View Poll Results: Standard Seats or Recaros?

Standard Leather Seats

28.57%

Recaro Seats

71.43%

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Recaros Necessary?

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05-13-2012, 04:40 AM

#11

Blkpwr

Join Date: Mar 2012

Location: Oklahoma

Posts: 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by 808muscle

I installed 2011 leather in my 06 and its awesome. They key is to pump up the bladder all the way.

I thought 2011 front seats were the same as 2006. What's the difference.

05-13-2012, 10:34 AM

#12

slinkchris

1st Gear Member

Join Date: Jan 2006

Location: Texas

Posts: 55

I have recaros in my 2013, I love them but my wife hates them, she is 5'0 tall so her head rests against the plastic seat belt holes in the upper back of the seat. So she made a leather pillow to fit between the holes and keep her head off the plastic......

05-13-2012, 12:11 PM

#13

Urzu725

Thread Starter

Join Date: Apr 2012

Location: New Jersey

Posts: 8

hey thanks everyone for the input. I'm 5'8 140 Ibs. so I fit very comfortably in the recaros in the evo, so I assume I'll be fine in the mustang's recaros.

05-13-2012, 01:41 PM

#14

mph07alloy

3rd Gear Member

Join Date: Oct 2008

Location: NW AR

Posts: 705

For $1600 I can think of a lot of other mods I'd rather have than recaro seats, but if money were no problem I would surly check the recaro seat option if ordering a new one.

05-14-2012, 06:40 PM

#15

Stuntman Mike

Join Date: Mar 2012

Location: Simi Valley, CA

Posts: 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blkpwr

I thought 2011 front seats were the same as 2006. What's the difference.

'06 side bolsters are that much poorer than the 2011 seats. I'd really like to get the Recaros through Ford Racing, but have to work up the justification to plunk down the $2500 for them. The thought of Corbeaus keeps popping in my head, but driving around with my passenger seat out for only two days and having the air bag idiot light staring me in the face makes the justification a little easier.

OP, if you're contemplating getting them for a 2013 purchase, I echo what others have said: Go for it unless you're either portly or a stick figure.

05-15-2012, 10:03 AM

#16

aclass

3rd Gear Member

Join Date: Jan 2007

Location: Blue Ridge Mtns, VA

Posts: 524

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimC

I like the Recaros and considered ordering them for my 2013 - but since my car is a year round daily driver I want the heated seats, and you can't get that with the Recaro seats. They are comfortable seats, very supportive, but without the heater it was a deal breaker for me unfortunately.

If you don't need the heated seat option, and are looking for good support in spirited driving, get the Recaro

cant disagree with that JimC, love my heated seats.

05-15-2012, 10:29 PM

#17

jakk

Join Date: Apr 2012

Location: WI

Posts: 9

You should go out and sit in a Mustang with the normal seats if you can. I test drove a GT with the stock seats and was very unimpressed with them. They were comfortable for sure, but IMO they honestly felt like they had the same level of bolstering that the seats in the Sienna I currently drive do. It's very possible that I didn't have the seats adjusted right either, but I was expecting much more bolster on the stock seats. Although I don't have my car yet I sat in the recaros at an auto show and really liked them both for comfort and they fact that they made the car feel faster.