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<blockquote data-quote="kevinatfms" data-source="post: 16391060" data-attributes="member: 39344"><p>So with the 'Rona going around, all events have been cancelled near me. With that, ive been toying with an idea and i said "F-it" and went and did it.</p><p></p><p>After my last event i found my legs to be incredibly sore a day after an event. I was using my legs to prop myself into position to keep from sliding around. Even with the CG lock tightened down my legs still needed to support themselves to keep me on the pedals.</p><p></p><p>I then started looking at buying a set of Recaros, removing the bolster plastic and refitting the base foam to make them more comfortable and to increase the support on my legs during track/autocross. </p><p></p><p>The big issue is that people want exorbitant amounts of money for worn ass Fiesta Recaros. So i tried to find a set of Focus ST seats(13-14 model years) to fit into the car and add the resistors to eliminate the airbag light. I found a set but then didnt want to deal with the insurance issues with removing a working air bag in a street vehicle.</p><p></p><p>So i was either on the hook for $1600+ for a set of worn Fiesta Recaros, $1000 + insurance issues for FoST Recaros or deal with the base model seats. I complained to a friend who races in SCCA AS class and he told me about a small but very capable upholstery company local to us that did some work on his daily driver. I went and talked to this company about maybe modification of the stock seats to make them support me better during track days.</p><p></p><p>So, they took a look, gave me a cost for just the driver seat(for now) and set to work. He ordered materials directly from the manufacturer of the fabrics for the Fiesta ST base seats. I gave him dimensions of the Recaro bolsters that i wanted to copy. He opened the seat up, fixed a bunch of issues with the foam(lots of wear from track days) and added harder foam at the bolster locations.</p><p></p><p>So, here is a factory base seat. Notice there is ZERO bolstering around the thigh areas. Also, i took measurements of the distance from the center stitch. They added 1" of bolster height along with a significant width increase.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1631006[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1631007[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>Now here is the modified base seat with OE fabric, added bolstering foam and fixing the stock foam base which was badly sagging and ripped.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1631008[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1631009[/ATTACH] </p><p>Huge difference. It now hugs my thighs but isnt as harsh as the Recaro bolstering.</p><p>Here is the completed seat.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1631010[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kevinatfms, post: 16391060, member: 39344"] So with the 'Rona going around, all events have been cancelled near me. With that, ive been toying with an idea and i said "F-it" and went and did it. After my last event i found my legs to be incredibly sore a day after an event. I was using my legs to prop myself into position to keep from sliding around. Even with the CG lock tightened down my legs still needed to support themselves to keep me on the pedals. I then started looking at buying a set of Recaros, removing the bolster plastic and refitting the base foam to make them more comfortable and to increase the support on my legs during track/autocross. The big issue is that people want exorbitant amounts of money for worn ass Fiesta Recaros. So i tried to find a set of Focus ST seats(13-14 model years) to fit into the car and add the resistors to eliminate the airbag light. I found a set but then didnt want to deal with the insurance issues with removing a working air bag in a street vehicle. So i was either on the hook for $1600+ for a set of worn Fiesta Recaros, $1000 + insurance issues for FoST Recaros or deal with the base model seats. I complained to a friend who races in SCCA AS class and he told me about a small but very capable upholstery company local to us that did some work on his daily driver. I went and talked to this company about maybe modification of the stock seats to make them support me better during track days. So, they took a look, gave me a cost for just the driver seat(for now) and set to work. He ordered materials directly from the manufacturer of the fabrics for the Fiesta ST base seats. I gave him dimensions of the Recaro bolsters that i wanted to copy. He opened the seat up, fixed a bunch of issues with the foam(lots of wear from track days) and added harder foam at the bolster locations. So, here is a factory base seat. Notice there is ZERO bolstering around the thigh areas. Also, i took measurements of the distance from the center stitch. They added 1" of bolster height along with a significant width increase. [ATTACH=full]1631006[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1631007[/ATTACH] Now here is the modified base seat with OE fabric, added bolstering foam and fixing the stock foam base which was badly sagging and ripped. [ATTACH=full]1631008[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1631009[/ATTACH] Huge difference. It now hugs my thighs but isnt as harsh as the Recaro bolstering. Here is the completed seat. [ATTACH=full]1631010[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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