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Old 07 June 2004, 01:19 PM
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Who has them?

What are they?

How have they worn? are they wearing out?

Where can you buy them online?

.......I always liked my MY01 seats - anyone got any?

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Old 07 June 2004, 05:16 PM
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Have you tried the For Sale forums?
Old 07 June 2004, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by davyboy
Who has them?
i did have

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What are they?
they were cobra monacos

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How have they worn? are they wearing out?
didn't keep them long enough to find out, bloody uncomfortable

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Where can you buy them online?
most big stores i would imagine(demon tweeks etc.)

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.......I always liked my MY01 seats - anyone got any?
were are they now? if you can, keep them.

maybe other make buckets are a bit more user friendly, but i've sat in the monacos i had (comfort of a park bench) and a foookin expensive kevlar backed jobbie and that was ******* awful aswell (did grip you like a bastid though)

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Old 07 June 2004, 07:20 PM
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I always thought Cobra was a bit Max Power. At least Corbeau, Sparco, and Recaro can be seen on proper race cars.

Don't have an Impreza anymore so no MY01 seats.
Old 07 June 2004, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by davyboy
I always thought Cobra was a bit Max Power. At least Corbeau, Sparco, and Recaro can be seen on proper race cars.
this is true, however their top of the reange stuff does look the bollox

if you're just after being held in place regardless of comfort i would imagine any of the above would be sufficent, i'm still tempted to get another bucket just for drivers side and if i do it'll be recaro i'll look at first (bit bloody expensive though)
Old 07 June 2004, 08:58 PM
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I need a bit of comfort, its a long drive to the Nurburgring!

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Old 07 June 2004, 10:59 PM
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I have Cobra Monaco`s in my track-car. FIA approved, but not a lot of padding for my butt. Great support though.

My mate has Cobra Clubmans in his (they used to be mine but I sold them to him) and they are a lot comfier. Not quite as much lateral support, but a hell of a lot more padding. They arent FIA approved if that matters for you though.

As neither have any adjustment, it takes a bit of fettling to get the position right, but once I had that figured out, I am very happy with them, but only for short periods. I find that on longer journeys my *** quickly goes numb.

As for wear-and-tear, both seats seem to be standing up ok to clambering in and out a lot (low-ish cars, high-sided seats and roll-cages makes getting in and out tricky) with no obvious wear marks or tears showing up.
Mine are red, his are red and black, which may look very "motorsport" but shows up dirt a lot. Go for darker colours.
Old 08 June 2004, 09:30 AM
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www.rallynuts.com
www.motorsportworld.co.uk

Sparco Rev's for bigger fittings.

Ordered stuff from both these sites, great service, very fast delivery.
Old 08 June 2004, 11:13 PM
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Where can I go to 'try some on'?

I might be able to get some Cobra Monacos, but won't be able to try them first. Would be a shame if they turn out really uncomfortable.

Any other ideas for £100-£150 each - for road rally use ??
Old 08 June 2004, 11:46 PM
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The other usual suspects are Recaros and Sparcos. Plenty to look at in the Demon Tweeks catalogue.
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My local Ripspeed/halfords have a display of seats you can try out.
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