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RS / Club Sport Seat Black Cloth - Dylon Cloth (FIA)

Hi Graham,
Who did the carpet retrim and do you have any pics?
Have stripped mine out and was looking to send to Southbound to carpet the rear and replace the front. Have taken out the seats and have bought Recaro SPG XL's.
 
Hi Kev,

I purchased the carpet set from Southbound and fitted myself. However have just done the rear seat squabs and the seat back/shlef piece. When I replace the seats, I will re-carpet everything else.
 
If you want equivalent seats to an RS you should get the Recaro pole positions that are also in your link. The RS/CS ones you mention in that link are more of an aftermarket racing shell (i.e. not a pattern ever used by the factory).
 
Unfortunately you wont get the proper seats for the 964 RS or NGT anymore. Nothing currently for sale from Recaro is identical. If you want to be totally correct that is. I have moulds of 964 RS and 964 NGT seat shells in order to make exact copies, however if you plan to race the car then they are not FIA approved.

NGT seats are 30mm narrower than the standard RS leather seat. The current Pole Positions and SPG seat shells both differ from correct RS items. Pole Postion main difference is there is less ribbing on the seat back and the top of seat head rest is curved instead of flat across. SPG is correct on the seat head rest top and has almost identical ribbing. Main difference with these is the raised lump on the shell through the main curve on the side of the seat and the plastic bezels around the harness holes.
 
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Unfortunately you wont get the proper seats for the 964 RS or NGT anymore. Nothing currently for sale from Recaro is identical. If you want to be totally correct that is. I have moulds of 964 RS and 964 NGT seat shells in order to make exact copies, however if you plan to race the car then they are not FIA approved.

NGT seats are 30mm narrower than the standard RS leather seat. The current Pole Positions and SPG seat shells both differ from correct RS items. Pole Postion main difference is there is less ribbing on the seat back and the top of seat head rest is curved instead of flat across. SPG is correct on the seat head rest top and has almost identical ribbing. Main difference with these is the raised lump on the shell through the main curve on the side of the seat and the plastic bezels around the harness holes.
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Ah! that explains a lot. Every day a school day around here! I've noticed the original NGT seat is closer on the drivers side to the centre tunnel than the passenger seat, assume that was standard too?
 

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Ah! that explains a lot.  Every day a school day around here!  I've noticed the original NGT seat is closer on the drivers side to the centre tunnel than the passenger seat, assume that was standard too?
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Ah Hugh. This attention to detail shows that you are well on your way to becoming one of the RS clan. [:)]

You will become more obsessed - believe me. [:D]

It will take time before you reach Zen Master level like ChrisW. [;)]

Along the path you will learn many wonders - chinagraph numbers on original bonnets - coloured wheel studs - join welds in the roof guttering - tag welds on wings - unpainted areas of the chassis......You have started the journey and you have far to go.......[:D][:D][:D]
 
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Ah Hugh. This attention to detail shows that you are well on your way to becoming one of the RS clan. [:)]

You will become more obsessed - believe me. [:D]

It will take time before you reach Zen Master level like ChrisW. [;)]

Along the path you will learn many wonders - chinagraph numbers on original bonnets - coloured wheel studs - join welds in the roof guttering - tag welds on wings - unpainted areas of the chassis......You have started the journey and you have far to go.......[:D][:D][:D]
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Spot on Paul! Yes, it´ll be exactly like that....

When I joined this forum, I had my car for more than 14 years. And then I started learning a lot! Also spot on ChrisW....somehow the force must be with him.

It helped to save all the papers that came with the car, in the meantime I really cherish them. Like the cage info I already posted, and there´s more in the shelf.

Anyway, there are great contributions from many forum regulars, much appreciated here.

Rgds,

Hacki
 
Hugh, don't believe a word of it.

Everything I believe I know, I heard from somebody else [;)]

So at least some of the "rubbish" is somebody elses' fault [:D]

I was going to reply to Paul, that I had assumed the closeness of the N-GT seats was down to the softer padding and Nomex cloth.

The -30mm would explain a lot, and my next question is therefore, is the Clubsport seat of the 996GT3 Mk1 narrower than that in the 996GT3RS ?

Because to me the whole of the MK1 GT3 CS feels more "Clubsport" and intimate than the 996GT3RS ...
 
Yes the seat side mounts for the clubsport seats are totally different to cater for the 30mm narrower seat shell. Porsche took this opportunity to move the drivers weight nearer the centre line of the car. Apart from obvious benefits you also get a better driving postion in front of the pedals and 30mm further away from the cage on side impact.

I've loaded a picture of a correct M003 seat mount. Notice how the side of the seat is much further away from the centre line of the seat runner. The side of a normal RS seat / mount is directly above the centre line of the seat. I'll post another pic of that.

 
This explains why it so hard to fit harnesses on the drivers side then. Modern harnesses come with the eye bolt connectors and I couldnt get it fit without fouling the runner. I know the earlier belts all used bolts and flanges on the belts, but they aren t as common on the market these days. I did consider getting new runners, glad that I didnt.
 
Below is my project to lower the RS seat (original H point feel higher than my Tiptronic seat...). Make a big different on the road feeling...[:D]

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more photos in my blog...sorry it is in Chinese thought...
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/alfredhu888/article?mid=464&prev=466&next=453&l=f&fid=18
 
RS Recaro is different from Speedster seat, 968CS seat, even the 993RS seat...
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/alfredhu888/article?mid=453&prev=464&l=f&fid=18
 
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