NMAv Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 I swear I recall reading a thread about swapping out the OEM seats for the Boss 302'ish Recaro seats. A couple questions for anyone that did this: 1. Is it plug and play for the 2011 MY? 2. Do the Recaro's have air bags? 3. I assume they are not power seats ... Others, are there more comfortable seats that work well with the GT500 platform? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usgpru27 Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Have you not considered the Recaro GT500 seats? Are the 302's more of a competition seat? I have horrible back problems and have had many 10+ hour drives on my GT500 Recaro's with not one problem. Great seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMAv Posted December 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 OK, that is a fair point, I was mentally lumping the 302 seats in with the GT500, but would the 2012 GT 500 seats work in the 2011 without any serious modifications? I recall reading something about needing to change plugs and certain years just being incompatible etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stngfever Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Based on my experience with putting a set in my 07SGT: 1. The recaro's do have airbags 2. Typically the recaro's are manual (not sure if all are since ford started to offer these in all Mustangs as an option) 3. The seats will bolt directly to the power seat rails (as such, the wiring harness stays with the rails) 4. The passenger seat has an occupancy sensing device that I had to move from the original seats over to the recaro (this also provided the wiring harness that will connect to my 07). The 302 Recaro's and the GT-500 Recaro's are the same with the exception of leather vs. cloth (GT-500 has the leather). I was originally leary about longer trips witht he recaro's, however, after the first long road trip (3000+ miles) I was very satisfied with their comfort on long road trips, short trips, and especially on the road course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMAv Posted December 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 Anyone know where would be the best place to buy the GT500 version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 Look for a used set. They are stupid expensive from a dealer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afdharley Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 Anyone know where would be the best place to buy the GT500 version? As far as I am aware, you cannot buy the leather GT500 recaro seats. You would have to buy the FRPP seats and recover them. I've looked into this and it's still ridiculously expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMAv Posted December 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 Thanks ... sorta... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_KR Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 I want (and will eventually) put a pair in my 08KR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2010KonaBlueGT Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 As far as I am aware, you cannot buy the leather GT500 recaro seats. Yes and no. You can't buy the GT500 recaro seats as a complete unit. you have to buy the pieces and build them. The covers, the foam, the springs, the frames, the slider/rack, etc. And from what I know, they're stupid expensive to build. Something like $4500 and I'm not sure if that's a pair or each. The FRPP recaros are very affordable, include the side air bag and are a direct retrofit to the OEM power & manual (slider) racks. Phill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd2none Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 Have to get lucky on forum classified ads. I've seen a few ads through the years of people that get the Recaros and don't like them and are looking for a trade of the regular seats. From what I remember reading the Recaros weren't as comfortable for bigger people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svt13 Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 There is a set of recaros for sale now on SVTPP for 4k. 2013 recaros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave 316 Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 people are D**KS. 1595.00 option from the factory. do yourself a favor and search for a guy who got them as an option, and doesn't like them. offer your stockers plus a small amount of cash, and i'm sure you can get them. A fool and his money are easily parted. Just because everybody feels the need to gouge people, don't let it happen. be patient. you will find them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tob Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 Dave, that's $1595 plus the cost of your original seats and power rack, etc. And $4,000 was the asking price not what the ultimate buyer ended up paying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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