D'eser or BF Torino Sheel 300 or Recaro ST seats - SEAT EXPERT HELP NEEDED PLEASE!!

[Alif786]

Thank you. Really appreciate the insghts!

[Alif786]

^ Good advice. I wish I'd thought that way before I bought a set of "Le Mans" seats. They looked great and seemed good value vs recovering stock 914 seats that had no lateral support. But the new seats weren't nice to sit in after ~20 minutes, and the result was I didn't enjoy driving my car after ~20 minutes. Talk about poor value.

I've met a lot of stock Porsche seats that don't provide enough lateral support, but I've met very few that weren't comfortable to sit in. The opposite could be applied to aftermarket seats.



^ Also good advice, especially if you can try them in a car like yours and/or either drive it or merely sit there reading a book for awhile. Might even be worth a plane ticket, as a seat that seems perfect on a concrete floor might have height/positioning issues once it's in the car.

A Porsche engineer told me modern seats are "cars" themselves. While old seats aren't as complicated, one of the reasons they've become so varied very much applied back in the 1960s and 1970s: They must provide comfort, safety, and connection for a wide variety of people. Their design, therefore, is tricky...and even the best designs may not work for the outliers (whether in body type or demands).

The problem is none of the above really helps the OP (sorry!). There might be some great aftermarket options for your 911—but it may be that no one here can give you the info you need. I'd stay away from "Le Mans" seats based on my experience, and would strongly consider Vintage Seats given the wide praise they seem to earn—or Scheels (I love mine). But, in the end, seats are something of a leap.

Thank you. Really appreciate the insghts! Really good to know....