I really appreciate the info regarding what parts are needed, thank you. Sounds like this is going to be a great setup!
Good info regarding the seat height as well, slightly lower might help me out as my helmet hits the left side of the ceiling near the door if I am too far forward (just barely).
Done is better than perfect.
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/17/da11cc247755f7f89609372e714a999f.jpg
Lol, often true. You just want the rear seat in to set stuff on?
If I’m going to upholster it in something, it might as well be nappa leather. I had to use a pair of heavy duty wire cutters to remove some of the underwire in the seat where the bar pinches it. I refitted it a few times to remove the crease in the leather and get it to fit flat. It should help cut down on interior noise and rattles. It also helps it look like a street car again.
Next part of the interior job is to get the trunk carpeted and find out if there is a clean way to form a trunk-cabin separator. I feel like if there was one flat piece under the bar, one flat piece over the bar, and black carpet over it covering the gap that would be enough.
I’ll do a passenger seat if and when I end up selling the OEM front seats. I probably won’t sell the back seats since I like having that bench back there.
Pretty sure that ship has sailed lol
This is what some b8 s4 guy did a quite a while ago:
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s190/jacksonbeall2889/IMG_0358_zpsa4072cb7.jpg
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s190/jacksonbeall2889/IMG_0363_zps5fa849fd.jpg
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s190/jacksonbeall2889/IMG_0365_zpsd4b9d23e.jpg
http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/459612-My-low-s4-build/page4?p=9690372#post9690372
Looks pretty comfy
;D
Passenger seat ordered or is that farther out?
99% sure I’m going to go with another Spa (carbon) seat. I want to do 1 track day in it (August 24 at Laguna) to make sure it’s truly perfect. Then I’ll get a matching seat in September.
Some guy on Craigslist with an E90 M3 in my neighborhood is selling one with a manufacture date from 2010 and he wants $2200 for it. They’re $2400 new. He’s being a real ass about it even when I offer him a generous $1700 in cash.
LOL DONT BUY IT. 2200 hahaha what a dreamer. 5 year old. It’s not even FIA compliant anymore.
Rules you out of some time attack classes if you are racing.
Agree 100%. A Spa on the used market isn’t as risky a proposition as an Spg. The carbon weave would be impossible to fake. Almost every black plastic Recaro on CL or eBay is a replica. I don’t see how you could sell one of those in good conscience. It’d be like selling a fake helmet or a broken airbag.
Makes sense to me (re test run first). And $1700 sounds plenty fair for that seat, I wouldn’t budge.
Which harnesses did you go with?
I’ll get them fitted in August. I’m going get a Schroth 6 point, in red or black.
Considering everything you know about the seats and how they need to be certified that guy has lots his mind. Its one of those things where he thinks its worth a ton because he dosent know any better. You were more then fair
The dude literally said he is in the materials industry and that “it must be good for tens of thousands of cycles and has only been used 5 times”. Uh, maybe. But the sticker says its expired per FIA rules.
He’s going to be stuck doing this if he doesn’t come down on the price:
http://ps3maven.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ps3-mods-gran-turismo-racing-simulator-4.jpg
Pretty bad ass GT6 setup if you ask me (aside from horrible tv) 8)
I just want to point out that I’m not bat shit crazy for spending $15,000 to put a cage, two carbon kevlar seats, and nickel plated Brembo brakes on my car. It’s bat shit crazy NOT to. Anything can happen when you’re going 120 MPH with 2-5 other cars around to you - after making a series of inputs sometimes you’re just along for the ride.
h/t @drob
http://jalopnik.com/driver-killed-at-road-atlanta-track-event-1722117428