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jrpxxii · 01-24-2011, 06:51 PM

Im looking for a replacement race seat with more support and more importantly more head clearance as with the stock seat and with my helmet on, I cant sit up comfrotably. I havent seen if anyone has a direct replacement or if they will have to be custom fabbed to fit. Any info is appreciated.

*Mindz* · 01-24-2011, 06:57 PM

Cadillac CTS-V recaros. <3

jrpxxii · 01-24-2011, 07:01 PM

Are these a direct replacement?

600hp-lpe · 01-24-2011, 08:10 PM

I have a pair of Cobra Suzuka Pro racing seats that are going in with a NHRA legal roll cage. The installation has already started.

I bought the seat mounts/slider brackets that are a bolt in solution for the 2010 Camaro for mounting the racing seats. I havn't tried them in the car yet.. we will be trial fitting them with me (and my Helmet) later this week at the chassis shop.If the mount doesn't fit (height wise - I am 5' 11"), my chassis shop will be custom making or modifying the ones I bought. I don't care about being able to move the seat forward/back. It is going to be positioned for me where I need it for driving position.

The seats and mounts/sliders were purchased from Sube sports.(www.subesports.com) They do not have the 2010 Camaro sliders listed in the catalog, but have already made the mount for them. You would need to talk to them on the phone.

I'll post some more info later this week after we trial fit the seat in the car.

The biggest thing to be modified when replacing the seats are the airbags. There are airbags in the seats. I deleted all of the airbags in the car... as some of them will be an issue with the roll cage and lack of them in the new seats. I'll just wear my 5 point harness belts when driving on the street.

GEEo · 01-24-2011, 08:15 PM

+1 on the CTS-V seats

jrpxxii · 01-24-2011, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 600hp-lpe

I have a pair of Cobra Suzuka Pro racing seats that are going in with a NHRA legal roll cage. The installation has already started.

I bought the seat mounts/slider brackets that are a bolt in solution for the 2010 Camaro for mounting the racing seats. I havn't tried them in the car yet.. we will be trial fitting them with me (and my Helmet) later this week at the chassis shop.If the mount doesn't fit (height wise - I am 5' 11"), my chassis shop will be custom making or modifying the ones I bought. I don't care about being able to move the seat forward/back. It is going to be positioned for me where I need it for driving position.

The seats and mounts/sliders were purchased from Sube sports.(www.subesports.com) They do not have the 2010 Camaro sliders listed in the catalog, but have already made the mount for them. You would need to talk to them on the phone.

I'll post some more info later this week after we trial fit the seat in the car.

The biggest thing to be modified when replacing the seats are the airbags. There are airbags in the seats. I deleted all of the airbags in the car... as some of them will be an issue with the roll cage and lack of them in the new seats. I'll just wear my 5 point harness belts when driving on the street.

Look forward to reply as to fitment. I also am having an 8.50 certified cage installed and if I dont find a replacement seat that bolts in, the shop doing the custom cage is going to fab my seats as well.

OrangeChevyII · 01-24-2011, 10:43 PM

We made our brackets for the Kirky seats. You gotta find the wire in the harness for the seats that runs the AIR BAG and put an ohm in it, that keeps the light off.

The car is certified for 8.50's NHRA.

jrpxxii · 01-24-2011, 11:17 PM

600hp-lpe and OrangeChevyII could you guys post pics and let me know the exact models you guys ordered and any pros vs cons on each of them.

600hp-lpe · 01-25-2011, 06:45 AM

My roll cage is going to be certified for 8.50 as well.

here are pic's of the car stripped down to get ready for the build.

Car is at the chassis shop now. They are starting on the cage today. We are going to trial fit the seat later this week with me in there and the helmet on.

We are changing the steering wheel.. to this.

Here are the seats that are going in.

600hp-lpe · 01-25-2011, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrpxxii

600hp-lpe and OrangeChevyII could you guys post pics and let me know the exact models you guys ordered and any pros vs cons on each of them.

Picture is above of the seat...

They cost $899.00 each.. (con)

Very comfortable, build quality is excellent! (pro)

Cobra Suzuka Pro GT seat.

OrangeChevyII · 01-25-2011, 07:53 PM

My kirky seats are comfortable and affordable. 220 with the nice sear covers, bad part is fabing the seat brackets. It's a pretty good job.

jrpxxii · 01-25-2011, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrangeChevyII

My kirky seats are comfortable and affordable. 220 with the nice sear covers, bad part is fabing the seat brackets. It's a pretty good job.

