Frs / brz. Vs leather seats. Options

[njccmd2002]

Opinions... I have access to both. I have new leather covers for celica seats. Would the frs seats suit the celica?

My vote is null. Lol

This post has been edited by njccmd2002: Oct 10, 2014 - 1:08 AM

[njccmd2002]

29 visits and only 2 votes? really... thanks guys...

[chacha]

does it fit? or need welding the brackets in place, post a pic of the seat in the celica...ill vote from there

This post has been edited by chacha: Oct 10, 2014 - 2:44 AM

[njccmd2002]

lol, dont worry.. thanks... just needed imagination. i dont have the seats. but can them... anyways... thanks.

[JoshuaM]

I have had a local WTB for the leather Toyota 86 GTS / Subaru BRZ seats for about 2 months now.... just waiting for a set to come along nearby.

Then I am planning to get the Vincent_Doggy faux-leather covers in black with red stitching for the rears to match

[cheela]

I've never sat in the FRS/BRZ seats but the shape of them looks weird to me. not sure how they will look in a celi. Does this mean you're getting rid of the MR2 seats?

[HaysoosKreesto]

I've never sat in the FRS/BRZ seats but the shape of them looks weird to me. not sure how they will look in a celi. Does this mean you're getting rid of the MR2 seats?

I sat in them very recently at the local Giant Pumpkin Festival, and they were really quite nice for my smaller body frame. If I could replace my current seats with those, I absolutely would, mostly because of the adjustment positions and the feel. I'm not sure if it would fit in the celi's tho.

[njccmd2002]

I have had a local WTB for the leather Toyota 86 GTS / Subaru BRZ seats for about 2 months now.... just waiting for a set to come along nearby.

Then I am planning to get the Vincent_Doggy faux-leather covers in black with red stitching for the rears to match

vincent has seats for the frs?

[1994Celica]

Go for the frs seats! I would love to see those in a celica. Whenever I get my curren I'm going to put them in there.

[njccmd2002]

it would be very expensive to get the leather, then again, would look sick in leather....

i would have to sell the leather ones ive got....

[JoshuaM]

I have had a local WTB for the leather Toyota 86 GTS / Subaru BRZ seats for about 2 months now.... just waiting for a set to come along nearby.

Then I am planning to get the Vincent_Doggy faux-leather covers in black with red stitching for the rears to match

vincent has seats for the frs?

No, I just meant that I was going to get the black with red stitch leather seats from the 86 for the front, and vincent's replacement covers for my Celica seats at the rear in the same colour scheme to match the 86 seats.

it would be very expensive to get the leather, then again, would look sick in leather....

i would have to sell the leather ones ive got....

It would look amazing in leather.... and from what I have seen of your build it would be a much more suited to your car. The red shoulder pads on the cloth seats are a little childish

Also, You may have seen this on the forums, but I have read somewhere that some owners were very unhappy upon delivery because the cloth and leather seats are actually a slightly different shape, and depending on your build this can be an issue. I'm a tall, skinny twig so I love them, haha

Did your FRS have the cloth or leather seats in it?

[bloodMoney]

I'm doing a set of FRS seats in Lily. I've already got them lined up and we have a place locally that can do the brackets to make it work if I can't.

[njccmd2002]

whos lily?

lol, got a set too, ordered, i just said what the heck... will arrive in a w week...

[JoshuaM]

Keep us updated with how the fitment goes, and how low the seats sit (it annoys me that the factory recaro's in our cars are taller than stock). Good luck

[njccmd2002]

well you know, its not going to be easy. But for me i dont care, i can weld anything, lol. but if the space betwen the rails is the same, i already have an idea, of how it will be tackled...

[JoshuaM]

well you know, its not going to be easy. But for me i dont care, i can weld anything, lol. but if the space betwen the rails is the same, i already have an idea, of how it will be tackled...

Yeah I know - they mount a completely different way. My uncle has a metal fabrication business so I will be getting him to make some rails that can be engineer approved for road use, but if somebody beats me to it then it would be great to be not going in blind

[BonzaiCelica]

ARE WE TALKING about comfort or just plain style. there are no images in this thread. how can i vote

[njccmd2002]

hmmmm ..... google....

you have never seen frs seats? or never seen celica leather seats?

