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immaculate chaos · 08-29-2013, 03:51 PM

I wonder If any members with the Recaros could take measurements of where the bolsters begin to kick out, at the waist and shoulders. Would be quite helpful to myself and others that are a bit on the bigger side.

Mojave · 08-29-2013, 04:03 PM

Best I could do

runninfromthelaw · 08-29-2013, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Mojave

Too bad you weren't asking earlier. I drove my car through Albuquerque

Day late dollar short, story of my haha

PYROLYSIS · 08-29-2013, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by immaculate chaos

Would 6'2" 205lbs be considered to tall and/or wide?

Nope. I'm 6'3" 210 and they fit me like a glove.

PYROLYSIS · 08-29-2013, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Mojave

Best I could do

Ha. Now we should see a pic of somebody measuring their belly.

b4z · 08-29-2013, 05:30 PM

I posted this in another thread but I believe the recaros in the Camaro are very close cousins to what was in the GTO. I'm 6.9" and am very comfortable for 4-5 hrs at a time in my GTO. I don't believe they are the same as what is in the cts v.

b4z · 08-29-2013, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by PYROLYSIS

Ha. Now we should see a pic of somebody measuring their belly.

Just did the same measurement on the GTO seats. It's identical at 20" stitching to stitching on the backrest side bolsters.

Mojave · 08-29-2013, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by PYROLYSIS

Ha. Now we should see a pic of somebody measuring their belly.

b4z · 08-29-2013, 06:14 PM

Some of the wider members of my gto club have smashed the side bolsters down to nothing. Mine are perfect after over 6 years. People get in my car and remark on how nice the bolsters are. Most of you will have the same result. But if you are built wide and have big legs you will probably flatten the bolsters out around the 2-3 year mark.

charlie46 · 08-29-2013, 06:25 PM

I would go to a chevy dealership and check out a Camaro with and with out recaros to make a decision on ordering them , having said that if they were available in 2013 I would of ordered the recaros.

PYROLYSIS · 08-29-2013, 06:42 PM

If you didn't know or it hasn't been said it will be much more expensive to add them later than to just go ahead and get them.

GearheadSS · 08-29-2013, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by b4z

I posted this in another thread but I believe the recaros in the Camaro are very close cousins to what was in the GTO. I'm 6.9" and am very comfortable for 4-5 hrs at a time in my GTO. I don't believe they are the same as what is in the cts v.

They're not close to the GTO seats.

Thrillz · 08-30-2013, 02:44 AM

Honestly get the recaro's. Its the best new feature they added in 2014. There is no downside imo. I 100% guarantee you someone will be more then glad to trade you for the regular ones plus cash if you don't like them. Everyone has been drooling over them for weeks now since they came out.

lbls1 · 08-30-2013, 08:06 AM

^Including me!

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08-29-2013, 03:51 PM	#29
immaculate chaos Chasing the horizon Drives: 2013 Freightliner Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 44	I wonder If any members with the Recaros could take measurements of where the bolsters begin to kick out, at the waist and shoulders. Would be quite helpful to myself and others that are a bit on the bigger side.

08-29-2013, 05:30 PM	#34
b4z Drives: '06 Pontiac GTO M6, '19 F150 2.7TT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 1,425	I posted this in another thread but I believe the recaros in the Camaro are very close cousins to what was in the GTO. I'm 6.9" and am very comfortable for 4-5 hrs at a time in my GTO. I don't believe they are the same as what is in the cts v.

08-29-2013, 06:14 PM	#37
b4z Drives: '06 Pontiac GTO M6, '19 F150 2.7TT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 1,425	Some of the wider members of my gto club have smashed the side bolsters down to nothing. Mine are perfect after over 6 years. People get in my car and remark on how nice the bolsters are. Most of you will have the same result. But if you are built wide and have big legs you will probably flatten the bolsters out around the 2-3 year mark.

08-29-2013, 06:25 PM	#38
charlie46 Drives: 2013 camaro 1le Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: staten island Posts: 451	I would go to a chevy dealership and check out a Camaro with and with out recaros to make a decision on ordering them , having said that if they were available in 2013 I would of ordered the recaros.