Im not worried about fabbing brackets as the whole interior is being taken out for the cage anyway so that will make it much easier. Which Kirkey model did you go with as they have so many different styles.

OrangeChevyII · 01-25-2011, 09:35 PM

Shit I dont know, the 17 inch alluminium ones. Nothing fancy, just as least heaviest ones as I could find. I honestly wish I had never put a cage in the car, its the point of no return. :(

When I drive the car I'm on top of the world, when it's a nice day and I cant fill it up with C16 and just drive.........it sucks. I would honestly give anything to have the car back to stock like the day I bought it.

OrangeChevyII · 01-25-2011, 09:38 PM

One other thing that sucks about your car vs mine is I dont have a sunroof, you need to tell whom ever is fabing the brackets to put the seat on the floor so you wont hit your helmet on the headliner.

rhd · 01-25-2011, 09:53 PM

i put racing seats in mine, i used the stock sliders and welded brackets to it, they sit about the same as stock. i would post some pictures but my computer crashed and i lost everything

jrpxxii · 01-25-2011, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrangeChevyII

One other thing that sucks about your car vs mine is I dont have a sunroof, you need to tell whom ever is fabing the brackets to put the seat on the floor so you wont hit your helmet on the headliner.

I am definitely having them fit to sit as low as possible where I can still see well as the sunroof is one option I wish I didnt have at this stage.

*SSE 4 2SS* · 03-24-2012, 01:47 PM

I'm getting the Corbeau VX2000's, with the double locking slider brackets for the Camaro... All leather...

According to the reports I've gotten, they sit a little bit lower than the factory seats...

I'll let you know the fit clearance as soon as I get them in the car... Should be a few more weeks. Sorry I can't do any better than that right now.

Padre · 03-24-2012, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigtires

how much weight will you save?

Removing both seats and replacing with only a driver's seat (Corbeau), I lost 75 lbs.

However, with the straight-back, my head was too tall with helmet. I'd go with a reclining Corbeau next time.

Padre

*SSE 4 2SS* · 03-24-2012, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigtires

how much weight will you save?

Well, I don't honestly know yet... I'm not sure what the facrtory seats weigh, but I think the Corbeaus are around 27 lbs per... I'll have to look it up

I looked on the website and I didn't see the weight...

I'll check the envoice and see if it lists a shipping weight..

Padre · 03-24-2012, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SSE 4 2SS

Well, I don't honestly know yet... I'm not sure what the facrtory seats weigh, but I think the Corbeaus are around 27 lbs per... I'll have to look it up

I looked on the website and I didn't see the weight...

I'll check the envoice and see if it lists a shipping weight..

I weighed mine. 26 lbs,

Padre

kenkartasasmita · 03-25-2012, 04:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Padre

Removing both seats and replacing with only a driver's seat (Corbeau), I lost 75 lbs.

However, with the straight-back, my head was too tall with helmet. I'd go with a reclining Corbeau next time.

Padre

So yours is bucket seat? Can i see the seat bracket?

Padre · 03-25-2012, 05:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenkartasasmita

So yours is bucket seat? Can i see the seat bracket?

The bracket is attached, I don't have a pic.

For the brackets, go here:
https://www.racingseatscheap.com/

Corbeau Camaro 2010+ - (Driver) seat bracket E2156T $105.00

Corbeau Camaro 2010+ - (Passenger) seat bracket E2157T $105.00

Padre

SUX2BU · 03-25-2012, 10:50 AM

You guys are running some really heavy seats

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My Kirkeys were 14 lbs stock. After my mods they were 7 lbs INCLUDING all the mounting brackets.

Squintz Palladoris · 03-25-2012, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SUX2BU

You guys are running some really heavy seats

.
My Kirkeys were 14 lbs stock. After my mods they were 7 lbs INCLUDING all the mounting brackets.

Nice Work!

For those of you who kept the rest of the airbags in the car, What size resistor did you use in the seat harness to fool the airbag system?

*SSE 4 2SS* · 03-25-2012, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SUX2BU

You guys are running some really heavy seats

.
My Kirkeys were 14 lbs stock. After my mods they were 7 lbs INCLUDING all the mounting brackets.

Mine may be a little heavier, but, since I cant switch back and forth from the factory seats to the race seats, I want something that offers long term comfort as well as functionality...

and if the car isn't fast enough due to a couple of lbs of weight, I'll just add a lb or two of boost... Problem solved..

