458 Racing Seats a little Uncomfortable?

458 Racing Seats a little Uncomfortable?

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controlz

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192 posts

125 months

Wednesday 10th June 2015
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Shortly very likely I'll be trading in my V12 Vantage for a 458. The lightweight seats in my V12V are incredibly supportive for long journeys, but when I drove a 458 around London I fund the Racing Seats to be very hard. Not sure I could use them every day.

How do people find the Racing Seats vs the Standard/Daytona for regular driving, as this will be a daily. Also, how does the desirability change with resale?

Apologies if a similar thread exists.

_Leg_

2,825 posts

218 months

Wednesday 10th June 2015
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2700 miles in 10 days round Europe last summer on the 458 racing seats. Both I and my passenger found them comfortable and supportive. Not a problem at all. I thought they wouldn't be, took a couple of small black cushions and binned them by Stuttgart as they weren't necessary.

keith jecks

81 posts

235 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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I have had the racing seats in a 575, 360 and 430. They are really comfortable over long distances and have the major advantage if you are tall of giving you an extra 2 inches of headroom (which I find rather tight with the standard seats). On resale, I gather that the race seats are very sought after. Their only downside is that getting in or out is slightly harder, but you soon find the technique. I would certainly go of it if ordering a new car.

dafydd2008

454 posts

191 months

Saturday 13th June 2015
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I have race seats in mine and whilst I love the look, they give me really bad back ache!

marky1

1,087 posts

203 months

Saturday 13th June 2015
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dafydd2008 said:
I have race seats in mine and whilst I love the look, they give me really bad back ache!
Same for me. I get a really bad back from the ones in my scuderia.

keith jecks

81 posts

235 months

Tuesday 16th June 2015
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interesting. It just shows that you need to try them for yourself. My wife has a bad back and finds most seats very uncomfortable. The Ferrari race seats are for her the best we have tried and she can go for 500 miles in a day in them with out discomfort. That the seats are also comfortable for me (she is 5'6" and I am 6'3" and twice her weight) demonstrates just how well they are designed.

dvb247

270 posts

205 months

Thursday 18th June 2015
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I have an F430 with the race seats, I'm 6ft ish, slim build with prolapsed disks in my lower spine, I find them super comfy, look good, feel good, good for resale, agree with others on the extra height and finding your own way to get in and out in a way that protects your seat bolster from damaged

DG27

153 posts

176 months

Friday 19th June 2015
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V comfortable in my 458 spider after nearly two years and 8000 miles and europe trips too......

DG27

153 posts

176 months

Friday 19th June 2015
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V comfortable in my 458 spider after nearly two years and 8000 miles and europe trips too......