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Lotus Seats Can It Be Done

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Old 12-24-2013, 10:58 AM
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Not the most comfortable seats for extended periods of time, but seems like you won't be doing long commutes so you should be ok with them.
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I <3 GT3 sport seats. Just sayin
Old 12-24-2013, 07:08 PM
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I like factory sport seats in leather since they are the best compromise between comfort and body support, and you can sleep/rest in them, which is great for long trips, autobahn for instance. ODs sparcos are great for that reason too.

That said, the best looking seats for me are still recaro pole position in leather

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Lotus Elise ProBax seats properly installed.
I have only sat on it for 1 hour. So far so good.
They do not look so out of place, I think.


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Nice, they look quite stock(ish).
Old 12-28-2013, 02:55 AM
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The following pictures show Brackets/ Rails/ Floor mounting plates detail
Well, this is what I did with Lotus Probax seats in my 968 !



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Old 12-28-2013, 03:00 AM
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To everyone installing aftermarket seats without other modifications:

I'm pretty sure the stock seats are designed to collapse in the event of a rollover.

And I have to echo what was said prior about the original design of the Lotus seats. I don't know specifically, but they were probably originally designed to be next to a firewall, which provides addition support to the backrest. Who knows if the seat structure reflects that and has less support in that area.

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Old 12-28-2013, 09:31 AM
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IMHO, there look way to small, I thought about this last year, picked up a set (a lot like a 914 seat) and ended up selling it to a MX5 guy. Spend a few more bucks, buy some Momo or Sparco seats if you want a race seat.



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