01-24-2011, 06:51 PM	#1
jrpxxii Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS 427ci Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bowling Green, Ky Posts: 3,003	Anyone have Race Seats installed? Im looking for a replacement race seat with more support and more importantly more head clearance as with the stock seat and with my helmet on, I cant sit up comfrotably. I havent seen if anyone has a direct replacement or if they will have to be custom fabbed to fit. Any info is appreciated. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...2994113&type=1

01-24-2011, 06:57 PM	#2
Mindz E.B.A.H. Drives: you wild... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In the happy padded room wearing a jacket that makes me hug myself... Posts: 16,494	Cadillac CTS-V recaros. <3 __________________ "J, you're my favorite Pokemod" ~Revo1

01-24-2011, 07:01 PM	#3
jrpxxii Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS 427ci Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bowling Green, Ky Posts: 3,003	Are these a direct replacement? __________________ https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...2994113&type=1

01-24-2011, 08:10 PM	#4
600hp-lpe Drives: 2010 2SS RS RJT MN6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NH Posts: 4,596	I have a pair of Cobra Suzuka Pro racing seats that are going in with a NHRA legal roll cage. The installation has already started. I bought the seat mounts/slider brackets that are a bolt in solution for the 2010 Camaro for mounting the racing seats. I havn't tried them in the car yet.. we will be trial fitting them with me (and my Helmet) later this week at the chassis shop.If the mount doesn't fit (height wise - I am 5' 11"), my chassis shop will be custom making or modifying the ones I bought. I don't care about being able to move the seat forward/back. It is going to be positioned for me where I need it for driving position. The seats and mounts/sliders were purchased from Sube sports.(www.subesports.com) They do not have the 2010 Camaro sliders listed in the catalog, but have already made the mount for them. You would need to talk to them on the phone. I'll post some more info later this week after we trial fit the seat in the car. The biggest thing to be modified when replacing the seats are the airbags. There are airbags in the seats. I deleted all of the airbags in the car... as some of them will be an issue with the roll cage and lack of them in the new seats. I'll just wear my 5 point harness belts when driving on the street. __________________ 2010 2SS/RS RJT 6SP 600 HP Lingenfelter package 526 RWHP 491 RWTRQ Pedders Justice package with Z-bar and supercar coilovers LPE ZR-1 twin disc Clutch, LPE rear w/3.73 gears NHRA cert. 8.50 CM 10 point roll cage, Cobra racing Seats Gforce 5 PT. Harnesses, MOMO steering wheel and pedals 285/35/19 Bridgestone RE-11 Tires, CCW 19X10 SP16A Wheels 315/30/18 Front, 335/30/18 Rear Hoosier tires, CCW C2K Wheels Racing Brake Rotors, stainless lines, MT800 Brake pads Spohn HD Rear Axles, Toe Links, Trailing Arms, Lower Control Arms Beware of the LPE Brotherhood

01-24-2011, 10:43 PM	#7
OrangeChevyII Drives: 2010 RS/SS2 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Forney Posts: 721	We made our brackets for the Kirky seats. You gotta find the wire in the harness for the seats that runs the AIR BAG and put an ohm in it, that keeps the light off. The car is certified for 8.50's NHRA. __________________ 2010 SS/RS SIM First to run 11's (11.83)on a stock long block. First to run 11's cam only First to run 11's all motor First to run 10's (10.96) and did it with a 100% bonestock long block and a power adder (nitrous) First to run 10's (10.55) on motor in 2010 Camaro First to break into the 5's (5.97) 1/8th mile First to cut a 1.5X sixty foot First to cut a 1.4x sixty foot First to car to cut a 1.3x 60ft

01-24-2011, 08:15 PM	#5
GEEo OKCamaros Drives: '13 WRX STi Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Muskogee, OK Posts: 4,623	+1 on the CTS-V seats

01-24-2011, 11:17 PM	#8
jrpxxii Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS 427ci Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bowling Green, Ky Posts: 3,003	600hp-lpe and OrangeChevyII could you guys post pics and let me know the exact models you guys ordered and any pros vs cons on each of them. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...2994113&type=1

