Recaro trendline seats for my turbo phase 1

[Chip-mk1]

Already posted in my build thread
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?646865-Clio-172-phase-1-turbo

But thought it might interest a few people who arent subscribed to that as well.

50/50 shot to keep the detailers happy:

And both in:

They are NOT the trophy ones, they are aftermarket trendlines, I was looking for a trophy set for our other car when I found these which I think suits this car better in terms of leather is a bit slidey so decided to get these ones for the turbo instead and will still get some trophy ones for the mrs RS2 172 which is more of a daily where as this is more of a trackday car.

Should look quite cool when they both have them though, being slightyl different takes on the same theme, as are the cars themselves, ie both are road and track but the RS2 one is more road focussed and the turbo one more track focussed.

Rather sadly ive even sorted out matching wet and dry wheels for the two of them as well, lol

 

[Bobby.]

They look good chip. Should hold you in place abit better.

 

[Harpham]

I want them so much!!

 

[Chip-mk1]

Thanks lads. They do hold you fairly well considering they aren't a full on bucket seat.
Dont quite match the comfort of the standard leather sofas I took out though.

 

[Bobby.]

i think their a good compromise tbh, hold you a bit better than std seats and still comfortable enough for day to day driving and i surpose in your case aswell, long drives to track days. plus they look epic!

 

[.Stevo.C.]

I thought they were terrible when I done a trackday at knockhill I was sliding about in them but they do look good.

 

[VIICarCare]

Much better muppet

 

[EdV6220]

Very nice indeed mate

 

[McGherkin]

Take it they're Aaron's?

Looks good!

 

[.GAZ.]

I hate Trendlines with a passion!!! Yeah, they look good but for everything else, they're terrible.

Its a bad day when the OE seats are more supportive.

 

[Aaron182.]

i see people moaning they dont support you, get some harnesses in and you wont be going anywhere
i loved the seats. and were perfectly comfortable on the 12 hour drive to the Nurburgring. =]

 

[Chip-mk1]

Are people saying you slide around taking about the leather ones or fabric ones?

Makes a noticeable difference.

 

[Christopher.]

I found the trendlines were worse than the standard seats at holding you in place. Being a big bloke I was all over the place on the one track session I did in them.

 

[.GAZ.]

Are people saying you slide around taking about the leather ones or fabric ones?

Makes a noticeable difference.

Chip, the Trophy/R26 ones are Alcantara, only the bolsters are leather.

 

[Gaz_]

Trophy ones aren't even leather.....

 

[Hixle]

Spot on mate

 

[nny22]

these are originally from Accord Type R, I had them in mine car too. They are much better then the standard but without any leg support. I then changed them for Integra Type R DC5 ones, they are much better, still comfy and leg support is from another world. When you decide to change, but don't want buckets look at the DC5 ones, they come on ebay from time to time.

 

[Chip-mk1]

These aren't accord ones. They are aftermarket ones. Accord ones are very similar though.

 

[Chip-mk1]

Trophy ones aren't even leather.....

The side bolsters are mate.

 

[.GAZ.]

You don't sit on the bolsters.

 

[Christopher.]

I found having the leg support bit that pulls out to be a bit better. It forced my a**e in to the back of the seat a tiny bit.

 

[Chris205]

They're vinyl not leather lol

 

[Chip-mk1]

They're vinyl not leather lol

Slidey either way. Looks like leather.

 

[Chip-mk1]

You don't sit on the bolsters.

But you do press against them when cornering hard, that's the whole point of them.
Do a trackday and you will soon understand what the sides of a seat are there for mate.

 

[Clart]

These aren't accord ones. They are aftermarket ones. Accord ones are very similar though.

They are green, therefore accord ones.

 

[Chip-mk1]

They are green, therefore accord ones.

They aren't in anyway even slightly green.

The centre is black mesh over light grey.

Must be my camera, your eyes or your computer at fault if you think they look green cause they certainly are not in real life mate.

 

[SuperJ]

Yea they look green for me as well.

 

[Aaron182.]

Defiantly NOT green.

 

[Chip-mk1]

Closeup pic I just took:

 

[.GAZ.]

But you do press against them when cornering hard, that's the whole point of them.
Do a trackday and you will soon understand what the sides of a seat are there for mate.

Done plenty of track days

 

[Scrooge]

Lol @ green. Blind f*****s.

 

[Chip-mk1]

Done plenty of track days

And you havent noticed the usefullness of seat bolsters during any of them?

 

[.GAZ.]

The standard seats are better.

 

[Chip-mk1]

Lol @ green. Blind f**kers.

You would have thought when someone who has just installed the seats is telling them what colour they are that its going to be more definitive than how they think it looks on their screen, lol

 

[Chip-mk1]

The standard seats are better.

You think that a less prominent bolster made of leather is better at controlling lateral movement of the occupants than a more prominent one made of fabric?

We'll just agree to differ then mate, cause in 20 years of trackdays in probably over a hundred different seats, that hasnt been my experience at all.

 

[Scrooge]

You would have thought when someone who has just installed the seats is telling them what colour they are that its going to be more definitive than how they think it looks on their screen, lol

Dont be silly, even your picture proves nothing.

 

[Chip-mk1]

Dont be silly, even your picture proves nothing.

Oh thats a shame cause it took me ages in photoshop to colour all those green dots in light grey.

 

[Clart]

still green.

 

[Chip-mk1]

still green.

Flol, hopefully its just a new monitor you need mate as new eyes are expensive.

 

[Gaz_]

The side bolsters are mate.

Nope synthetic. Common myth that they are real leather