Aftermarket seats

[rustbucket]

Mikey,

Well for now, I've decided to go back with stock. I was always going to restore the stock seats anyway, so I'm going to put them back in for now, and decide later.

I missed a sweet pair of Eclipse seats for $125 on eBay. They were even close by. But right now, all my $$ are going into getting it running. It is really adding up, and I'm trying to slow that down. So seats will have to wait. But the Summit ones look like the best deal.

[zen]

no decisions here yet. just been too busy on the bug and the vanagon just started pissing fluids. will let you know when i decide, but thinking that the Ghia will need to have vinyl or leatherette to look right. that will limit my options some.

[mattfaulkner]

I remember Sport Compact Car magazine once did a seat test where they compared all the seats from Sparco, Recaro, Corbeau, and even APC. The test covered things like comfort, support, weight, etc. Anyway, I remembered that they hated the APC seat for various reasons. Then again, like Scott said, any seat would be an improvement in a VW. The APC seat, though it could be considered a downgrade in a modern car, could be both an inexpensive and nice upgrade in a VW.

[brianwheelies]

eventually i'd like to get the corbeau a4. it's light, narrow, good colors, and with their brackets a bolt in install.

[brianwheelies]

any of you guys consider putting mazda miata seats in? they should make for a great fit, have to do a little fab work for the brackets though.

[zen]

i haven't looked at other marques seats yet. was just considering the lazy and cheap way out. if i found the right set of seats in good condition though, i would go for it. i really would prefer 911 seats, but not exactly in the same price range that we are talking about in this thread. i take we are really talking low budget options is why APC and such are being discussed. miata seats should be a good cheap find i would think.