01-25-2011, 06:45 AM	#9
600hp-lpe Drives: 2010 2SS RS RJT MN6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NH Posts: 4,596	My roll cage is going to be certified for 8.50 as well. here are pic's of the car stripped down to get ready for the build. Car is at the chassis shop now. They are starting on the cage today. We are going to trial fit the seat later this week with me in there and the helmet on. We are changing the steering wheel.. to this. Here are the seats that are going in. __________________ 2010 2SS/RS RJT 6SP 600 HP Lingenfelter package 526 RWHP 491 RWTRQ Pedders Justice package with Z-bar and supercar coilovers LPE ZR-1 twin disc Clutch, LPE rear w/3.73 gears NHRA cert. 8.50 CM 10 point roll cage, Cobra racing Seats Gforce 5 PT. Harnesses, MOMO steering wheel and pedals 285/35/19 Bridgestone RE-11 Tires, CCW 19X10 SP16A Wheels 315/30/18 Front, 335/30/18 Rear Hoosier tires, CCW C2K Wheels Racing Brake Rotors, stainless lines, MT800 Brake pads Spohn HD Rear Axles, Toe Links, Trailing Arms, Lower Control Arms Beware of the LPE Brotherhood

01-25-2011, 07:53 PM	#11
OrangeChevyII Drives: 2010 RS/SS2 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Forney Posts: 721	My kirky seats are comfortable and affordable. 220 with the nice sear covers, bad part is fabing the seat brackets. It's a pretty good job. __________________ 2010 SS/RS SIM First to run 11's (11.83)on a stock long block. First to run 11's cam only First to run 11's all motor First to run 10's (10.96) and did it with a 100% bonestock long block and a power adder (nitrous) First to run 10's (10.55) on motor in 2010 Camaro First to break into the 5's (5.97) 1/8th mile First to cut a 1.5X sixty foot First to cut a 1.4x sixty foot First to car to cut a 1.3x 60ft

01-25-2011, 09:35 PM	#13
OrangeChevyII Drives: 2010 RS/SS2 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Forney Posts: 721	Shit I dont know, the 17 inch alluminium ones. Nothing fancy, just as least heaviest ones as I could find. I honestly wish I had never put a cage in the car, its the point of no return. :( When I drive the car I'm on top of the world, when it's a nice day and I cant fill it up with C16 and just drive.........it sucks. I would honestly give anything to have the car back to stock like the day I bought it. __________________ 2010 SS/RS SIM First to run 11's (11.83)on a stock long block. First to run 11's cam only First to run 11's all motor First to run 10's (10.96) and did it with a 100% bonestock long block and a power adder (nitrous) First to run 10's (10.55) on motor in 2010 Camaro First to break into the 5's (5.97) 1/8th mile First to cut a 1.5X sixty foot First to cut a 1.4x sixty foot First to car to cut a 1.3x 60ft

01-25-2011, 09:38 PM	#14
OrangeChevyII Drives: 2010 RS/SS2 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Forney Posts: 721	One other thing that sucks about your car vs mine is I dont have a sunroof, you need to tell whom ever is fabing the brackets to put the seat on the floor so you wont hit your helmet on the headliner. __________________ 2010 SS/RS SIM First to run 11's (11.83)on a stock long block. First to run 11's cam only First to run 11's all motor First to run 10's (10.96) and did it with a 100% bonestock long block and a power adder (nitrous) First to run 10's (10.55) on motor in 2010 Camaro First to break into the 5's (5.97) 1/8th mile First to cut a 1.5X sixty foot First to cut a 1.4x sixty foot First to car to cut a 1.3x 60ft

01-25-2011, 09:53 PM	#15
rhd dirtbag Drives: 2010 camaro LS Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Addison TX Posts: 1,043	i put racing seats in mine, i used the stock sliders and welded brackets to it, they sit about the same as stock. i would post some pictures but my computer crashed and i lost everything __________________ ANY OTHER NITROUS V6's IN TEXAS? www.elviracamaro.webs.com/ www.lonestarcamaro.com

03-24-2012, 01:47 PM	#17
SSE 4 2SS Boosted Moderator Drives: LS-3 429 TT with other odds-n-ends Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kyle Tx Posts: 11,437	I'm getting the Corbeau VX2000's, with the double locking slider brackets for the Camaro... All leather... According to the reports I've gotten, they sit a little bit lower than the factory seats... I'll let you know the fit clearance as soon as I get them in the car... Should be a few more weeks. Sorry I can't do any better than that right now. Attached Images __________________

03-25-2012, 10:50 AM	#23
SUX2BU Quit being a pu$$y Drives: FAST Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sachse TX (DFW) Posts: 5,467 View My Garage	You guys are running some really heavy seats . My Kirkeys were 14 lbs stock. After my mods they were 7 lbs INCLUDING all the mounting brackets. Attached Images __________________ <----- Click HERE to see ALL of my mods/write ups

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