They're really not bad for the money! Would I like recaros or corbeaus? Sure but double the price. If you use that link in the video description it helps support my channel thanks!
Haha hell yeah, makes sense as the car actually came from Florida. I can't wait to move out of the county that Charlotte is in, all the outside counties have super limited inspections. Lucky I found a guy who takes care of me and all our deleted and tinted vehicles.
I subbed after big government bullshit😂 Thankfully here in Mississippi we don’t have to have our vehicles inspected. But thank you for the video. I’ve been looking at these for a 2000 GT convertible I got to flip. I think I’m gonna pull the trigger on them. Like you I couldn’t find anything decent local.
HAHA! RIGHT! I have an F250 that also would not pass inspection for multiple reasons, I have a really great shop I take the truck to but they don't do inspections, I stopped by in the mustang asked them if they had a guy that did car inspections and sure enough they did. Funny thing I didn't know was that I don't even get emissions tested as it's older than 20 years now! But my window tint and the stripe across the windshield and just being obscenely loud, all causes failure. But now "I've got a guy"! As for the seats, yeah I'd love a set of corbeau's or nicer but I didn't feel like paying $800 or more for seats. These look nice and yeah you can't beat em for the price.
Great Content, very informative... So, the million dollar question: were u able to use the power controls on the race seat- prior to getting the brackets?
YES! I was able to use the power before getting the brackets. But I didn't like how high the seat was...it was about the same as stock and I wanted the seats to sit lower and I felt it would be more secure bolted to the brackets.
I have installed two sets of aftermarket seats: Summit Racing in a 66 Mustang and Corbeau in a 65 GTO. In both cases I found the foam too firm. It felt like I was sitting on top of the seat rather than sinking into it like a typical factory seat. I want to replace the seats in my 65 Corvette because they have absolutely Zero lateral support. I'm 6'1" 190. I like to feel the side bolsters hug me on every turn and also like to feel like I am sort of sinking into the seat. Do you think these will fit the bill?
I don't want to tell you yes and then have you get these and not be happy...but...I think they are just slightly softer than a corbeau or cobra or sparco seat...but you are not going to sink into them like a stock seat. Stock seats are just too damn soft because if they were as stiff as a racing seat than "normal people" would complain to the car maker. I like these. I think they are more comfortable than a stock corvette seat. I had a solstice GXP and those seats are similar to corvette seats and they were AWFUL. For me I jus thought if these were trash I would just resell them on facebook market so I took a chance. Oh and I have sat in the summit seats and I think they are trash...these seats are nicer, I think these are better than summit seats, but still they are racing seats so they won't be super soft. If you can get a pair of newer comaro seats they look like these and are pretty soft. But for the money these are a good buy. Thigh bolster is a bit narrow for me but if you are under 220 pounds and under 6 foot 4 you should fit better than I do. Best of luck brother!
I originally had my stock mounts, just had to drill a couple extra holes and make sure you get some grade 8 hardware. I wanted the seats lower to the floor so I got mounts off amazon.
Just bought a 04 gt 1 owner with less than 60k miles! Already got full bolt ons a underdrive pulley kit and a tune on e85 and let me tell ya these old cars can be opened up a lot with just bolt ons and tune! Only down to these cars is really the interior because those horrible not supporting seats! Sweet car man and Preciate the video!! if you could now what would you do differently! Definitely need a seat upgrade for my car 😭
How much did you get the GT for? 60k miles one owner sounds super nice man. You can hold onto that for a decade and have fun with it and sell it for more than you paid for it. The well kept new edge mustangs are starting to appreciate in value...soon the market will be similar to really nice well kept fox body. But yeah the stock seats are just no good. A cobra (brand not the car) seat is damn nice but the price tag is too. For the money these are well worth it. For the brackets...do not make your own bracket...there is a link above with the brackets I used from amazon...they are thick 1/4" steel and heavy duty...use those. You won't be able to use the power base but save it for when you sell the car so the next owner can put it back to stock if they want to. You will have to drill new holes in the bracket but that's easy just measure good and make sure you don't put the holes too far toward the door like I did. Have fun, good luck, and enjoy that ride man!
Actually I have not. I drive the car once or twice a week and so far these have held up great. Switching from the seat mount brackets I made to try and use the factory power, over to the brackets I got off amazon, took a lot of the flex out. Still some flex in the seat back, that's the bracket on the side of the seat. I have a few more projects to take care of first so this got pushed down the priority list a bit.
They are manual seats…I swapped over the power base from the stock seats. Eventually I switched them back over to manual to get the base to sit closer to the floor.
They are whistler SK1 wheels. Very similar to the CCW wheels. Previous owner put them on. I love them. Only issue is on the fronts the center cap won't stay on because the Ford dust cap sticks out too far. I know some guys just take the dust cap off which is what I might do.
