The seats is by Cobra and is called The Misano. It weighs twenty three pounds. The back is carbon fiber or painted silver.
www.cobraseatsusa.com

Comments please.

 

Hi Chad:

Just saw their ad in the new edition of Excellence and the look, as well as the specs, of these seats appeared to be exceptional. Unfortunately, I have no first hand knowledge/experience with this company.

 

Jack,

I saw the same ad. They are about thirty pounds (combined) heavier ( fifteen pounds each) than the GT3 seats, however I like their look better. I believe they would be more comfortable than the GT3 seat and they offer far more support than the stock seats in tracking type circumstances. The weigh approx. forty pounds less (combined) than the stock seats, are adjustable and tilt foward. Best of all, you can have carbon fiber or silver painted backs at no additional charge. Cost is about equal to or less than the GT3 seat.

 

It looks like they don't have a mounting bracket for the 996. Could be they haven't updated the info?

 

I use to be a Cobra seat dealer until a customer had an accident and the seat did not hold up, come to find out that they were not DOT approved. Also they had very poor customer service for warranty or defects. I no longer sell their products. Now I don't know if since then they have gotten a DOT approval for their seats and other products that require it. They may have! Have you looked at Sparco or Recaro they both make that type of seat and have a great reputation and service for there product should you ever need it.

 

Thanks Bob, just the type of information I was looking for.