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January 8th 2004, 03:20
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Pep Boys racing seats....sad alternative??
OK, so I was at Pep Boys the other day and they sell some (to be honest) really nice racing seats. Now at $160 each, I can't justify spending $300 each for some Corbeaus so...
am I just really really cheap, or would you guys consider the same?? I just want anything but stock seats.
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=EuroLook71= 71' Super Beetle 1.6L DP - Kadrons, stock heads P&P by me 
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January 8th 2004, 08:45
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In motorcycling I've heard the same question about helmets. Granted the seat and helmet obviously have two totally different duties, but a similiar axiom applies. If you've got a $160.00 head, get the cheap helmet. If you've got a $700.00 head, buy the better one.
With seating, how comfortable in 3-4 months will the $160.00 seats be? What kind of life expectancy, how much more durable will it be than the Corbeaus or the Koenigs or the Recaro, etc? Not trying to be Johnny-know-it-all, but that's how I view something like this It's your butt 
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January 8th 2004, 13:27
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I don't know if the $160 Pep Boys seat are any good, but I know some people who have found some nice seats from cars in salvage yards that adapt nicely into a VW with a little cutting and welding. Look at some small Mazdas, BMW's, Honda's. I have seen some realy nice seats in the Toyota Supra's. That is how I plan to find seats for my car. There are aso lots of nice seats removed from small imports so that the owners can put in some cheap Pep Boys seats, and they are in perfect condition. Check out some import shops, BB's and ask around. Find your seats, some donor tracks, paint and a welder and you should find something nice (and cheap).
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January 8th 2004, 20:12
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I'm going to use nissan 240sx seats for my car. They are electric with manual lumbar support. Pretty comfortable also. Just have to make some adapters and I have leather sport seats.
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I love my money pit, uhm, err, I mean my car. 1969 beetle in the works... 2.0 type 4 DTM...  2004 Suzuki GSX-R 1000 crashed  www.volksport.net Volksport Kfer Gruppe
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#5
January 9th 2004, 01:37
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well i don't know about the pep boys seats, but i have the honda prelude seats in my 73. and boy is my butt comfy
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January 9th 2004, 11:39
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I used late 80s scirocco seats. Black leather recaros. Theyre so comfortable
I could drive for hours. The side bolsters are fat too. I just chopped the old seat frame, and used some bar stock to weld them in. I retained all of the adjustments.
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