Recaro seats in 2010 SS

[YLWJKT]

I installed a set of Recaro seats that I had picked up from a totaled '14 LE.
I was initially concerned that the fully electric passenger seat would work without some wiring, but I'm very happy to report the whole thing was plug and play!
Only one cell pic, but the seats are awesome!

[camaro2lt]

Saw those on ebay, I buy stuff from that yard all the time and I wanted these bad but the price was nuts.....they are great tho!

[YLWJKT]

I called them and negotiated it down, also picked up a few other things.
Better than the current projected piece of $2500 plus per seat.

[sarpy]

Did the air bag light come on?

[ZL1 Spoked]

4K plus shipping mannnnn hope you enjoy those lol

[Squishy]

well post some pics lets see how it came out

[YLWJKT]

Originally Posted by sarpy

Did the air bag light come on?

No it didn't everything worked perfectly, even the heated seats.

Originally Posted by ZL1 Spoked

4K plus shipping mannnnn hope you enjoy those lol

I didn't quite pay that but this thread isn't about what I paid, it's about whether the seats will work for those of us thinking about installing them, and they do.
My car is a 2010 2SS and the seats plugged right in to the factory plug and worked fine, no air bag lights or any other issues.

Originally Posted by Squishy

well post some pics lets see how it came out

This is the best one, hard to see with the car on the lift.



Not too bad of a job, took about 45 minutes.
Here's a quick step by step:
Move the seal all the way forward and remove the 2 rear 50 Torx bolts.
There's a lot of Loc Tite on them so take your time so you don't strip the head.
On a couple of the bolts they started to get real tight about 1/3 of the way out as the Loc Tite bunched up on the threads. I just turned the bolt back in a couple of threads and then kept backing it out.
I used a Craftsman 50 Torx, a 24" extension and a 1/2" ratchet with a 3/8" adapter.
Once the bolts are out move the seat back on the tracks to about mid way.
Also lean the seat slightly forward with the recline button to make it easier to get out of the car.
Lean the whole seat forwards and reach underneath the remove the plug.
The plug has a large locking slide the you need to pull towards the outside of the car on each side.
It moves easily so don't use a lot of force, just slide it towards the outside and then remove the plug.
The front of the seats are held by 4 hooks. Lift the rear of the seat and then rock it back while lifting the front at the same time.
Make sure your head rest is all the way down. Put a large thick towel along the kick plate and tilt the top of the seat out towards you.
Once the head rest has cleared the door way lift the seat out.
Installation is the reverse, the only thing I'd recommend is taping the plug to the bottom of the seat so you don't damage it during the seat install.

I had a productive day, besides the seats I also finished up the big brake conversion:



I'll try to do a write up this evening.

[Squishy]

Looking SWEEEET
Im looking to switch to the Cts-V calipers in the future, what rotors did you end up using? ive been told that the oem SS Rotors dont work with the big brakes.

[sycraft]

Those are the OE ZL1 2 piece rotors, great rotors

[djpelosi]

Which yard/eBay seller was this from?

[raidernation3017]

Originally Posted by djpelosi

Which yard/eBay seller was this from?

I would like too know too, I am looking for a driver side seat

[Cms3717]

When I put a set in my car I got the air bag light, tried a few different things, eventually had to switch out all of the guts from my old seat into the Recaro to get the light off.

[Heaven_is_inferno_orange]

Ive been wanting a set for mine but I have a 2011 1SS and was wondering how that was gonna pan out installation wise.

[102SS]

Nice job thanks for the write up