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Modern retro Recaro seats
My '79 tata needs new front seat covers and they are back ordered by 8 ish months. I'm not a huge fan from a comfort standpoint so was thinking of instead going with the Recaro Classic LX line, has anybody tried this and know what would need to be done to mount them? They have a silver gray two tone that would match the interior and be period correct and I could always have the originals recovered later.
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Sounds like a great upgrade, especially if you hold on to the originals. I haven't done Recaro, but I had 1984 Fiero seats in my '77 Trans Am and it was a huge improvement. That car was a rust bucket and I just drilled new holes for the brackets that didn't line up. These days I'd make a nicer adapter if needed to go from the factory holes to the seats.
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Very nice upgrade. I would think it would be fairly easy to install. I have a set of vintage flo-fit seats I’m thinking of putting in my 87 Formula for that same vintage look.
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I had Recaro LS in my TA when I was autocrossing it . They were great. You have to buy a seat adapter. Looks similar to the generic SCAT and Summit seat brackets.
Plan it they are going back in now. Those factory seats are just too soft to corner in again.
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Skip Fix 1978 Trans Am original owner 10.99 @ 124 pump gas 455 E heads, NO Bird ever! 1981 Black SE Trans Am stockish 6X 400ci, turbo 301 on a stand 1965 GTO 4 barrel 3 speed project 2004 GTO Pulse Red stock motor computer tune 13.43@103.4 1964 Impala SS 409/470ci 600 HP stroker project 1979 Camaro IAII Edelbrock head 500" 695 HP 10.33@132 3595lbs |
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I'm running Recaro Specialist M's in my 70 (a version of the LX I believe). The regular Specialist/LX have taller side bolsters, but to me the M is much more comfortable on longer drives. Ordered the least expensive version (cloth) and had them upholstered to mimic factory pattern. The seat brackets/sliders are from Wedge https://wedgebrackets.com/pontiac-fi...-brackets.html No modifications necessary, fit perfect, super comfortable.
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Looks like I possibly could have moved the seats closer to the console when I mounted them? (Picture from a Virginia Beach hotel room balcony in ~1992.)
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Mike Last edited by mzbk2l; 05-04-2023 at 03:26 PM. Reason: Added photo. |
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Gator...those seats are fantastic!
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My dad put some higher-end Recaros in his '79 400 4spd, back in the mid-80's. The freakin' Recaro adapter plates were expensive! Testing my memory, but I'm thinking the adapters cost him about $500 back then.
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Lee they were pricey back then! Why at first iI just put a new one on driver's side. Founf a used one and track for the passenger. But they look a lot like the newer less expensive ones.
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Skip Fix 1978 Trans Am original owner 10.99 @ 124 pump gas 455 E heads, NO Bird ever! 1981 Black SE Trans Am stockish 6X 400ci, turbo 301 on a stand 1965 GTO 4 barrel 3 speed project 2004 GTO Pulse Red stock motor computer tune 13.43@103.4 1964 Impala SS 409/470ci 600 HP stroker project 1979 Camaro IAII Edelbrock head 500" 695 HP 10.33@132 3595lbs |
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My plan is to refreshen mine matching the 78 material.
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Skip Fix 1978 Trans Am original owner 10.99 @ 124 pump gas 455 E heads, NO Bird ever! 1981 Black SE Trans Am stockish 6X 400ci, turbo 301 on a stand 1965 GTO 4 barrel 3 speed project 2004 GTO Pulse Red stock motor computer tune 13.43@103.4 1964 Impala SS 409/470ci 600 HP stroker project 1979 Camaro IAII Edelbrock head 500" 695 HP 10.33@132 3595lbs |
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So SWEET when reupholstered to match an original interior.
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Waiting on leather sample from LSeat.com on their $349.00 covers.. They have Deluxe patterns as well as 81 Recaro TA seat leathers. My other option is to find a set on Ebay and find someone to recover.
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Doing similar. My '79 Fire Am had the VSE Recaro IdealSitz N's, they were missing when I got the car, but got the exact date coded seats locally here on our version of Craiglist. Having them trimmed like the other F/A Recaro seats and the K-Type prototype Recaro seats with the factory Hobnail inserts. This is a photo of that 1978-9 silver K-Type T/A that pops up occasionally
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