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ERA Comp Seat vs. Kirkey Vintage
I'm thinking about replacing my 427 style seat in my ERA FIA with a comp seat. Which is a better choice...ERA or Kirkey Vintage? Any other reccomends?
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Do ERA do a 'comp' seat, or is it in fact a Kirkey?
Cheers, Glen |
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ERA makes all the seats in-house.
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ERA is period correct, comfortable, and my recommendation.....
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Thanks for your time, Kim |
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in the FIA I am opting for are Kirkey Seats mounted and I would like to replace them with "normal" Seats, I don't like the very low position and the absolute lack of comfort... ;)
they have an Aluminium Body with a thin Vinyl Sskin |
The ERA FIA seat is much more original looking not to mention that you can lift the seat bottom forward and store paperwork there if you do not have a glovebox.
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The ERA seat is fiberglass. We've added a little width to the original Comp seat because it seems that "everything" is a bit wider nowadays...
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Anyone looking for seats should call ERA as their seats are worth every dime... Street or comp... These cars are not the most accustomed to long range driving, GET GOOD SEATS! ERA are the best..... |
I have used the ERA seats that came with my 289 FIA basic kit. Are these the "comp" seats you're referring to?
I've made good use of them, and I've always found them comfortable. After several years of use the vinyl wore thin, so I took them to a local upholstery shop and had them recovered in black leather. The upholsterer added padding to the backrest and put denser foam in the seat pad, and now I like them even better! This wasn't cheap to do, but it was worth it. I dunno, but maybe ERA offers an upgrade to leather/dense foam? (Hint...Hint... They should.) I like the look of these seats over the standard 427-type seats. DD |
I second Doug. I also have the ERA comp seats in my FIA. They have also
been modified with denser foam, but reupholstered in marine vinyl. They are seriously comfortable...far more so then they look. If you want a quality product go with ERA. You can pay more for a Cobra if you wish, but the laws of diminishing returns will catch up with you quickly. |
Great! Thanks for the advice...ERA it is! Do the comp seats put the driver in a lower position than the 427 seats?
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Cheers, Glen |
Here ya go...
http://www.erareplicas.com/fia/2_views_seat.jpg |
Bob,
The seats look nice. It looks like they would not really put the driver much lower than the 427 seat? What is the inside width of the comp seat? Do you have any left of the narrower version? I like a tight fit. And I think I'm shrinking. :) Kim |
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I would like to get my hands on one of these for my buggy..... Any in stock? Jeff |
Another option are the SPF roadster seats although I'm not sure if these can be ordered through SPF or an SPF dealer. For my taste these are the best looking conventional 427 buckets out there. Very high quality and probably expensive.
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ERA's 427 style seat was engineered from the original seats in Peter's 3252. As I recall, he was not that excited about his original seat being taken apart.
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