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Old Oct 8, 2009 | 10:59 AM
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Living with the GT3 sports seats?

I would appreciate any input from any of you that have the new GT3 style sport seats. How have you found living with them?
 
Old Oct 8, 2009 | 04:29 PM
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If you mean the folding sport bucket seats, they're very comfortable but they take some getting used to. The seating position is very upright and there's no adjustment other than fore/aft.

The seat height is near the middle of the range of adjustment of the power seats. I'm 5'10" and my helmet clears the roof pillar by a couple of inches.

They don't come with heaters so I wouldn't get them for a cold climate. Otherwise they are great. You will feel much more connected to the car.
 
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I've had them for about 2 months now in my C4S. While as zanwar said, they are comfortable, this does not mean I would be willing to go for a cross country drive in them. I'm rather young (aka I can take a beating so to speak) and the most I feel comfortable at one time in the seats is about 2 hours. That said, I wouldn't trade them for anything. They hold you in like glue, even without the harness, and really do provide the perfect seating position. They are a tad bit low (5'10" tall) for my taste, but apparently that can easily be fixed by adding some additional padding to the bottom cushion (all cushions on seat are removable and replaceable - they're just velcrod in). My only gripe about them is they're a bit funky when folding down. You have to do some weird combination of pushing the seat forward and backwards to avoid hitting the visor / mirror and gaining full access to the rear seats.
 
Old Oct 8, 2009 | 09:45 PM
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I haven't driven more than a two hour stretch since I had the seats installed but I have noticed my lower back is a little tired at the end of a long drive. I also miss the seat heaters. Still, I don't regret installing the seats because they really improve the connection you feel with the car and that's what these cars are all about.

If you're going for a manual you may also want to consider the short shift kit as the sport buckets seem to restrict your arm motion a little. I already had the SSK installed and it's a great match for the seats.
 
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it is the best option in my 911 ..... As a daily driver it is very comfortable.
look here : https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/997-turbo-gt2/139467-new-gt2-seats-997-tt.html
 
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