Good Seats

[hookemdevils22]

Anyone have any recommendations for a good set of comfy seats with good lateral support? I'm selling the Procar Pro 90s in my '71 Nova and want to find a set of late-model or aftermarket seats for around $500. I know GTO seats are popular, but I hear they're a little tall. And if anyone has a set of non-cloth buckets they're looking to get rid of, by all means let me know.

[rchaskin]

Corbeau GTS2

I have them in my Nova and love them.

[carguykeith]

Why not stick with procar? They should be an easier swap and I'm really happy with the Sportsman I bought. You can have a pair shipped to your door for less than $350 and that includes sliders...

[Tony_SS]

I can get you in a set of Cipher Auto (http://www.cipherauto.com/BRacing-Seatsb/Cipher-Auto-Racing-Seats/CPA1001-Series/CPA1001-All-Black-Synthetic-Leather-Cipher-Auto-Racing-Seats-Pair) seats for around $399 shipped for the faux leather ones.

I'm running a cloth set and I love them. Mine shown sell for around $329 shipped, plus the cost of mounting brackets.

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[hookemdevils22]

keith... I hear the sportsmans are a bit hard. I like the Elite Lumbars and Rallys, but I also hear they're tall. The Pro 90s certainly are, even without the Procar bracket.

tony... I do like those. My buddy's got a similar set (not sure if they're Ciphers) in his '68 Camaro and absolutely loves 'em. I'll let you know if/when I sell mine.

[69cutlassrkt]

Hey tony got a few questions for you about the Cipher Auto seats
Are they comfortable enough for an everyday driver?
Is there enough padding in the seats? they look kind of thin

[Tony_SS]

Hey tony got a few questions for you about the Cipher Auto seats
Are they comfortable enough for an everyday driver?
Is there enough padding in the seats? they look kind of thin

I admit I was skeptical when I first unboxed these. When I sat in them I loved them. They are a very firm memory foam padding. I drove 220 miles, only stopping once, and there was no discomfort at any time. I'm really pleased with them.. for the price, they are hard to beat.

[protour73]

I admit I was skeptical when I first unboxed these. When I sat in them I loved them. They are a very firm memory foam padding. I drove 220 miles, only stopping once, and there was no discomfort at any time. I'm really pleased with them.. for the price, they are hard to beat.

Tony, I am on the verge of purchasing a set of the Cipher seats!!

I have a few questions... What model are yours? How was installation? Did you purchase the Cipher brackets? How are they holding up...material, stitching, foam, sliders?

Pros? Cons?

[hookemdevils22]

I'm pretty sure my buddy's got ciphers in his 68 camaro. He ended up gabbing his own brackets. He loves em, too.

[dipren443]

Slightly different spin on this... I am running a set of vintage Recaro buckets out of a e21 BMW 3 series. They are mounted to Recaro sliders on Wedge Engineering brackets. Couldn't love them more!

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[Tony_SS]

Tony, I am on the verge of purchasing a set of the Cipher seats!!

I have a few questions... What model are yours? How was installation? Did you purchase the Cipher brackets? How are they holding up...material, stitching, foam, sliders?

Pros? Cons?


Mine are the CPA1013 series. I did get the bolt in brackets for my car.. Installation was easy.. bolt the sliders to the seats and the brackets to the sliders, then bolt everything to the factory floor mounts.

The material has been great so far.. everything's holding up nicely.

The only con would be that if you're really tall, over 6'2" maybe? The brackets would push the seats up too high, in my case. But I don't have to worry about that..

If/when you are ready to order, let me know and I can get them drop shipped to your home. Thanks

[protour73]

Mine are the CPA1013 series. I did get the bolt in brackets for my car.. Installation was easy.. bolt the sliders to the seats and the brackets to the sliders, then bolt everything to the factory floor mounts.

The material has been great so far.. everything's holding up nicely.

The only con would be that if you're really tall, over 6'2" maybe? The brackets would push the seats up too high, in my case. But I don't have to worry about that..

If/when you are ready to order, let me know and I can get them drop shipped to your home. Thanks

I'm not over 6'2" so I'm good there (6')

What is the advantage having you drop sip them as opposed to ordering straight from Cipher? Are you a dealer?

[Tony_SS]

I'm not over 6'2" so I'm good there (6')

What is the advantage having you drop sip them as opposed to ordering straight from Cipher? Are you a dealer?

Yes I'm a dealer for them. The advantage is that I'll personally take care of your order, provide good communication and a tracking number.

[protour73]

Yes I'm a dealer for them. The advantage is that I'll personally take care of your order, provide good communication and a tracking number.That's good enough for me, I will PM you when I order!!

[BlownMerc]

Yes I'm a dealer for them. The advantage is that I'll personally take care of your order, provide good communication and a tracking number.

Hey Tony, do the seats come in any other color or just black?

[Tony_SS]

Hey Tony, do the seats come in any other color or just black?

