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Posted by S281 #314.... AKA SydeWayzSix (Member # 3596) on :
 
I finally too some pics of the "highly anticipated" MRC racing seats that I picked up from Ebay. Installation was a bitch to say the least. Luckily my dad knew a couple people that made me some custom brackets.

I used the stock power seat track on the driver side and the stock manual seat track for the passenger side. I HIGHLY recommend using your power seat tracks because it'll allow you to lower the height a bit. The seats really do sit pretty high and I'm pretty short.

Sorry, but my car is dirty...just a few "teaser" pics until I finish the car.

Let me know what you think











[ June 26, 2008, 12:11 PM: Message edited by: S281 #314.... AKA SydeWayzSix ]
 

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Posted by venomous99 (Member # 1917) on :
 
damnman..hate u for getting them first. looks bad ass and perfect with the color scheme.
 

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Posted by ArmyStang (Member # 5141) on :
 
badass man!
 

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Posted by BlowN67 (Member # 4229) on :
 
looks sik.. two/tone the rears an ur finished. bad ass


 

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Posted by Pittsburg Mustang Owner (Member # 6100) on :
 
fr500 steering wheel next?
 

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Posted by S281 #314.... AKA SydeWayzSix (Member # 3596) on :
 
thanks for the compliments. Re-doing the rears are next on the list after I get all the "necessities" finished on the car.

What dies the FR500 steering wheel look like?
 

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Posted by EPIK (Member # 7481) on :
 

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Originally posted by S281 #314.... AKA SydeWayzSix:
thanks for the compliments. Re-doing the rears are next on the list after I get all the "necessities" finished on the car.

What dies the FR500 steering wheel look like?

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Those seats look great. I would love a set for my 95...

I always wanted to get an FR500 steering wheel, but never have felt like spending the money & none of my steering wheels have been messed up enough to get one...It will look sick in your car, but you will need to find a black airbag


 

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Posted by S281 #314.... AKA SydeWayzSix (Member # 3596) on :
 
I'll have to look into the FR500 steering wheel. I think I'm going to save te extra money and just have the leather re-wrapped. Thanks for the idea though
 

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Posted by J24I (Member # 2598) on :
 
The seats look very nice. Never heard of them before How's the quality?
 

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Posted by S281 #314.... AKA SydeWayzSix (Member # 3596) on :
 
The quality is very good. The leather feels strong and thick..not cheap. No loose threads hanging off ro anything.

They are identical to the Arizen racing seats. I think they are manufactured by the same company.
 

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Posted by shiftylx (Member # 2670) on :
 
looks great with your interior scheme! is it me or it the passenger seat a little crooked? and when you say a little high, how much higher are you sitting then stock?
 

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Posted by S281 #314.... AKA SydeWayzSix (Member # 3596) on :
 

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Originally posted by shiftylx:
looks great with your interior scheme! is it me or it the passenger seat a little crooked? and when you say a little high, how much higher are you sitting then stock?

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No the passenger seat isn't crooked. The car is on jackstands in the rear so my picture is kind of at a bad angle

As for the height, the driver seat is significantly higher. I have the power seat all the way down and I still have to put the stering wheel tilt all the way up (or one click down from the top). The passenger side feels OK, but I'm not really sure what the original height was since I was always the driver
 

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Posted by venomous99 (Member # 1917) on :
 

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Originally posted by S281 #314.... AKA SydeWayzSix:
The quality is very good. The leather feels strong and thick..not cheap. No loose threads hanging off ro anything.

They are identical to the Arizen racing seats. I think they are manufactured by the same company.

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Originally posted by S281 #314.... AKA SydeWayzSix:
The quality is very good. The leather feels strong and thick..not cheap. No loose threads hanging off ro anything.

They are identical to the Arizen racing seats. I think they are manufactured by the same company.

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theyre the same as the older arizen seats. i believe arizen charges more due to changing out the leather, adding bolsters and being more flexible in color choices/schemes. for half the price, ill go with the mad seats.

u cant argue $400 for a set of new leather seats cant be beat. add $125 for wedge engineering seat brackets and shipping..you're all set.

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Originally posted by venomous99:

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Originally posted by S281 #314.... AKA SydeWayzSix:
The quality is very good. The leather feels strong and thick..not cheap. No loose threads hanging off ro anything.

They are identical to the Arizen racing seats. I think they are manufactured by the same company.

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theyre the same as the older arizen seats. i believe arizen charges more due to changing out the leather, adding bolsters and being more flexible in color choices/schemes. for half the price, ill go with the mad seats.

u cant argue $400 for a set of new leather seats cant be beat. add $125 for wedge engineering seat brackets and shipping..you're all set.

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Is there somewhere on the web where I can buy this stuff?

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Originally posted by S281 #314.... AKA SydeWayzSix:
I'll have to look into the FR500 steering wheel. I think I'm going to save te extra money and just have the leather re-wrapped. Thanks for the idea though

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yeah, try wheelskin.com. you can leather covers u stitch on in solid or 2 tone colors. if u want to go all out , u can get the same matching leather as ur seats.just order samples of the leather to compare.

i like the fr500 steering wheel but i cant convince myself to spend $150-180 for a steering wheel.
 

