[p65356sc]

The seats are due for some kind of fixing............I find them ucomfortable on a trip. I have the 8 positions seats but still can't find the proper support for my lower back. Can I over stuff these seats when they get redone? Ya know like a lumbar support? Anyone ever try this?

Ross

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[PorscheDude]

Try the http://www.928leather.com/

http://www.928leather.com/Porsche_Seat_Reu...e_and_Kits.html



Any good upholstery shop should be able to add more foam where you want it, and tailor new seat covers to fit.

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[hawaii7]

[quote name='p92968' post='58345' date='Aug 25 2008, 01:48 PM']The seats are due for some kind of fixing............I find them ucomfortable on a trip. I have the 8 positions seats but still can't find the proper support for my lower back. Can I over stuff these seats when they get redone? Ya know like a lumbar support? Anyone ever try this?

Ross[/quote]





Save yourself some dough and just get a little lumbar support cushion - most auto stores sell them.

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[rhudeboye]

When you take into account how stiff and hard the side bolsters and head rest are, I must say that I find them surprisingly comfortable. My only complaint is that the bucket is not deep enough. Wish all were like the deep bucket 951 seats.

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[Lim Yong]

If you have pre 94 seats. You can pull the center back cushion

at the edges. I find that it is attached to the frame by nylon strings.



I was able to do this, I put extra material at the lower back and

it is not noticable once tucked in. Made a nice difference for me.

I just keep adjusting/adding material as needed.



Luck

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[jeff968]

Ross, Porsche did offer a lumbar seat option on the 968 buckets (option codes 513/586). Another option for you is to keep an eye out for a set of used buckets with this option. They are rare but they are out there. The controls are right on the seat so I believe it may be as easy as installing them and pluging them in to get your lumbar support.

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[RPM]

I find them very comfortable. I drove 400+ miles without stopping a few months back. I was surprised how good I felt when I got out of the car. My passenger noted the same. These seats are as comfortable as the sport seats in my Volvo!

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[pinball1008]

I recently changed my standard seats for sport seats, sourced from a 944.

I have found these much more comfortable, despite having a very "delicate" back and them not having the lumbar option.

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[Cloud9...68]

[quote name='p92968' post='58345' date='Aug 25 2008, 04:48 PM']The seats are due for some kind of fixing............I find them ucomfortable on a trip. I have the 8 positions seats but still can't find the proper support for my lower back. Can I over stuff these seats when they get redone? Ya know like a lumbar support? Anyone ever try this?

Ross[/quote]



I just noticed you've owned THREE Austin-Healey's! I thought I was the only one who owned one of these (mine was a 1965 BJ8). It was an absolutely gorgeous car, almost unparalleled in the annals of automotive beauty, imho, if you'll allow me the hyperbole. It was an absolute dog to drive, though, and got pretty crappy gas mileage to boot, and I'm much happier with a performance-oriented sports car like the 968, but nothing I've ever owned attracted the type of attention as the Healey did. It was almost embarrassing at times, but it was a lot of fun.



My favorite Healey story was when I was driving it once while moving to a new house. My tool chest fit snugly in the right rear seat, pinned between the back of the front passenger seat and the convertible top. The chest is a standard-sized Crafstman unit, maybe 4' tall by 3' wide by 2' deep. A driver in the car next to me took a long look, and hollered, "I didn't thing they were THAT unreliable..."

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[p65356sc]

[quote name='Cloud9...68' post='58381' date='Aug 26 2008, 07:27 PM']I just noticed you've owned THREE Austin-Healey's! I thought I was the only one who owned one of these (mine was a 1965 BJ8). It was an absolutely gorgeous car, almost unparalleled in the annals of automotive beauty, imho, if you'll allow me the hyperbole. It was an absolute dog to drive, though, and got pretty crappy gas mileage to boot, and I'm much happier with a performance-oriented sports car like the 968, but nothing I've ever owned attracted the type of attention as the Healey did. It was almost embarrassing at times, but it was a lot of fun.



