily driver bc as we all know certain bucket seats after 30mins or more they feel mad uneasy and uncomfortable so that is the idea btw nice pic what did u do to them?
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yup they do
For a daily driver, i would not replace a set with an aftermarket seat that has no airbag. That is a darwin award waiting to happen.
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 03:07 PM
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buckets are really comfy, i had a memoryfab kevlar bucket and i sat real low and it was sooooo comfy

why do you not reccomend it in the z? i had it in my 06 si lol i dont have a z yet lol
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my bride low max's are the bees knees!
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
For a daily driver, i would not replace a set with an aftermarket seat that has no airbag. That is a darwin award waiting to happen.
let me guess there's a sensor for them
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Originally Posted by agunter33
my bride low max's are the bees knees!
Ive seen a lot of those on some Z's and G35's as a replacement do they have the airbag on them?
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Originally Posted by Szen350z
yea i do want the cloth bc of the same thing [WINTER] I was consider bucket seats u know with a nice lateral support and still comfortable enough for a daily driver bc as we all know certain bucket seats after 30mins or more they feel mad uneasy and uncomfortable so that is the idea btw nice pic what did u do to them?
thank you. I got the covers brand new from an ebay dealer for like 220 shipped. Rewrapped my seats w/ the hog rings and everything (second time doing it, I think I'm getting pretty good at it now!) Although there isn't a lot to compare it to, this is my favorite thing I've done to my car so far
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Originally Posted by Szen350z
let me guess there's a sensor for them
No sensor in the seat, there is actually an airbag in the seat. It is your side impact airbag.
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look at Sparco Torino or Bride Vorga seats. i've sat in both and they recline and are pretty stylish and comfortable. both have low side bolsters for easy exit.
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Originally Posted by BoomerZ33
look at Sparco Torino or Bride Vorga seats. i've sat in both and they recline and are pretty stylish and comfortable. both have low side bolsters for easy exit.
hey thanks any other brand I should be looking into besides those ones?
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my brides has no airbags but and didnt set off any lights on my dash
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Originally Posted by agunter33
my brides has no airbags but and didnt set off any lights on my dash
Not all Z's have side impact airbags, my 03 touring does, but my 05 base does not. The ones without also do not have side impact curtains either.
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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
Not all Z's have side impact airbags, my 03 touring does, but my 05 base does not. The ones without also do not have side impact curtains either.
Mine is the Enthusiast one so I will check closely when I get into the car next time is it by the boulder shoulder, I know Ive seen the one by the winshield panel
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