[mi645]

frs/brz seats are not only comfy but they r good looking as well. and dont have silly writing anywhere.

[JoshuaM]

hmmmm ..... google....

you have never seen frs seats? or never seen celica leather seats?

Come on now.... this is the internet, you can't make people think! (No offense Bonzai )

86 GT Cloth seats (I think njccmd2002 is getting these):


86 GTS Leather seats (I am waiting for a set of these to come up):


And you can imagine what leather on a 6GC seat looks like if you haven't seen one already

[azian_advanced]

i've had both and my vote goes towards getting FR-S/BRZ seats (if you can get them installed without too much hassle).
the FR-S/BRZ seats are much better than the 6gc leather seats.
they have bolsters that are enough to keep you in your seat while cornering without being difficult to get in and out of unlike the oem recaros i had on my gt-four.
they also feel comfortable during long drives, look better, and will probably sit lower if you can get them installed giving you more headroom (if you have a sunroof).

[BonzaiCelica]

haha i know im jk i could have looked online. well now its obvious which will be your choice here.

[njccmd2002]

got a set from ebay. will arrive next week. should not be hard, i will post the updates when it gets here... at any rate, im going to see what i do with the rears. the goal is to maybe get the leathers at a future time... or maybe not.

they are very comfortable, i drove the frs. and fee better than recaros, and are only 2 years old.

[njccmd2002]

[HaysoosKreesto]

I've honestly been looking forward to this. I hope the best for you!

[njccmd2002]

arrived perfect, minor grease in one spot, but packaged so well...



wont be before thursday that ill have an update.

[njccmd2002]

unfortunately dont fit without major mods, that im not going to do unless i have free time. the seats are to tall, and the way the rail system is fabricated does not allow to be moded.

With a lot of hard work, they can be made fit.

measuring the distance between front of the seat to the floor:

frs seats are 11 inches

celica seats are 8 inches. and it pushes legs up.

sad day... maybe ill tackle it some other day....

need less to say. i cannot resell one seat, because its all hacked up.. so now they are mine forever.

[1994Celica]

Too bad. I really wanted to do this one day. Guess I'll just do recaros instead.

[JoshuaM]

Damn :'(

Thanks for sharing though - very valuable for the rest of us.

[njccmd2002]

took some pics, but in all honesty to lazy to upload. i would have to cut a lot and weld a lot, and relocate the mechanism, and not something that can be done in 4 hours.

those seats are very tall per se, when standing on a flat surface, 3.5 inches taller...

good thing i did not sell the leather seats. lol... i mean it may be doable, but just to much work .

really bummed..

[Box]

So you can drop in a 2GR, but you're going to let some seats defeat you? What gives?

[njccmd2002]

Going to finish 2gr

[richee3]

They aren't yours permanently. Just toss the rails in the trash. Cheaper shipping!

[njccmd2002]

i got a good deal on them, i guess just parting them will make more money, cloth and aibag componens, and then the foams, but ill do it next year, i may keeo em for a while.. who kknows i may find a suitable car.

[cheela]

wow. didn't expect them to be that much taller.

[njccmd2002]

u can literally hide a cantaloupe under the seat...

[Box]

Melon storage is always appreciated.

[bloodMoney]

I like melons... erm, what?

[CrossCudi]

sorry for the late post,

sucks they didn't fit, I own a FRS and they are amazing to drive with, specially while taking a turn they do a great job holding you in place.

the bad : well at least for me, I usually have an hour lunch at work so I like taking a nap,.. these seat are HORRIBLE to nap in.. lol

I would have went with celica leather any day !

[HaysoosKreesto]

sorry for the late post,

sucks they didn't fit, I own a FRS and they are amazing to drive with, specially while taking a turn they do a great job holding you in place.

the bad : well at least for me, I usually have an hour lunch at work so I like taking a nap,.. these seat are HORRIBLE to nap in.. lol

I would have went with celica leather any day !

Good to know I'm not the only one who can nap in the car

I feel like people look at me as though I'm crazy, but I could definitely nap in my celi any day

[95CelicaST]

Yeah the FRS seats aren't too good for napping.. at all.

Can't nap in the MR2 either. Can't recline the seat far enough.