My favorite Healey story was when I was driving it once while moving to a new house. My tool chest fit snugly in the right rear seat, pinned between the back of the front passenger seat and the convertible top. The chest is a standard-sized Crafstman unit, maybe 4' tall by 3' wide by 2' deep. A driver in the car next to me took a long look, and hollered, "I didn't thing they were THAT unreliable..."[/quote]



Dispite all their issues Ya know I loved every one of them..........The 1961 was my favorite though. It had that old buckboad quality. After 61 they got into the plusher interiors and the baby carrige top roll up windows. That 61, or was it a 60 ...hmmmmm.... It was the year they made both the 1006 and the 3000, and had the removable top with frame and side curtains. The SOUND oh man to die for. It was in the 60's and I would do what we did a lot of then and just ride around eating up the sound and 10 lbs. of junk food. I had a t shirt then that said on the front " Why do the British drink warm beer" and on the back it said "Because Lucas makes the refigerators" It was so true. If it rained I would lose a distributor cap. Cracked every time. One time I put the top up when it was wet and when it dried it pulled so hard on the widshield it cracked it. I have so many stories about each one of the three. Like things I wouldn't try to do again in one.

Thanks for getting me to remember what fun they were.

92 Slate Gray..........Me too great color huh

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[T-Bone]

My seats are in great shape but I'm having an upholstery shop (the one that replaced my Boxster rear window) take the seats apart and they are re-stuffing the center bottom and center rear with material that offer better back and lumbar support. The seats are in great shape, including the leather and bolsters. They are only charging me $100/seat to pull them off and re-do them. I'm looking forward to doing this next week. The center portions (bottom and rear) are so bad that I can feel the bottom of the seat. I guess that happens with a 13 year old car...

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[MWG968@optimum.net]

Im curious my leather 4 way seats are still holding up very nicely but i would like something lighter that hugs you a little more because I cracked the drivers door cubby bracing my leg against it in an autocross. Has anyone tried putting in the 996 gt3 seats? Ive read so far that many seats are to wide do you think these would clear? If not any recommendations?

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[blau]

Are you looking to keep adjustability or a fixed seat? You'll save a lot of weight with the fixed seats. The Recaro Pole Position is available in cloth or leather and weights in at 15.4lbs for cloth (I'd assume a couple pounds more for leather) and are available new for ~$650 cloth, ~$1300 leather...probably save a ton over 996 GT3 Seats.

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[MWG968@optimum.net]

Fixed seats is what I think I will be leaning towards. Ill have to check out those recaro's and do you have any experience with these seats? Ive sat for a few hours in the gt3 buckets and they are pretty comfortable. But then again I'm young and am used to sleeping on the floor so they don't need to be extremely comfortable as long as I can live with them for a few hour drive once in a while.

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[tamathumper]

Wait until you're in your mid-40's and married for a while. Then write back about looking for something lighter, that will hug you a little more, and that you can live with for a few hour drive once in a while,...



Oh, back on topic... Although I like the power "comfort seats", I sometimes wish I had the "sports seats" that are a bit "huggier" - which do you have now?

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[blau]

Recaro makes the GT3 Seats for Porsche. Do a google search for "Recaro Pole Position vs. GT3 Seats" and you'll find a few comparison threads. Sounds like the GT3 seats are a little narrower.

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[MWG968@optimum.net]

I have the stock 4 way seats right now they look good and are pretty comfortable but I have two big problems with auto crossing I would love to lose the 60 pounds and am amazed by how much more you can feel with a good pair of buckets. My dad has some nice recaros in his 924s race car and they make a massive difference!

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[flash]

i think this one is very subjective. i can't believe how uncomfortable the stock seats are (at least the late ones). i guess i have gotten so used to better seats, that i forgot how unforgiving the stock ones are.



when i bought my car, i drove it for 39 hours. it had the early seats. i was tired, but i certainly wasn't as uncomfortable as i was when i got home last night after driving the white car. having driven for about 7 hours yesterday, i wanted out of that damned chair.



the ones in the white car are the late style, and in excellent shape, and only now have 22k on them (which is what the blue car had when i got it). no excuse for being that uncomfortable. i thought they started out feeling fine, and i was even noting how firm they were. i think that turned out to be their problem. there was too much firmness at the front, and not enough side support. that resulted in me constantly squirming around.

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[Eric_Oz_S2]

I changed my seat for a Sparco Pro2000 fixed back race seat. Just drove 1000km straight in 11 hrs in them - amazingly comfortable. With the stock seats, I found myself getting uncomfortable after 1 hr due to lack of lumbar support.

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[tamathumper]

Interestingly, my back is usually just fine, it's my right hip/arse that hurts after a while. I raised this topic less than a year ago with a thread titled something like "Ow,... my butt."

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