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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 09:44 PM
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You know where my vote stands.

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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 09:48 PM
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^those seats look sick with the rear seat delete
Old Jul 6, 2009 | 10:40 PM
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didnt know you could get the TRS in red, i would go custom depending on the wait time!

i say go with the TRS suede!
Old Jul 11, 2009 | 05:06 PM
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so any update? wonderin what u went with!
Old Jul 11, 2009 | 05:25 PM
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Have to order on Monday. Was waiting to make sure funds were in place.
Old Jul 13, 2009 | 04:07 PM
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Almost forgot I have a phone call to make today.
Old Jul 13, 2009 | 04:27 PM
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Order placed! Should be shipping tomorrow and takes usually 5 business days to arrive.
Old Jul 13, 2009 | 04:41 PM
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sooo dont mean to get into personal business or anything but....hwo much did it come out to? how much of a difference did being sponsored do? and now wat do u have to do place there stickers on ur car? what seats did u get? 21 questions? u think so? yeah, maybe? ok im done LOL
Old Jul 13, 2009 | 04:52 PM
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Money: it's a decent discount. Nothing crazy but not bad. I just have two Corbeau stickers I need to put on the car - they're sending me silver ones and I'm putting them on the rear quarter windows. Nothing huge or anything - not bad.

Seats... well... they're ordered and you'll see when they get here.
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damn i thought i was gonna get u with the seats lol, thats good though atleast it wasnt full price and it was a difference. and the stickers have to go on the car? or can it go on the engine bay or anything like that? sounds good bro congrats
Old Jul 13, 2009 | 06:20 PM
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Haha... ya, the stickers are required. They're honestly not that bad. And with them being silver, going on the rear quarter windows, they won't be very obnoxious either...
Old Jul 13, 2009 | 06:35 PM
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status seats w/ takata harness
Old Jul 13, 2009 | 06:37 PM
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status seats w/ takata harness
lol, the most overpriced crap on the market.
Old Jul 13, 2009 | 06:38 PM
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Never heard of Status seats... is that bad?
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They have zero racing credibility and cost even more than Recaro's. They're just like Bride seats. Crap seats with a high price tag, but since it's 'JDM bling,' it gets big points at car shows. Ya know, the places where coilovers will yield less points if they're corner balanced.
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what makes you say that jon?
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Say what, that they're crap or the thing about the coilovers?

If it's the crap part, then go watch the crash test for the Bride seats again. I know you already saw it because you responded with something about Recaros being better, which I agree with. Have I seen a video of Status seats breaking? No. However, the fact that I have never seen them used in any legitimate professional racecar, I have reasons to suspect that professional drivers don't have interest in them.

If it's the coilovers thing, form > function wins shows. A car that's corner balanced won't be 'flush' or have 4 tires that rub all over the place.
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^ And it wouldn't be slammed, Jon...
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Originally Posted by CarbonXe
Say what, that they're crap or the thing about the coilovers?

If it's the crap part, then go watch the crash test for the Bride seats again. I know you already saw it because you responded with something about Recaros being better, which I agree with. Have I seen a video of Status seats breaking? No. However, the fact that I have never seen them used in any legitimate professional racecar, I have reasons to suspect that professional drivers don't have interest in them.

If it's the coilovers thing, form > function wins shows. A car that's corner balanced won't be 'flush' or have 4 tires that rub all over the place.
not defending status, but just because people dont use them in their race cars or because they dont have a video like bride or recaro on youtube doesnt mean their crap.

and as for coil overs being a waste if they arent corner balanced is 100% personal preference. i personally have had 3 sets of coil overs (i like to switch things up every now and then) but i have stopped with my Zeals. i havent had any of them corner balanced and i dont see a problem with that, nor do i think its a waste. oh and i dont have 4 wheels that rub, i dont have flush wheels and my cars not slammed lol BUT if i want any of that i can have it with a couple hours worth of work.

anywho i want to see some reviews of status seats before i go out and call them crap, i'll agree that APC seats are crap and those knock off seats are crap because of the construction, but seen as how neither you or i have any proof to say whether or not status seats are crap or not we should do a little more digging.

also a lot of race car drivers use recaro seats and other reputable seats because they are backed up and Recaro probably sponsors racing more then status. also are the videos that we saw for Recaro and Bride legit? are they bias at all?

anyway i love my Recaros, you love your Corbeaus and ack will too
Old Jul 13, 2009 | 11:21 PM
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I'm not going to get into a debate with you Dave, you know my stance, I know yours...so it's pretty much pointless lol.

I don't really 'love' my Corbeaus, mostly because I would LOVE to have some smexi Recaros or Sparcos, but I do really enjoy them and am willingly open to admit that they're crap compared to Recaro lol.



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