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Posted by F8LSN8K (Member # 7080) on :
 
nice!
 

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Posted by S281 #314.... AKA SydeWayzSix (Member # 3596) on :
 

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Originally posted by venomous99:

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Originally posted by S281 #314.... AKA SydeWayzSix:
I'll have to look into the FR500 steering wheel. I think I'm going to save te extra money and just have the leather re-wrapped. Thanks for the idea though

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yeah, try wheelskin.com. you can leather covers u stitch on in solid or 2 tone colors. if u want to go all out , u can get the same matching leather as ur seats.just order samples of the leather to compare.

i like the fr500 steering wheel but i cant convince myself to spend $150-180 for a steering wheel.

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I'll check them out. Thanks!
 

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Posted by Eddie510- (Member # 2354) on :
 
CLEAN THAT Steeringwheel!!!!
Badass seats!
 

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Posted by Blind (Member # 3052) on :
 

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Originally posted by Eddie510-:
CLEAN THAT Steeringwheel!!!!
Badass seats!

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if it's like the wheel was on my `97, cleaning the wheel does nothing, the leather is just done for, everytime I cleaned it some more would discolor to that dark gray.

I just swapped the wheel with a perfect one that I scored last weekend, I'm so happy to not have to drive with a fucked up looking wheel


the seats look great in the car btw, I scored a set of the same style 2 tone door panels for my `97 out of the same car I got the new wheel from, my rear 1/4 panels don't match, it's only black down to the part at the base of the windows. Not a big deal, I'm just going to pull them out, mask off below the mold line and dye them black to match the front door panels, I think that look is great.

I would love to go all black but the seats in my car are absolutely perfect and I doubt I could find any black early sn95 gt seats in the same shape.
 

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Posted by S281 #314.... AKA SydeWayzSix (Member # 3596) on :
 

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Originally posted by Blind:

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Originally posted by Eddie510-:
CLEAN THAT Steeringwheel!!!!
Badass seats!

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if it's like the wheel was on my `97, cleaning the wheel does nothing, the leather is just done for, everytime I cleaned it some more would discolor to that dark gray.

I just swapped the wheel with a perfect one that I scored last weekend, I'm so happy to not have to drive with a fucked up looking wheel


the seats look great in the car btw, I scored a set of the same style 2 tone door panels for my `97 out of the same car I got the new wheel from, my rear 1/4 panels don't match, it's only black down to the part at the base of the windows. Not a big deal, I'm just going to pull them out, mask off below the mold line and dye them black to match the front door panels, I think that look is great.

I would love to go all black but the seats in my car are absolutely perfect and I doubt I could find any black early sn95 gt seats in the same shape.

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You're absolutely right, the leather on the steering wheel is done for. I'm going to try and find a good replacement or just wrap it somehow. It really throws off the look of my interior

As for the interior color, I agree that the 2-tone black and gray is better than all black. Gives the car a little more character What seats did you get?
 

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Posted by Blind (Member # 3052) on :
 

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Originally posted by S281 #314.... AKA SydeWayzSix:

As for the interior color, I agree that the 2-tone black and gray is better than all black. Gives the car a little more character What seats did you get?

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Originally posted by S281 #314.... AKA SydeWayzSix:

As for the interior color, I agree that the 2-tone black and gray is better than all black. Gives the car a little more character What seats did you get?

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I scored a set of perfect grey tweed seats from a `95 gt, front and rear.

I'll put up some pics of the interior of the car soon, I basically scored the entire interior from the `95 gt and it was all in mint condition except for one of the clutch pedal covers. I've installed most of it already (wheel, center console, hvac panel, door panels, seats, etc) but I want to pull the rear panels and dye them to match.

I had to dye the door pull insert on the drivers side, because the parts car I stripped was a convertible so it had extra window buttons, I dyed the one that came with my car that was gray, it's damn near a perfect match with the rest of the door panel so I'm hopeful the rear panels will come out as good.

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Originally posted by venomous99:
man...all that fine work and now selling it? any how, i would do the same for that reason.

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Originally posted by venomous99:
man...all that fine work and now selling it? any how, i would do the same for that reason.

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Hold on.............Who's sellin what??? I hope not the Saleen. he just got that thing, put alot of work into it, & its clean???

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Yea, I threw it on Craigslist tonight just to see if I get any bites. I know I put a lot of work into it and I really like it, but me and my wife have been shopping around for homes and I could use the extra money for a down payment

I guess I should have considered this when I bought the car and put the work into it, but I bit by "the bug" and felt the need to bring the Saleen back to life.

I'm not desperate to getrid of it or anything, but if I can get close to what I'm asking, then I might sell it. The economy is pretty f'ed up right now, so I doubt someone will offer to buy it, but I figure I'd try anyway
 

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