Aftermarket seats for Solara?

Website · by **xyntax** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 9:30 pm

Does anyone here have aftermarket racing/sport seats in their Solara? I wanna get one coz the stock one just isn't working for me. I hate it so much to the point of wanting to buy a different car. So I figure, I'd spend my money on new seats. Comfy seats.

by **TadS** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 11:26 pm

I have a Corbeau Forza II, Corbeau is the only company, which I know of, that makes a bracket for our cars, they offer a full line of sports, and racing seats. The Forza II is not overly comfortable, but that's not really what I was going for, as I wanted better shoulder / hip support

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by **HKSV6SLE** » Tue Oct 21, 2003 11:50 pm

i always liked the stock seats from the supra turbo...supportive yet comfortable..dont know if they would fit though

by **Mole** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 7:57 am

pretty much anything will fit, just as long as the brackets that ties the seat to the frame down fits.

i've sat in a few racing seats, sure they're comfortable for the first 10 mins, but once 30 mins passes by, no room for movement. once 1hr passes its break time for big guys like me. im happy with the seat i have, nice and soft. however it could use a little more lateral support.

by **HKSV6SLE** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 1:41 pm

that's true...some more side support would be good....did toyota make more supportive seats for the new generation solara?

by **impactX** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 1:47 pm

I have a Corbeau Pro Sport on the driver side. It's damn comfortable because I am not that buff. Stock seats suck when you take corners hard. It doesn't give you enough back support.

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Website · by **xyntax** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 9:31 pm

TadS wrote:I have a Corbeau Forza II, Corbeau is the only company, which I know of, that makes a bracket for our cars, they offer a full line of sports, and racing seats. The Forza II is not overly comfortable, but that's not really what I was going for, as I wanted better shoulder / hip support .

Hey, I'm interested! Did the brackets fit perfectly? Where did you buy yours? and for how much? any pics?

by **impactX** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 10:36 pm

Brackets fit ALMOST perfectly... I ended up needing to file the bolt hole a bit bigger.

It's hard to get a bracket without buying the seat.

by **TadS** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 11:11 pm

As said above the bracket was a very good fit. I installed my new seat in less than 20 minutes. I think the bracket was 85.00 when ordered with the seat. I honestly don't remember where I ordered it from, but it does even have the proper mounting spot for your stock seatbelt connector, so I am very happy with that fact.

by **townboy2** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 12:56 am

my stock leather seat is pretty good... thats the 2nd reason for me to buy the car

by **TadS** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 5:57 am

townboy2 wrote:my stock leather seat is pretty good... thats the 2nd reason for me to buy the car

The stock seats are great, until you decide you want to push the car really hard into a slalom. Then it's brace yourself against the door and hold on for dear life time

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By the way guys, I think it’s Sport Compact Magazine that has a feature on aftermarket seats this month. I was sorta disappointed with the feature, as they only tested the seats on midgets, but if you’re a little person it might be some good information as they tested a lot of seats.

by **WTF??** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 9:36 am

TadS wrote:The stock seats are great, until you decide you want to push the car really hard into a slalom. Then it's brace yourself against the door and hold on for dear life time :)

LOL... whatcha doing taking corners that hard? kill your tires man :wink:

by **HKSV6SLE** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 1:07 pm

if you were to buy a seat, all you have to do is buy a seat that isn't too restrictive on the sides. but yeah the SCC article had drivers that were like a 32? wtf.......i have sat in very small tight racing seats b4 tho....recaro seats are usually very supportive and have enough space.

by **TadS** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 3:22 pm

solara nytez wrote:LOL... whatcha doing taking corners that hard? kill your tires man

hehe Yeah, I know better, but it's too much fun! Plus it's not like I'm gonna tear them up doing burn outs :lol:

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by **Samuel** » Mon Nov 24, 2003 2:43 pm

It would be nice if the Gen 2 Solara seats could fit in the Gen 1. I hate the stocks seats because of the slight rocking on hard stops. Otherwise, they are o.k.

Aftermarket seats for Solara?

Aftermarket seats for Solara?

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