Corbeau Seats?

[blinkwatt]

What's the catch to Corbeau's seats? They are nice and on par quality wise with entry level Sparco & Recaro seats I've sat in. Why are they 1/2 the $$$ of Sparco,Recaro and Momo seats? Does anyone here have any experience with Corbeau seats?

[Perfectlap]

ok it depends if you're talking for track/autox use or for use in a road car.

for track/autox the cheap racing seats like Corbeua are adequate. Not much more than that. Those seats meet only the lowest standards. A real racing seat is ultra expensive because it meets much higher saftety standards. I think Cobra make some very good Kevlar seats for the money.

For road use I would never use a budget Momo, Sparco or Corbeau seat. You are way safer in your Porsche OEM seat which has at least gone through extensive crash testing both here and in Germany.

A while back I ordered the Corbeau A4? My first mistake was buying a racing seat that reclines. That's your first red flag (fake). When the seats arrived the materials where crap. Thin fabric, low quality all around. Then I was hit with a $100 restocking fee. The GT3 seats may be expensive but they are legit.
I'm not sure I would trust any seat that cost less than $800-$1000. I just don't think its feasible to make a safe seat on a budget.

[blinkwatt]

Thanks for the input! Those Cobra seats actually look comfortable,I'l try to find a shop in town that carries them to check them out.

[Perfectlap]

you might check out the Recaro's too. The Pole Position is essentially the GT3 seat so maybe you can install their seats without having to order seperate floor mounting rails and save allot of dough.

[blinkwatt]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

you might check out the Recaro's too. The Pole Position is essentially the GT3 seat so maybe you can install their seats without having to order seperate floor mounting rails and save allot of dough.

Do you happen to know how much the seats weight?

Ha, I just ordered my GT3 seats today! They will be here in like 3 days! My advice, and ive done lots and lots and lots of searching over the past year... save up your money. I talked to todd a whole lot about the corbeaus. While price is right(ish), you still have corbeau stitched into the headrest, and i see these seats is old beater mustangs, to honda civics, ect.... that was the hugest turn off ever. But its up to you if you want to downgrade to fabric seats that are fiberglass. I upgraded to black alcantera carbon fiber seats from imagine auto. While they are replicas, i saw them in every 911 there, and they know their stuff, so I trust them.