acumenhokie Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 The vendor placed the order with Recaro today. Looks like it's going to be 4-6 weeks. Not surprised since I chose leather and they're coming from Germany. I came from Germany the other day. It's only a 9 hour flight not 4 - 6 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cww516 Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Betcha wish you had a Recaro seat when you were on the plane, though. Having made that trip myself, I know I would. 6'4" + economy class x 9 hours = no fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acumenhokie Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Betcha wish you had a Recaro seat when you were on the plane, though. Having made that trip myself, I know I would. 6'4" + economy class x 9 hours = no fun. I'm 6'1" so I can kind of imagine but to that I say.... Economy? Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cww516 Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 I managed to score an exit row seat on the way over there- the woman working at the gate counter when I went to ask about getting seated next to my dad was about 5 foot nothing, thinking that may have worked out in my favor. Sorry about the derail, OP... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo03 Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 you got the STi seat? alcantara and all? No the seat pictured above is custom embroidered by JPM Coachworks with the STI logo. It's a Recaro Sportster CS. In the US the Sportster CS is stocked in only two cover options: 1) black vinyl or 2) black vinyl with black suede insert. I chose all black leather. According to one vendor this is the case, so I'm not sure if the other available color suede inserts take longer to get. Not sure about the nardo/artista combo either. All other materials (like black leather) are made to order so they take longer. Additionally, you could go with a custom material cover and the wait time is about 6 months (at least for US orders). I did not want suede or Alcantara. I didn't think Recaro's stock suede material was Alcantara. I usually see it simply referred to as suede but on Recaro's website it appears that they market it as Alcantara brand (despite the misspelling). Leather will be much easier to clean than suede and since I only bought a driver seat, at least for now, the suede would really stick out against the otherwise leather interior. I had an 06 STI before this car and I recall the suede seats being very prone to absorbing smells such as swamp ass and general funk. I clean this car way more often but leather is well worth a few hundred more and the additional lead time than the in-stock options. https://www.recaro-automotive.com/us/product-areas-us/aftermarket-seats/product/sportster.html I came from Germany the other day. It's only a 9 hour flight not 4 - 6 weeks. Well thanks for bringing one back for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRLancaster Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Betcha wish you had a Recaro seat when you were on the plane, though. Having made that trip myself, I know I would. 6'4" + economy class x 9 hours = no fun. Try a 14 hour flight from LA to Sydney. OP those seats a beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo03 Posted October 14, 2015 Author Share Posted October 14, 2015 Fu¢kin' A! The shift boot saga continues. I'll post more once I get a response from Redline Goods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apexofthevortex Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Did you ever get your recaros installed? I'm curious to see how those sit in our cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo03 Posted October 26, 2015 Author Share Posted October 26, 2015 Did you ever get your recaros installed? I'm curious to see how those sit in our cars. When the vendor placed the order they were quoted 4-6 weeks from Recaro. I placed the order on October 5 so that leaves me with another 1-3 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo03 Posted October 27, 2015 Author Share Posted October 27, 2015 Loving this build keep up the great progress. Thanks. I've tried to push some limits and do some things that not many or no others have done. It's been a learning experience and I've dumped a lot of time into this car. But I do love it and there's not really anything like it on the road so I see myself keeping it for a loooong time. On a side note, I think the Recaro seat is going to be a game changer. It will totally change the feel of the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEASER Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 On a side note, I think the Recaro seat is going to be a game changer. It will totally change the feel of the car. I totally agree with this. Better seats will make it a completely different car. Find a twisty road and do the seatbelt lock trick. Its what I do for the track days. Making yourself part of the car by not bracing yourself with your legs and using the steering wheel to hang on, but rather to turn, and to truly be connected to the car with your back side....it is a completely more pure way of experiencing the brute, raw capability our cars. GTEASER's 2012 Legacy GT - Sold GTEASER's 2009 XTeaser - Sold GTEASER's 1992 Legacy SS - Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstik Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I totally agree with this. Better seats will make it a completely different car. Find a twisty road and do the seatbelt lock trick. Its what I do for the track days. I tried to get my seat belt to lock on me at WBM this year when i did autocross but just couldn't get to. How do you do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apexofthevortex Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I