I'm interested to get a bucket seat, and the candidates are the Recaro SRD or the Sparco Torino II. Problem is I can't decide cuz both are pretty good, and have good brand names. Which of these two would you recommend? Thanx


Modified by baiwldrnner at 8:04 AM 8/28/2007

 

i prefer recaro.

 

2nd recaro

 

have you ever sat in any of these two seats? if not, maybe sitting in them will help you pick. good luck

 

why do you guys prefer recaro?

Would like to know more about your choices. don't know much about seats.

 

yea seats feel alot differnet than others.. so ud have to try them out first.. its not just about looks for buckets.

 

i thought it was just for performance and comfort was last when it comes to racing. i guess if u drive it daily that's different.

 

^If I were track racing, my seat better be damn comfy... make one long uncomfortable race... numb & hurting butt = broken concentration = driving into wall.

 

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lol. okay i guess my idea on racing is uncomfortable but optimum racing abilities.

 

bride with takata harness FTW

 

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why do you like bride?

I haven't searched but do we have topics already about people with their reasons on which seats?

 

AFAIK bride is most modern in terms of racing seats and there's a lot of model to choose from.

Between recaro and sparco i prefer recaro. Sparco is for mitsubishi .

 

I dunno I'm 5'10 and 160 lbs so by no means a big guy, but when I took a ride in my friends R32 skyline he had bride seats (one of the non adjustable models don't know the series) it felt like I had put my butt a set of vice grips! Never ever want to sit in that seat again! I don't care if I get to sport around in a spiffy car no more bride seats for me.

 

interesting views.

what is AFAIK abbreviated for?

ANYMORE VIEWS, OPINIONS??

 

As Far As I Know http://www.acronymfinder.com/a...exact

gosh use the internet... nooooooob

 

HEY! I am on it all the time and I do use the internet, just never thought of looking up those. I thought they were all made up.

 

I've sat in a Recaro SRD b4 when a friend took me on a ride in his Integra Type R. feels snug and secure, no doubt. Just wondering of the Torino is better.

 

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lucky bastard lol.

i can't even afford those

 

LOL the takata alone will cost you gold

Anyways guys of course the racing seats designed to have your body a perfect fit to hold you in place during cornering so for those having a fat *** I dont know if they have a size suitable for you. by the way havent seen a fat guys driving in F1, WRC, JGTC etc. less weight of course is advantage. So if you're planning to go for autocross better loose your weight before the event it will make your car responsive due to less weight hehehe... I didn't mean to say this but lets face the fact

 

good stuff. lol

 

i've got sparco torino II's and i personally like the seats alot as far as comfort. color choices aren't that great but are ok. seats fit me fine and i have driven for hours at the time and also had them at the track and they held me in place fine. no complaints at all about the seats. a couple of my friends who are smaller than me say the seats don't hold them in as well.

i've sat in the recaro's and they don't feel much different. the recaro's are probably a little softer than the sparco seats. and i think the sparco's are a little stiffer on the sides.

overall both great seats. it's just a personal preference. dont waist your money on bride seats though.

 

I have the Sparco Fighter seats and i love it.

However 4 of my friends have Recaro SRD's and they love them.