I would like your guys opinion on Seat material - reason i have never driven in a GT 40 and dont know. What is more comfortable? also concerned about the heat--Leather can be not so cool, Alcantara seems ok but doesn't look very durable-i would like your opinion. Maybe not leather or Alcantara?
GT 40 seat material Leather? Alcantara?
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Mike Pass
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I would go for real leather. I have just given my real leather seats a clean and leather feed after 15 years (pic attached). The hard bit was cleaning all those eyelets - a real toil. I find that the seats get two kinds of wear. Wear on the bottom from feet getting in and out and sliding wear on the seat back getting in and out. I think fake leather will deteriorate and delaminate eventually. and then what do you do with all the eyelets etc. Alcantara is good for friction but in a 40 there is nowhere to slide to. Also you need to slide up and down getting in and out and this would be made difficult with higher friction and I suspect it would not do the alcantara much good.
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Mike
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Mike
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Hey Mike thanks for your input--thats exactly what i needed to hear. Did you buy those seats off of Ben?
Ian Anderson
Lifetime Supporter
Don’t drive in shorts
On sunny day open door and sit and those grommets will brand the back of your legs
Ian
On sunny day open door and sit and those grommets will brand the back of your legs
Ian
LOL now that is some damm good advise right there. I due have alot of hair on the back of my legs - so i suppose i could look at it as a free hair removal --- nahh - long pants sounds better
Hard to tell by looking but it looks nice--im sure its very durable. Looks wise how does it compare to Leather?
Also make sure that your tshirt doesn't ride up as you slide down into the seat! People wonder what is going on when you yelp!
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