My friend has some in his F Body and I found them really comfortable. I don't daily the cobra it serves one purpose and she's to heavy now. So to my real question is, anyone running a kirkey seat and what mounting brackets are you using?
Kirkey racing seats in a Cobra
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My car is pretty much a Saturday only driver. When I bought it, the previous owner did some open track and road course racing with it and it had Kirkey seats in it. They were in fact comfortable but a pain to get in and out of and the 5-point seat harnesses just got old, especially when I tried to reach into the passenger seat to get something and couldn't do it. So I sold them and put in some aftermarket CF and leather seats.
They were mounted using the Kirkey seat mounting brackets (99204) which were hard mounted to two large aluminum angle pieces on either side, which bolted to four smaller L-bracket aluminum pieces that were affixed to the floor board in the factory seat mounting holes. It was a bastardized system but it looked good and the seats did not move one bit. Here is the only pic I still have of the car with them mounted. The first thing I did was replace those nasty red seat covers :xpl: with black ones. Hope this helps.
Then and now pics.
They were mounted using the Kirkey seat mounting brackets (99204) which were hard mounted to two large aluminum angle pieces on either side, which bolted to four smaller L-bracket aluminum pieces that were affixed to the floor board in the factory seat mounting holes. It was a bastardized system but it looked good and the seats did not move one bit. Here is the only pic I still have of the car with them mounted. The first thing I did was replace those nasty red seat covers :xpl: with black ones. Hope this helps.
Then and now pics.
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those look like different seats.
TORQJNKY
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They are. The first pic is of the Kirkey's and the second pic is of the new seats I installed after the Kirkey's because I didn't care for them that much.
What did the second set set you back?
I have kirkeys(If I remember correctly they are the 41 series), installed by the previous owner...can't remember what brackets he used.
They are much more comfortable than they look. Only issue is the passenger seat doesn't have the back support brace going to the roll bar....so it feels pretty loose. I'd imagine without it if you put your foot down you'd be all over the place.
They are much more comfortable than they look. Only issue is the passenger seat doesn't have the back support brace going to the roll bar....so it feels pretty loose. I'd imagine without it if you put your foot down you'd be all over the place.
TORQJNKY
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Too much but I wanted them and put money aside for them. Cobra Misano L Seats at Sube Sports - The Racing Equipment Source
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I will get a set of those Cobra Misano seats. I will sell my Anniversary seats to help offset the cost but I will still have to shell out $2k. Thats based on getting one thousand dollars for the 10th Anniversary seats. Those Misano L or Misano AL are the only worthy replacements that I could find which also recline. They also have COBRA on there as well. Good purchase!!!!
Correct me if I am wrong but isn't there a weight difference of nearly 50Lbs between the stock 03 cobra drivers seat and the Cobra Misano seat? Are these numbers accurate: 75lbs stock cobra and 25lbs Cobra Misano? As I understand the passenger seat is not as heavy.
TORQJNKY
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Not sure the weight of the stock seats, my car didn't have them in it when I got it. I can confirm however that the Cobra Misano's only weigh 25lbs.
Per cobra bob's site.
good choice on doing the swap those kirkeys look horrendous but the misanos :rockon: are you using stock seat belts on the misanos? i think the fact that they look good and are a weight redux of around 55lbs vs stock seats, its somethinh i might consider doing in the near future...:beer:
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