Well I finally got around to taking some pictures of the new Sparcos I put in the Cobra. Now before you guys immediately call me a ricer and flame me for it, hear me out.
When I first bought the car, the owner that had it before me was about 180 pounds and was 5' 10". I didn't mind that at all, and I knew that he couldn't do too much damage to the seats of the car. When I come over to see the car (which is stored at his dads garage) I see that his father is quite obese (around 350 pounds and 5' 9") and I am praying to god that these seats are not totally ruined. I finally look at the inside of the car and see that the side bolsters are bowed outwords and that the leather is cracked/totally worn to eternity. Great, now these damn things won't hold me AT ALL (i am 6' 3" and about 175 pounds). Of course, with the side bolsters set all the way as tight as they will go I flop around like a pancake when going through some twisties. I then tell myself that I need to take the seats out and get something that will actually hold me in there.
Long story short, I find a starting race shop in California that is selling the Red/Black Sparco Torinos on sale for $450 a piece. I call them for a quote, they give me a quote for everything I need for two seats (2 seats, 2 sliders, 2 brackets, 2 base adapters, and 2 height adjusters), which was around $1500 with shipping. I tell them I am ready to send payment and I don't hear from them for a week. I try to call them back but no one answers. I finally get a hold of them 2 days before Fun Ford Weekend in Norwalk, Ohio and they apoligize and discount everything for me. In the end I get the seats below shipped to my door for $1000 flat.
Withou further adue, here they are. As you can see, the red matches ALMOST perfectly, and the black is not as noticeable as you think. The black just pops out more because of the flash. It actually blends in rather well. Unless you are looking for a difference you can't notice it at all. And please leave some comments for me and let me know what you guys think. Also, the reason the driver side seat looks different (more faded, duller) is because of the flash, the pictures do not do the seats any justice!
Thanks in advance,
THC
When I first bought the car, the owner that had it before me was about 180 pounds and was 5' 10". I didn't mind that at all, and I knew that he couldn't do too much damage to the seats of the car. When I come over to see the car (which is stored at his dads garage) I see that his father is quite obese (around 350 pounds and 5' 9") and I am praying to god that these seats are not totally ruined. I finally look at the inside of the car and see that the side bolsters are bowed outwords and that the leather is cracked/totally worn to eternity. Great, now these damn things won't hold me AT ALL (i am 6' 3" and about 175 pounds). Of course, with the side bolsters set all the way as tight as they will go I flop around like a pancake when going through some twisties. I then tell myself that I need to take the seats out and get something that will actually hold me in there.
Long story short, I find a starting race shop in California that is selling the Red/Black Sparco Torinos on sale for $450 a piece. I call them for a quote, they give me a quote for everything I need for two seats (2 seats, 2 sliders, 2 brackets, 2 base adapters, and 2 height adjusters), which was around $1500 with shipping. I tell them I am ready to send payment and I don't hear from them for a week. I try to call them back but no one answers. I finally get a hold of them 2 days before Fun Ford Weekend in Norwalk, Ohio and they apoligize and discount everything for me. In the end I get the seats below shipped to my door for $1000 flat.
Withou further adue, here they are. As you can see, the red matches ALMOST perfectly, and the black is not as noticeable as you think. The black just pops out more because of the flash. It actually blends in rather well. Unless you are looking for a difference you can't notice it at all. And please leave some comments for me and let me know what you guys think. Also, the reason the driver side seat looks different (more faded, duller) is because of the flash, the pictures do not do the seats any justice!
Thanks in advance,
THC
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