To screw them to the floor, I just reused the torx bit bolts form the stock seats. To screw them to the brackets, they came with bolts for that but I didn't trust them and they were too long so I went and got stainless grade 8 hex cap screws from Lowes.
Thanks! These are actually pretty comfy as far as racing seats go, I've been in some high end seats that were super stiff and hard and not fun to ride in. I will say for sure, these are 10x better than the Summit Racing seats, those are garbage. I kind of figured I could take a chance on these, one just to shoot video content for the channel, and two I knew if they weren't great I could just pull them out and sell them as brand new on facebook market and then get better ones, but honestly I like them. If I was an inch or two shorter and 20 pounds smaller they would really be perfect but I am a bit bigger than the average person so it's ok.
Actually pulled them back out and ordered brackets...worked much better...three months later snapped the recline mechanism on the driver seat...pulling them out for fixed back seats next month or two.
Oh yeah. Especially if you have the power driver's seat...just the base with all the motors has to be a solid 50 pounds itself. But yeah they are lighter than stock. Wish I would have weighed them before I threw the stock seats in the dumpster!
Bro I didn’t even put them up for sale or free…they were trashed. They went in the dumpster. For real not worth saving. I actually shopped for stock cobra seats for a long time but I’m not paying $1,000 for used 20 year old seats.
Yeah that's what I'm doing now they are crazy expensive I'm about to replace the leather for the front seats and that's around $1000 I'm not sure what to do I can't find a good replacement seat anywhere
Completely agree on reinforcing the seats. Good review 👍🏻
Next project is fixing my AC now that the heat of summer is here!
small channel but glad i found yours, nice video dude keep it up…earned a subscriber !
Hey thanks boss! I have some stuff to fix on the F250 and some big projects on the mustang and the galaxie.
@@bfrmotorsports6297 i’ll be here to see them !
I like wide version for a street car, but they look good
BTW what hood is that?
Came with the car, pretty sure it’s a cervini 4” cowl
That is a beautiful mustang man🙌🙌
Haha! Thanks boss! Really nothing that special just just really loud. I think the wheels really make this car stand out from the herd.
@@bfrmotorsports6297 either way man, it's a very nice looking car🤩 the seats definitely add to it!!
How is the channel only at 33 subs?? From what I've see so far he makes good vids, keep up the good work
Huge thanks! Just got a new mic and a list of projects to film...just need some more time and weekend that it doesn't rain!
@@bfrmotorsports6297 sweet man! ill be lookin out for the vids
Nice video 🔥
Thank you!
Good stuff. Ima go buy them.
They're really not bad for the money! Would I like recaros or corbeaus? Sure but double the price. If you use that link in the video description it helps support my channel thanks!
No inspections in FL. No emissions! Loud and dark tint
Haha hell yeah, makes sense as the car actually came from Florida. I can't wait to move out of the county that Charlotte is in, all the outside counties have super limited inspections. Lucky I found a guy who takes care of me and all our deleted and tinted vehicles.
I subbed after big government bullshit😂 Thankfully here in Mississippi we don’t have to have our vehicles inspected. But thank you for the video. I’ve been looking at these for a 2000 GT convertible I got to flip. I think I’m gonna pull the trigger on them. Like you I couldn’t find anything decent local.
HAHA! RIGHT! I have an F250 that also would not pass inspection for multiple reasons, I have a really great shop I take the truck to but they don't do inspections, I stopped by in the mustang asked them if they had a guy that did car inspections and sure enough they did. Funny thing I didn't know was that I don't even get emissions tested as it's older than 20 years now! But my window tint and the stripe across the windshield and just being obscenely loud, all causes failure. But now "I've got a guy"! As for the seats, yeah I'd love a set of corbeau's or nicer but I didn't feel like paying $800 or more for seats. These look nice and yeah you can't beat em for the price.
Great Content, very informative... So, the million dollar question: were u able to use the power controls on the race seat- prior to getting the brackets?
YES! I was able to use the power before getting the brackets. But I didn't like how high the seat was...it was about the same as stock and I wanted the seats to sit lower and I felt it would be more secure bolted to the brackets.
I have installed two sets of aftermarket seats: Summit Racing in a 66 Mustang and Corbeau in a 65 GTO. In both cases I found the foam too firm. It felt like I was sitting on top of the seat rather than sinking into it like a typical factory seat. I want to replace the seats in my 65 Corvette because they have absolutely Zero lateral support. I'm 6'1" 190. I like to feel the side bolsters hug me on every turn and also like to feel like I am sort of sinking into the seat. Do you think these will fit the bill?
