greg Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 Dear All, I'm thinking of new seats: - The bench ones are good, but I am too short, so need a cusion! also I'd like a head rest. - The old type leather seats are nice, but leaves me with thigh ache after a long drive. - The new leather (s type?) seats look ok, with headrests and thigh support but I think I read somewhere they are heavy. - Lastly the (GF) Tillets style seats look nice, but are they cumfy for a long (touring) drive - the SHMBO accept them ? What would people suggest ? Greg, Q 880 RAE (Green/Ali XF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Wong1697456877 Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 The newer s-type seats (oval headrest) are MUCH lighter than the old ones. You can often find second hand ones if people are upgrading to Tillets. Is that supposed to be SWMBO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg Posted April 5, 2002 Author Share Posted April 5, 2002 Thanks Alex, I was look at picies of your car - are these the ones you use ? Yes that was a typo. Sorry. I might not be in a possition to wait - as I am thinking of another car that has a bench seat - I'd look a bit stupid driving it with a cussion ! Greg, Q 880 RAE (Green/Ali XF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Corb Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 For me the Tillet seats are great. I've had a couple of people who weren't comfy but most people are very surprised how nice they are to sit in. It depends how big you are. It appears that if you are over 95kilos you may find them a bit tight such that you cant wiggle about and may become uncomfortable. On the plus side they do sit lower in the car by about 75mm which feels strange when you hop from one car to another. Car feels much more spacious. The base of the seat almost touches the floor so you cant get much lower! Also helps keep helmet below roll bar. I tried the S type seats in the showroom and found the thigh/leg support to be too high, pressure on legs may become noticeable during driving. Knees almost touching the steering wheel, forward vision starting to get disrupted by the top of the windscreen. By the way I'm not that tall (5'11"). BC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buda Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 I'm even shorter 5'6", don't find any problem with the new type s seat, have spent 4 plus hours at one go with no problems, my daughter fell a sleep on the way back from bristol at the weekend so they must be cumfy (if youre 9) - I think, being my height, the tillet seats might sit you a little too low down as I find the present position is just right where elbows are concerned (i.e. centre tunnel and door sill). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Wong1697456877 Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 75mm?? That's alot!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I reply to every thread Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 Depends where it is Alex wink.gif I've got Tillets now 7 find them V comfortable altho exiting the car is even more ungainly than before. The other half has taken to wearing tights rather than stockings if she knows that she's got to enter or exit the vehicle so it's not all good news. Edited by - AVES on 5 Apr 2002 12:47:02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R500 CYA Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 Agree entirely about the tillets, they look like they're are going to be really uncomfortable but every body who has sat in them (ranging from my 16st 6'4 dad, to a delightful slight 5'3 air hostess) have remarked how great they are. They look brilliant and it doesn't matter if they get wet. Buy them! Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradbys Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 I use seats bought from the Europa Catalogue. Very comfortable - no ache or cramp, and they were reasonably priced. I have had them for a couple of years, and they show no sign of wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyR Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 Can the Tillet seats be raised up. I'm only 5ft6in ordered a SL with composite Tillets, now worried they may be too low. TonyR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinwhitcher Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 Tillet seats can be raised by the use of spacers(supplied). Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg Posted April 5, 2002 Author Share Posted April 5, 2002 Thanks Gents, It seems that the Tillets are quite comfy, and the new leathers are lighter than I thought - no nearer a decision. Out of interest how heavy are the GF vs CF ones ? Also am I right in thinking the runners are heavy ? And finally has anyone fitted them with the Honey Comb Crash Floor bits in ? Greg, Q 880 RAE (Green/Ali XF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Corb Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 Aparently the CF and GF Tillet seats are about the same weight, I think Arnie is using GF ones as they are cheaper, weigh about the same and he's painted them anyway so the CF doesn't matter. The supplied spacers are designed to raise the seat ~12mm to allow for the honeycomb floor. The passenger seat is fixed static on very light ali sections, the drivers seat is on steel runners which are heavy. If you dont mind loosing the front/rear adjustment you could fix them the same way as the passenger seat. BC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Wong1697456877 Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 How are the tillet seats bolted in? My s-type seats are on runners that are bolted just to the ali floor. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmar Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 either you can bolt them to the same holes with runners, or bolt direct to the floor as the runners weigh 100 times more than the seat (a slight exageration smile.gif you may want to bolt direct. rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg Posted April 5, 2002 Author Share Posted April 5, 2002 Is there a leight wieght runner out of a herald or something suitably old ? As I am quite happy to bolt it, but others might not be. What about Oval holes or will these be too week ? ta Greg, Q 880 RAE (Green/Ali XF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Corb Posted April 6, 2002 Share Posted April 6, 2002 Forgot to mention that the passenger side is a swine to fit because you cant slide the seat forward to see just where the bolts are popping through from below and the holes were't quite in the right place. The aluminium sections are bolted to the base of the seat which has captive nuts formed into the base. Some large plastic washers are supplied which allow you to tilt the seat back relative to the ali section (which you'll need to do to clear the FIA petty strut). Then the seat is dropped into the car and you have to muck about under the car pushing the bolts through from below. The ali sections have riv nuts in, unfortunately one of mine started to spin so I had to replace it with a nut which was very fiddly. BC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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