Hi , I am considering changing the style of seats I have in my Fiberfab Speedster. I am wanting to go with what I call the more traditional seat with the open slots in the back and some side bolsters. I know Vintage Speedsters sells complete seats in Vinyl and leather and Special Edition can have some made up for me as well. I am wondering if there are any other suppliers or forum members who might have a set of seats to sell that match my interior color. I would like an idea of who originally supplied the seats I have know and if they are still sold. To me my seats look different than the style I see in most Speedsters. Comments, suggestions?
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Those are the exact seats I bought here on SOC from a past member in AZ. He bought them from VS 8-9 years ago and never used them. He was going to replace the traditional slotted Speedster seats with the VS one but changed his mind. I think VS called them comfort seats.
MY CMC is black gel coat - and came with the slotted seats with lip stick red vinyl and black vinyl top/tonneau. As I age, I want to go to tan vs red so have new VS Haartz top and tonneau. I still need tan door cars and back seat.
I have the slotted CMC speedster seats as well as a set of black (need new covering) 914 seats available (head rests have been removed). When I had the VS seats shipped in a single box - shipping from AZ to NW FL was $120.
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You only have about 18' at the very base to work with in a FF/CMC. Beck seats may be too wide since they are not a VW pan based car (custom tube chassis). DrClock posed outlaw looking seats he got from ebay awhile back - but suspect only available in black? Others have used older Mazda Miata seats too but they are like ones you currently have.
The CMC vinyl (like I have) could easily be replicated in a different color using old covering for a pattern.
Those are definitely the VS Comfort Seats. You'll probably have to just buy the seats but send a sample of the material from under the seats so you can match the color. Or see if you can buy the shells only from Greg at Vintage Motorcars and have Carey's guys do the upholstery if Greg can't match the interior color.
I have the VS comfort seats in my CMC. They fit fine. They match my other upholstery color. OK, course the other upholstery is also from VS. (Original VS)
fwiw I am using the el-cheapo seats Thunder Ranch supplied with my kit--these are rudimentary narrow 'glass buckets with high bolsters similar to these EMPI ones..
I just cut the vertical slots in the backs before handing them over to my upholstery guy.
(This was after I made the mounting system & etc.)
Bottom line: it's probably cheaper, as well as better, to go with Greg's offer.
Yep, I am going to go with Greg. They have recently supplied me new side curtains and a full tonneau cover.
Jimmy V. posted:Yep, I am going to go with Greg. They have recently supplied me new side curtains and a full tonneau cover.
There you go. Problem solved.