I don't want to tell you yes and then have you get these and not be happy...but...I think they are just slightly softer than a corbeau or cobra or sparco seat...but you are not going to sink into them like a stock seat. Stock seats are just too damn soft because if they were as stiff as a racing seat than "normal people" would complain to the car maker. I like these. I think they are more comfortable than a stock corvette seat. I had a solstice GXP and those seats are similar to corvette seats and they were AWFUL. For me I jus thought if these were trash I would just resell them on facebook market so I took a chance. Oh and I have sat in the summit seats and I think they are trash...these seats are nicer, I think these are better than summit seats, but still they are racing seats so they won't be super soft. If you can get a pair of newer comaro seats they look like these and are pretty soft. But for the money these are a good buy. Thigh bolster is a bit narrow for me but if you are under 220 pounds and under 6 foot 4 you should fit better than I do. Best of luck brother!
Do the seats recline forward enough to allow passengers to get in the back?
Yes they do
Remove the tint, go pass inspection, and retint the windows the next day. Rinse and repeat.
I actually found a place to let me slide! Got all three vehicles inspected!
I want to use my stock motors on my sn95 with these seats on my mustang can you tell what what I’ll need ?
I originally had my stock mounts, just had to drill a couple extra holes and make sure you get some grade 8 hardware. I wanted the seats lower to the floor so I got mounts off amazon.
Just bought a 04 gt 1 owner with less than 60k miles! Already got full bolt ons a underdrive pulley kit and a tune on e85 and let me tell ya these old cars can be opened up a lot with just bolt ons and tune! Only down to these cars is really the interior because those horrible not supporting seats! Sweet car man and Preciate the video!! if you could now what would you do differently! Definitely need a seat upgrade for my car 😭
How much did you get the GT for? 60k miles one owner sounds super nice man. You can hold onto that for a decade and have fun with it and sell it for more than you paid for it. The well kept new edge mustangs are starting to appreciate in value...soon the market will be similar to really nice well kept fox body. But yeah the stock seats are just no good. A cobra (brand not the car) seat is damn nice but the price tag is too. For the money these are well worth it. For the brackets...do not make your own bracket...there is a link above with the brackets I used from amazon...they are thick 1/4" steel and heavy duty...use those. You won't be able to use the power base but save it for when you sell the car so the next owner can put it back to stock if they want to. You will have to drill new holes in the bracket but that's easy just measure good and make sure you don't put the holes too far toward the door like I did. Have fun, good luck, and enjoy that ride man!
Ever fab the bracket to make it stronger?
Actually I have not. I drive the car once or twice a week and so far these have held up great. Switching from the seat mount brackets I made to try and use the factory power, over to the brackets I got off amazon, took a lot of the flex out. Still some flex in the seat back, that's the bracket on the side of the seat. I have a few more projects to take care of first so this got pushed down the priority list a bit.
Are you certain that’s actually made out of plastic?
I've never seen 300 range seat the were electric😮
They are manual seats…I swapped over the power base from the stock seats. Eventually I switched them back over to manual to get the base to sit closer to the floor.
What rims are on your car?
They are whistler SK1 wheels. Very similar to the CCW wheels. Previous owner put them on. I love them. Only issue is on the fronts the center cap won't stay on because the Ford dust cap sticks out too far. I know some guys just take the dust cap off which is what I might do.
what screws did you use for the seats?
To screw them to the floor, I just reused the torx bit bolts form the stock seats. To screw them to the brackets, they came with bolts for that but I didn't trust them and they were too long so I went and got stainless grade 8 hex cap screws from Lowes.
I was gonna buy seats but they look cheap and uncomfortable, but overall nice content
Thanks! These are actually pretty comfy as far as racing seats go, I've been in some high end seats that were super stiff and hard and not fun to ride in. I will say for sure, these are 10x better than the Summit Racing seats, those are garbage. I kind of figured I could take a chance on these, one just to shoot video content for the channel, and two I knew if they weren't great I could just pull them out and sell them as brand new on facebook market and then get better ones, but honestly I like them. If I was an inch or two shorter and 20 pounds smaller they would really be perfect but I am a bit bigger than the average person so it's ok.
Jus take your time & come up with a better bracket Bro.
Actually pulled them back out and ordered brackets...worked much better...three months later snapped the recline mechanism on the driver seat...pulling them out for fixed back seats next month or two.
How do you remove air bag light ?
2 ohm resistor solder it in... th-cam.com/video/8u1miUPiII8/w-d-xo.html
Are them seat lighter weight then the oem seats.
Oh yeah. Especially if you have the power driver's seat...just the base with all the motors has to be a solid 50 pounds itself. But yeah they are lighter than stock. Wish I would have weighed them before I threw the stock seats in the dumpster!
Is this a Special Needs video 😂😂😂😂
YES! 100%
Let me get those old seats
Bro I didn’t even put them up for sale or free…they were trashed. They went in the dumpster. For real not worth saving. I actually shopped for stock cobra seats for a long time but I’m not paying $1,000 for used 20 year old seats.
Yeah that's what I'm doing now they are crazy expensive I'm about to replace the leather for the front seats and that's around $1000 I'm not sure what to do I can't find a good replacement seat anywhere