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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 09:34 PM
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Comfortable Seats?

I have an 07 LS and i find the seats rather uncomfortable. Dont do crazy long distance driving but not too short either. About 40 miles a day or so. Anyone else feel the same way or know of any way to fix this or any options?
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 09:35 PM
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same deal here, im goign to try find a saturn ion in the junkyard, there seats are much more cmofertable, and directly interchangable
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 09:35 PM
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get new seats ha
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 11:23 PM
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I hated the look and feel of my stock LS seats. So, I picked up a set of ION Recaros off ebay. I love these seats.

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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 11:28 PM
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im goin with these, for next season, blue instead of red though of course.


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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 01:23 PM
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I got ION Recaros... HUGE improvement, just dont forget to pull the airbag module off the original passenger side seat
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Stl06LS
I hated the look and feel of my stock LS seats. So, I picked up a set of ION Recaros off ebay. I love these seats.

Originally Posted by YellowLT
I got ION Recaros... HUGE improvement, just dont forget to pull the airbag module off the original passenger side seat
How much did you guys pay for the Ion seats?
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 07:06 PM
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How much did you guys pay for the Ion seats?
$400
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 08:27 PM
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I got the factory leather seats and they are quite comfortable.
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Old Sep 18, 2007 | 01:17 PM
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i got these of ebay there very comfortable

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Old Sep 18, 2007 | 01:26 PM
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got the Recaros in my car--I f*cking LOVE them. I couldn't go without them. I load bombs and missiles for a living, so as you can imagine--I have a bad back. I drove to Texas and back, then to Iowa and back--and overall, VERY comfortable. I think they're worth every penny if you can find them.
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Old Sep 18, 2007 | 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Halfcent
I got the factory leather seats and they are quite comfortable.
^X2... I have the factory leathers and they are quite comfortable.. only downside is i live in hot azz florida... OUCH!!! lol
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Old Sep 18, 2007 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Cobalt Shadow
I have an 07 LS and i find the seats rather uncomfortable. Dont do crazy long distance driving but not too short either. About 40 miles a day or so. Anyone else feel the same way or know of any way to fix this or any options?
One thing to consider is why you think the stock seats are uncomfortable. Not enough padding, not wide enough, not enough lower back support, etc?
Personally, I don't carry much extra weight and don't get enough exercise, so the stock SS/SC seats make my skinny ass go numb after about 4 hours. If I sit on a thin pillow it helps greatly, so maybe I need more padding.
Try the Recaros and see if they help. If you don't like them there are tons of sport and racing seats out there. Summit Racing has them starting at about $159 each, but obviously you have to work up some mounting hardware too. I'm lucky that I live within an hour of Summit and went there and tried out many of their seats.

Another possibility is to get the stock seat cushion reshaped and reupolstered. Might not be too expensive, depends on where you get it done.

just my 2 cents, your reality may differ
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 05:51 PM
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did you guys have any problems putting the recaros in the LS's, like did you need different rails or w/e
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 05:56 PM
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did you guys have any problems putting the recaros in the LS's, like did you need different rails or w/e
they are interchangeable (sp) but the only thing is finding a set. cuz no one wants to give them up
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 05:56 PM
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Im very comfortable in my stock black leather seats too.
and im 6'2 230
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by bryce712
they are interchangeable (sp) but the only thing is finding a set. cuz no one wants to give them up
so are the SS recaros a different configurations (rails) than the RL recaros?
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 09:24 PM
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i want recaros!!
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 09:38 PM
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question... all the sets of Ion recaros have that blue color to it. Do they come in any other color?
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by thedub784
i want recaros!!
me too, that would be the ****. Im seriously looking to do it
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 09:41 PM
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^^^go on ebay and type "saturn ion recaros" in the search bar and you get two options, check it out!!
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by thedub784
^^^go on ebay and type "saturn ion recaros" in the search bar and you get two options, check it out!!
actually thats what i did
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 09:44 PM
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ORANGE...they are the blueish color i just looked!
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 09:49 PM
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do the RL recaros feel the same as the SS ones?
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Old Sep 26, 2007 | 09:55 PM
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ummmm.....

they look the same to me?!!?!?

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