I had fixed back Corbeau seats in my 1600 for 4 years, mounted with the
roadster rails and new holes, that I bought from MG Mitten in Pasadena (long
gone). They were cheaper than redoing the old 1600 seats. Finally gave them
up when a kind sole gave me a set of late seats for the 66, and I wanted a
folding backrest seat.
But they worked fine, and really kept me in place in the twisties.
Gary C 1966 1600
1968 2000 solex
In a message dated 3/28/01 7:15:06 AM Pacific Standard Time,
SPL311RDST@aol.com writes:
> In a message dated 3/28/01 7:48:50 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
> Chris.Brucciani@ercgroup.com writes:
>
> > I gotta quite surfing so much... Anyway, has anyone tried out any
> > aftermarket seats like these? I like the unique look and wonder if anyone
> > is familiar with these.
> >
>
> Mark typing here;
> Gee maybe I just oughta subscribe m'self.....nah this is more fun<G>
>
> I've got a Corbeau Forza seat in the infamous Cortina. It's been in
> there for about 3 years now and is holding up quite well for being a velour
> covered seat in a daily driver. It gets exposed to the desert sun everyday
> and the only problem has been that it faded a bit. Easily cured with a
> little
> bit of spray dye and a thorough cleaning.
> One of the local off road shops is switching to them exclusively because
> of
> their exposure resistance. Seems the Beards they had been using last only
> about 6-10 months.
> The seating position on it is a little more upright than I was used to at
> first, but once over that hurdle it's been quite comfortable.
> I don't recall seeing a Roadster mounting in their catalogue
> (www.corbeau.com), but I imagine a simple spacer should work-perhaps even
> bolting it directly to the floor.
> Corbeau themselves are very good to deal with. They'll answer any
> questions
> posed email within a couple of days, and point you to the local dealer.
>
> The only downside is that your kids will immediately note it's
> resemblance
> to a child safety restraint and refer to it constantly as your "Baby Seat"
>
> Mark not
> Laurie :-)
> 70 SPL311
> 69 SRL311
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