The seats are getting changed on our 996RR build. The stock seats are worn out and in need of rebuild and reupholstery. We also decided to replace the shifter and cables. This was the perfect time to do both. Of course there were a couple of surprises...
We decided to look for seat options and found some period correct Recaros. The Cross Sportster CS seats seem to fit the bill. They are comfortable, work on a slider and will tilt forward with a simple release. These seats are essentially the same seats found on early Lotus Evoras so remain period correct on our 996. Recearo seat supply in the US is very lean so we found them from a company bringing them in from Japan.
Though we sourced a bracket that should have made the Recaro slider compatible, it limits the travel forward. This can be an issue for drivers with shorter legs that need to slide all the way forward. We will modify the bracket to fix that issue. In fact we will probably weld in a bracket that is in double shear so that we can make the seat belt recepticle more secure.
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| Recaro CS + slider + bracket |
The stock seats are powered and quite heavy at 59lbs with slider. Our Recaros with the slider and seat bracket is 48.85lbs. Lighter by just over 10lbs each. So that's a 20lb savings with both seats! We'll take it. I would have loved to have installed a race-style fixed bucket but practicality was still a requirement.
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| I'm especially smitten with the gear knob....😁 |
The Numeric shifter kit with cables has been installed and the car now shifts much better. We installed it at the mid point so the throws are shorter but not too short. I will drive the car this weekend and will be able to make a proper assessment.
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