Yes there are different variations here (http://www.cipherauto.com/BRacing-Seatsb/Cipher-Racing?zenid=4kf52up3rhdj9ael5fac5s9q93).

[john55blaze]

Looked at the web site; very nice looking seats! will definitely be considering these for my project...I'm still watering my money tree =)

[hookemdevils22]

Well, I sold off some other stuff (bye bye GTO :crying:), so I decided to pull the trigger on some Corbeau GTS II's after rchaskin sent me some pics of his installed (hopefully he doesn't mind me reposting them here). I also found a Corbeau vendor 5 minutes from my work (AMP Performance), so I could sit in them. Ended up with black leather, 1" shaved base, and dual-lock sliders only so I can fab my own brackets. I'll take some pics when I finish up the install.

I can also attest to the Cipher's that Tony SS deals. My buddy's got those and loves 'em. I'd have gone that route if I didn't get a surprise buyer for the goat.

Here's rchaskin's installed
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[Vicinity]

Wow, those GTS's look a lot better than they do on Corbeau's site. They looked like they didn't really have any support to them on their site, I was gonna go with the CR1's but wow, that pic makes them look super beefy.

[Tom Welch]

What about C5 vette seat, they look good and seem to be supportive enough, they are available everywhere seems to me, any fitting issues?

[protour73]

Yes there are different variations here (http://www.cipherauto.com/BRacing-Seatsb/Cipher-Racing?zenid=4kf52up3rhdj9ael5fac5s9q93).Tony, PM sent!

[FatfreeGTO]

What you sold the 66?!? Well I guess it was meant to be then. How was the comfort factor in those seats your buying? I'm still not sure if I want to keep my new GTO seats or swap them out in mine for something else.

[hookemdevils22]

Ya... to be honest I wasn't expecting it, since every other buyer wasn't even in the same ballpark as what I was asking (that whole 'down market' excuse). But I'm looking forward to putting all my time and effort into the Nova again. I'll find another down the road, and do it right.

[Tony_SS]

Tony, PM sent!

Scott.. clean out your Inbox.. thanks

[69bigblock]

How far from the roof are the head rests?

[hookemdevils22]

Here's a link (http://s105.photobucket.com/albums/m235/hookemdevils22/Nova%20Pics/Interior%20and%20Wiring/) to the seats I got. I just set them in place. There's plenty of room between my head and the headliner (I'm 6'1"), but keep in mind they'll go up an inch and a half or so when I install them (due to sliders + brackets).

And a pic
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[protour73]

Scott.. clean out your Inbox.. thanksShould be good now Tony!

[Tony_SS]

Should be good now Tony!

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[nekkidhillbilly]

chrysler sebring convert seats. have the 3 point belt built in there perfect for a hardtop car.

[hookemdevils22]

those sebring convert seats would also do well with a convertable (obvi). mine being a post car, I have no problem running these taller seats with 3-point belts attached to the roof, which is next on my list. anyway... I finally got the corbeau's installed. man, I can't believe I actually sit in the car, as opposed to that milk-crate feeling of having seats that are way too tall a la the procars I replaced. I fabbed my own brackets so they'd basically sit on the floor. You can see 'em in the pics, but I CAD'd the design so I can have a set water-jetted for a cleaner look. I now have a hands-width (just under 5" maybe?) between my head and the headliner.

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[nekkidhillbilly]

yeah with a post car you could run any bucket well you could in a hardtop but the built in belt sure looks better than it mounted to roof imo. i wish my car was a post so i could run any seat.

[TheJDMan]

Are the Cipher seats even available? When you look at their web site every seat I like says it is sold out.

[Tony_SS]

Are the Cipher seats even available? When you look at their web site every seat I like says it is sold out.

Exactly which seats are you looking at? I'll check stock.

[rchaskin]

Trevor, man those look good......I told you that you could not go wrong with these seats!!!!!


Randy

[67SSDan]

Thanks for posting up the pix! I've been seeing the GTS IIs in magazine ads and wondering what they would actually look like installed in a car. Think I might have to get a set of those. Have you put much seat time in on them yet? Any thoughts on "long drive" comfort?

Dan

[hookemdevils22]

I've driven the car to and from work a few times (16 miles each way, 90% highway), and love the em. Unfortunately, I've still got ET streets and pizza cutters on it, so it doesn't get driven too much (new babies don't help much either). But these are far and away the best seats I've had in her (vs stock bench, junkyard buckets, and Procars).

[rchaskin]

Dan,

I have driven a couple of thousand miles on my seats.
Nothing longer than about 1-1/2 hours at a time, but they feel great.

You will have to keep your wallet in the dash though........
They fit tight to the rear end!!

Randy

[diesel25lrs]

Love my C6 seats!

[MCB Matt]

We have been sellinga a ton of Corbeau, if anyone is local i have 3 here in the showroom on display, no complaints so far and we do a forum member discount on them.

Nice thing is they have lots of options...seat heaters, diff. Fabrics, rails, ect...

MCB