05-02-2017, 11:32 AM | #1 |
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pole position abe vs sportster cs vs spg xl
about to go through on getting an aftermarket seat for my drivers side, was wondering what everyones experiences with these seats were. my main concern is with ride height, i have relatively short legs so i sit with the seat pretty far forward which makes it hard for a helmet to fit under the headliners. sat in all three and from what i remember the poles were snug but comfortable (felt best for track duty), sportsters fit like stock seats (tons of space, probably great for dailying), and the spg xl's seemed a good mix of the two. my main reason for not going with the spg xl's is i'd like to keep the stock 3 point belt (as i daily the car and would like to keep from resorting to a roll bar for harnesses) and the materials. my main worry for the sportsters is ride height. from what ive read on the forum everyone is basically getting the manual seat height yes? which is like an inch and a half or so? i think ideally im looking for at least two to three inches. and for the poles i just wanted to confirm with forum members running them, would you say you dropped a good amount of height? are you guys running with or without sliders? and were you guys coming from manual or electric seats when you put the poles in? thanks guys
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05-02-2017, 02:31 PM | #2 |
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Why don't you find a 128i or 1M with manual seats and try them out first? You would keep airbags which are important. i would do that first. You should be able to find a 128i on Carmax and try it out. Few 135s had manual seats but also out there. I'm in San Diego if you want to sit in mine you can try that too.
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Also I go to cars and coffee aliso viejo often. We could meet there on day and you can try sit in them. I think you would be fine. My wife is 5'2"" with short legs and she drove 1M on autobahn with no issues on manual seats. Are you shorter than 5'2"?
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Man, too bad its so far away. I would buy these myself!
http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1234230 They should bolt right in and you can even re-upholster |
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