Iv just wanted to share my experiences with Sparco Torinos, and the sprint seats.

I weigh 195lbs, and both after 4-5 months of use, they start squeeking like ****.

I think they are garbage, and i personally would like to advise not purchasing them. It's really embarrasing owning such a nice car and having these seats squeek like crazy if your adjusting your seating position, or goin over a bump.I think Recaro is a better brand, and ill be purchasing a set of SRDS really soon. Unless anyone here has the same problems with them??


Maybe its just because i have a bigger heavy upperbody... they should be ok for you lightweights?

 

Are those the reclinable ones? If not, and you decide to sell, I need another seat for my car. I don't care what brand within reason so long as it's not reclinable.

 

Dave, I currently have the Sparco sprints , in red. These are a bucket, not reclinable. Great seats once your in there, but you'd have to get accustomed getting in and out.. pain in the ***.

Where are u located?

Also, forget about having people in the back seat.. unless you don't bolt/secure down the back brackets on the passenger side or something. (So you can tilt the seat)

 

LOL, have you seen what I have to climb over?



I just need a passenger seat. Doesn't have to be FIA, or in perfect shape. Just needs to be functional.

 

Hahaha, omg man.. i assume you don't daily drive it do you????

Man, my A\C took a ****, and its like 38 celcius with 50% humidity. My ***** are seriously feeling it...

Where are u located??

 

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I'm in FL, and I have the AC compressor from that car if ya need it.

As for daily driving. I wish. I'd love to rock that car on the street from time to time, but I don't want to pay the rediculous insurance for it.

 

Cobra Suzuka GT has been amazing for me. 6' 5" 230lbs.

I did 19hours constant in one and it felt better than the stock Subaru seats.

Cobra

(Kevlar Construction, not Plastic)

 

odd I have a Sparco Fighter and I love it. Perhaps it is the sliders? Yeah im not to wowed by the sliders. mine are sparco made. dunno about yours. But I have been told that you shouldnt have sliders. instead you should have custom brackets made that permanantly position your seat in one position, for you and you alone. That reduces any slack and movement.

 

I had that same problem with my Buddy Club seat and the Memory Fab rails. After about a month the rails started to squeak like there was no tomorrow. It was so annoying that I put my stock seat back in. The rails just have play in them and it got worse over time.

 

Its not the rails, is the internal wire mesh or whatever thats inside. Its comming from the top bolsters where hte inserts for the racing seatbelts are. Its definetly a internal seat thing ;(

 

Odd. My stock EF8 seats squeak a little bit, but they are like 15 yrs old. How much you selling the Torinos?

 

you have to consider that the sprint seats are an entry-level bucket seat. with the steel frame construction, the padding begins to sag and whatnot. get into a sparco evo and you won't have any problems.

 

My Bride Zeta are Bucket seats, I daily drive my car, I slide front and back everyday, the seats are as light as a paper , but after so many times I squezz in and out it has no problem at all, no crack or so , I'm over 150 pounds, and I think Bride seats are worth it , although it's kinda expensive, These Buckets do really good both on street turn and autocross, highly recomanded.


Modified by b18c_dc2_type_r at 12:03 PM 5/31/2006

 

i'm sure you're skinnier and fit better in those brides than the OP being 200+.

 

loose weight fat ***

 

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They do make sparco evo xl's (evo 2) and xxl's (evo 3) for a reason . Maybe you should give those a try

 

Its cool weighn the same as your car produces hp.

195, livn large baby... bahahah.

PS- im not fat.. i have 14% bodyfat.. im just built and my ***** and ******* weigh me down... ricer****!


BTW-im gettin a set of RECARO SRDS in red.... Hmmm mm mmm.

 

It's ok to be fat dude, we understand.

If i lived in the US id probably be at Carls Junior or In n Out all day everyday.

I heard you guys have a dick burger lol gotta have the dick.

Anyways I think ull love the Recaro, but i reccomend the SR4 its the DC5 version and is made for slightly bigger people

 

i heared u guys make burgers out of kangaroos... kavehman

 

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WTF???

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WTF x2?

 

Is he talking about a hotdog? hahah....


Its okay man, if i lived in Austrailia, i'd live under a rock and eat spiders and ants and bang my dingo in the *** too

 

^^^ LOL ^^^

But you forgot toss a shrimp on the barbie, and drink a fosters...

 

LOL.. with Crocodile Dundee and his Subaru Foresster

 

Recaro's are also built for a much smaller frame person i am 175 and 5 10" and they fit me nice but any one much bigger just does not fit..



As you can see how bad the bolster is getting from fat ***'s trying to get there big butt in the pass seat.