Cobra Seat Question

[Risking]

I currently have Cobra technology evolution seat in my GTR.

Its good and does the job but its a size to large for me so im looking at buying a new seat.

Has anyone used/driven a car with the Cobra Sebring S fitted??

Its a much nicer seat than the evolution, im a better fit in the shoulder department however Im a little concerned about the visability issue that may be caused by the head wings.

They are solid vs the evolutions holed design.

So question is if anyone has used a Sebring technology S do you/have you noticed any visibility issues when checking blind spots etc.

Cobra evolution

Cobra sebring

Looking at the two seats its realativly easy to determine where the lack of visibility will be. But ive only sat in them not driven with one.

[Roy]

I have a Momo seat that has head supports similar to the Sebring, but nowhere near as obtrusive. Yes they do make it a little difficult on the street. Not for the obvious reason though. Becaue the supports are so deep, should you chose to use the std seat belt then it touches the seat about 3 inches before it even gets close to coming in contact with your body.

SO, you end up needing to use the harness every time you drive, and the combination of harness, and obscured visibility means its a right painin the ass.

Now perhaps stating the obvious. You know Cobra make a range of inserts for their seats, either that or just go to a trimmer and gets some inner cushions made up. Seat being a little too large is an easy fix, provided you are happy with the seat

[Risking]

Im not overly concerned about the street ability of it as the car is only registeered so I can get it to and from the workshop instead of loading it up all the time.

Yeah I am aware of the seat sizing and inserts available but im looking at using the Evolution in another vehicle so a new seat will need to be purchased for one of the cars anyways.

I figured I may as well buy a perfect fit seat and put it into the GTR.

[Roy]

Im not overly concerned about the street ability of it as the car is only registeered so I can get it to and from the workshop instead of loading it up all the time.

Yeah I am aware of the seat sizing and inserts available but im looking at using the Evolution in another vehicle so a new seat will need to be purchased for one of the cars anyways.

I figured I may as well buy a perfect fit seat and put it into the GTR.

Sounds like you know what you need to do, so ....

[Risking]

Im deciding between the sebring and the Sparco Pro ADV now but its looking like the sebring is the better option due to the head wings.

[Roy]

Reall both options are overkill. The mil crate in my car works a treat

[Risking]

I do tend to agree, but Ive had a bad neck from a previous accident that a winged seat would more than likely helped prevent so I just feel more comfortable with them as well as the neck brace now.

There is nothing a milk crate cant do!

[Roy]

Ditto, i have titanium in my back...so more then happy to run aroudn with the seat in my car. May be illegal but is out of this world comfortable and if bad luck strikes then the seat does a lot for my backs well being

[Risking]

my thoughts as well which is why I am taking the time to make a decision. There not exactly cheap to purchase but neither are body parts when an ill fitting/cheap seat fails to do its job.

[Roy]

Well you only have to look at the milk crate in my car, it has to be fifty years old. Really its testament to the engineering they put into mill crates

[Beer Baron]

my advice is if you are looking at brand new seats then check out the racetech ones too. I love the cobra evolution GT I have in my GTR but I would seriously consider giving it up for a racetech. they are very comfy and must be pretty good judging by the number of V8 super car teams now using them.

[Sinful]

my advice is if you are looking at brand new seats then check out the racetech ones too. I love the cobra evolution GT I have in my GTR but I would seriously consider giving it up for a racetech. they are very comfy and must be pretty good judging by the number of V8 super car teams now using them.

Is this the seat you are talking about Baron? Are they made in New Zealand...

They look really nice, I have never heard of them before

http://www.racetech.co.nz/seats.htm

[phunky_monkey]

Yeah, Jack has one of those Racetechs, but without the wings, in his car and it's a beautiful seat. I was going to buy one, but bought my Recaro instead.

Yep, they're a NZ brand, well priced too.

My 3 favourite seats that I've sat in would be my SPA/SPG, followed by the Evolution, followed by the Racetech.

[Beer Baron]

Is this the seat you are talking about Baron? Are they made in New Zealand...

They look really nice, I have never heard of them before

http://www.racetech.co.nz/seats.htm

yep, that's the ones. and yes, sadly we must credit the kiwis with their manufacture, but they are very nice seats. I think the fabric on them seems a little nicer than my cobra evolution too. they really are worth a look and I think they may edge out the cobra in weight too.

dane, yeah I tried out jacks one when I was at phillip island and it's very comfy.

like I said, juding by the number of top V8 SC teams using them and teams in rally etc too they are a good thing.

[Roy]

Dane, reasonably priced? LOL, i think they are all rip offs but i suppose. They do make a $7000 kevlar seat though, its the lightest FIA approved seat you can get.

Stil think Velo are the best value for comfort and quality

[phunky_monkey]

Well-er priced than the Cobras and Recaro's I was looking at

I was looking at the one above, and it was a couple of hundred less than the SPG and Evolution from memory.

[Beer Baron]

hmm, I thought the racetechs were up near the top in price? I might have to look again.

agree with troy, velo are very good value and make nice seats too. plus they are aussie made which is nice.

[phunky_monkey]

I just had a browse, and looks to be priced around the same as the Cobras now.

This one is a little pricier...

http://www.racerindustries.com/store/index...products_id=129

It says that is the lightest commercially available seat, but my SPA has 2.4kg's written on the side of it... hmmmm

[Beer Baron]

holy moly! love the seat. not so crazy about the $7K price tag though... it would want a heater and vibrating massage function for that dough. maybe a built in beer holder too (for those longer races).

[Gts-t]

This one looks nice, but i dont think it is adr approved?

http://www.racerindustries.com/store/index...;products_id=89