tried to get my seat belt to lock on me at WBM this year when i did autocross but just couldn't get to. How do you do it? Pull it all the way out and let it snap back in. Also just sent you those exhaust pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEASER Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I tried to get my seat belt to lock on me at WBM this year when i did autocross but just couldn't get to. How do you do it? Buckle your belt. Move your seat back about 2-3", suck in your gut, pull hard on the belt to tighten it as much as possible over your waist and let the belt go in as far as it can, yank it quickly, it will lock, hold it there and move your seat back to your normal driving position. GTEASER's 2012 Legacy GT - Sold GTEASER's 2009 XTeaser - Sold GTEASER's 1992 Legacy SS - Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstik Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Pull it all the way out and let it snap back in. Also just sent you those exhaust pics that is how all my previous cars lock, or more so go into clicking, let the belt in but not out, mode. didn't work when i tried it with this one tho. i got the pics thanks Buckle your belt. Move your seat back about 2-3", suck in your gut, pull hard on the belt to tighten it as much as possible over your waist and let the belt go in as far as it can, yank it quickly, it will lock, hold it there and move your seat back to your normal driving position. OHHH!!! so it doesn't go into full lock mode where you need to return it all the way before it will unlock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEASER Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 that is how all my previous cars lock, or more so go into clicking, let the belt in but not out, mode. didn't work when i tried it with this one tho. i got the pics thanks Our rear seats work like this for the purpose of child seats, pull it all the way out and it ratches only in. Unbuckle and let it in all the way to release the lock. OHHH!!! so it doesn't go into full lock mode where you need to return it all the way before it will unlock After the driver's seat lock, unbuckle to return it all the way to get it out of lock. GTEASER's 2012 Legacy GT - Sold GTEASER's 2009 XTeaser - Sold GTEASER's 1992 Legacy SS - Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutchard Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 most new cars, the trick of pulling the belt all the way out and then it locking on the way back in only works on the passenger side. Gotta give the driver's side belt a yank to get it to lock like GT said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstik Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 most new cars, the trick of pulling the belt all the way out and then it locking on the way back in only works on the passenger side. Gotta give the driver's side belt a yank to get it to lock like GT said. It's still not a full Lock right? just the regular "I'm a seat belt I lock when i extend rapidly" lock and it will release once the tension is released Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutchard Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 giving it a twist at the buckle and sliding the seat forward will at least keep the waist portion of the belt tight. Kindof a ghetto CG-Lock, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEASER Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Actually it works really good. I just do it so that it's tight and it even holds my upper well enough that I can relax and drive without "holding on". GTEASER's 2012 Legacy GT - Sold GTEASER's 2009 XTeaser - Sold GTEASER's 1992 Legacy SS - Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo03 Posted October 27, 2015 Author Share Posted October 27, 2015 All this talk about the seat belt lock made me remember that I have a CG Lock from my previous STI. I'm guessing it should work on the LGT. After all, a seat belt is a seat belt right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEASER Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Hmmm. I had never heard of this before. http://www.cg-lock.com/index.html GTEASER's 2012 Legacy GT - Sold GTEASER's 2009 XTeaser - Sold GTEASER's 1992 Legacy SS - Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBPeik Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I have used them before. Works great on the lap, does not really help the shoulder portion, but your lock trick sounds like a great idea. My someday I will be done with it thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo03 Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 Recaro says the seat will be delivered to the vendor's shop next week. Then it just has to make it across the Atlantic to me. Should be here in about two weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebo03 Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 Finally installed a shift boot!! Unbelievable!!!!! http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/12/a3494521eafe83986c7386d643262ca6.jpg The first boot I got from Redline was stitched incorrectly. It had the red stitching on the left side of each seam. Credit to Maciek at Redline. He made it right with no hassle. I had my doubts that the first version I got from Redline would have fit on the bracket. It seemed too tight and I couldn't get it to fit properly so I sent them the bracket so they could attach the boot to it. Shipping the bracket to Poland wasn't ideal but hey I now have a boot. [emoji2] Shame I won't be able to see the inner workings of the shifter anymore. I had gotten used to it after 3 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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