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Gents (and ladies) Looking to change the standard, and quite frankly lethal, front seats in my '71 Firenza. Any suggestions on some period seats, with headrests and some side support? Like the look of some Porsche seats but not the price tags! Have an pic of the current seats for good measure  |
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Last Edit: Dec 7, 2015 16:37:28 GMT by jamin008
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markbognor
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MGF ?  |
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BF torino not that cheap, but exactly the look you're after   |
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alfa romeo 156 leathers? Basically recaros they don't all have the alfa badge stitched in and some have a similar panelled look to your originals, also cobra classics, come in a wide variety of colours, materials and styles.   |
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Like the MGF seats as they match the rears really well, just a shame they don't recline. The classic buckets look small which is fine but no headrests... The turinos look promising as does the 156 Leather....I'm drawn to the recaros as I used to have a set of connolly leather recaros in my van and they were ace - with fishnet headrests as well. hmmm...anymore suggestions of ones to consider? I do miss those seats...!  |
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You need some scheelmann seats like these:   Much more affordable from Germany/ Netherlands etc. |
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Mazda mx5 either leather or cloth comfotable,cheap,recline and passengers seat tilts forward
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sonus
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I hadn't seen that thread before thanks for the link. I've got these Alfa seats. Slightly different to the others shown, no Alfa badges but they had side airbags and an armrest. A black pair would match your rear seat a bit better as they have a smooth front section on them.  |
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I've seen a couple of people fit Alfa ones to Firenzas, quite an easy conversion from what I recall. I was thinking about modern Golf / TT seats - my TT seat has very similar sliders to the later Magnum seat base but you'd need do something about the extra plate the later cars have on the outside edge. I think the last time I did something similar (which was Magnum seats into a '71/72 1800SL) I just used two of the inner mounts to get the level, but I couldn't weld at the time.
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Xjs recaro's, e 36 bmw or as above the alfa i want a set of them
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Stupid is as stupid does!
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jasonj
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The red Alfa ones are by Momo I think, look good but I didn't find them very comfortable in my 156.
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steveg
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The red Alfa ones are by Momo I think, look good but I didn't find them very comfortable in my 156. I've seen some with Momo on the headrest and some with Alfa I think but these are plain. I looked at loads of aftermarket ones which aren't made very well, at least in my price range. I am sure they will be more comfortable than standard Mini seats though. The passenger side frame will fit on a flat floor but the drivers side has a height adjuster and the mechanism sits below the runners a bit on the lowest setting. I think my Viva had the same seats as your in it. The tyres were so bad I don't think I suffered sliding off them much though. |
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Jez
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Dec 10, 2015 11:27:41 GMT
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Dec 10, 2015 12:34:59 GMT
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They look decent but I'd hope that the ones they send you don't have twisted backs like most of the ones photographed :/ *n |
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Dec 10, 2015 21:53:45 GMT
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There is a pair of period Restalls on eBay at the mo
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Dec 10, 2015 22:20:03 GMT
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MG ZR 2 door seats look like MGF, come in cloth, half leather or full leather, recline and tilt for rear access. Flat floor fitting and posher full leather jobs have height adjustment too. Cheap in scrappys or on ebay, I got a full leather, full car set for my Dolomite Sprint for £120.
Steve
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