Corbeau A4 seats, done.
Drifting
Joined: May 2005
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From: Tomahawk WI
The factory torx bolts that hold the OEM shoulder belts are the You do have to keep the factory seat belts for street driving. There are no 5 or 6 point harness belts that I know of that are DOT certified for street use. Most state seat belt laws will specifically state that harnesses are not legal for highway use.
Aard, sorry if this is a stupid question but what exactly do you mean by shaved? As it happens I'm looking at putting seats in my car right now and the A4's are the leading contender... EVO3 and torino 2's are in the running.(recommendations?)
I'm 6'2" and 240. I'm concerned that I'm too big for the noraml sized seat.
Last edited by AZC4Guy; Jun 11, 2008 at 06:21 PM.
Burning Brakes
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From: JUPITER FLORIDA
In comparison to the original seats would you say your new seats are as comfortable? What was the total time spent on the install of the new seats? 
Team Owner
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From: Lacey WA RVN 68-69
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There are seats out there that will accomodate a 42" waist. The Corbeau FX1 Wide and Forza Wide are examples. The Sparco seats will work too but the trick with these seats is to make sure they will fit in the car. With C4's, the e-brake assembly may have to be removed. The critical measurement is at the front part of the seat.
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Race Director
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From: WI
By shaved they took out height where you sit, by cutting down the height of the base. The seat is the same overall height but you sit 1.5" lower.
The A4 shows as 19.5" wide and the fit is very tight, Maybe 20" would fit but nothing past that. If you removed the stock seat belt retract box then there would be lots more room.
The stock seat belt works fine right now. My plan is to install the harness bar for track events only. I will leave the harnesses installed and tucked out of the way if possible for street use. I'd rather not remove the harnesses after each event.
I'm about 6'3" and fit in these seats nicely. They are comfortable! I think the seat base is less cushy then the stockers.
The A4 shows as 19.5" wide and the fit is very tight, Maybe 20" would fit but nothing past that. If you removed the stock seat belt retract box then there would be lots more room.
The stock seat belt works fine right now. My plan is to install the harness bar for track events only. I will leave the harnesses installed and tucked out of the way if possible for street use. I'd rather not remove the harnesses after each event.
I'm about 6'3" and fit in these seats nicely. They are comfortable! I think the seat base is less cushy then the stockers.
