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Old May 4, 2009 | 01:14 AM
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hay i just finished installing my evo seats i picked. they weren't too hard to get in but they are a tight fit. i used the stock seat sliders with a bar going across to each slider to make them fit on the wider base of the evo seats about 2 hours for each seats. let me know what you guys and galls think.
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Old May 4, 2009 | 01:20 AM
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They look to be nice seats but the quality of pictures make them look really dirty and stained imo....good job though
Old May 4, 2009 | 01:26 AM
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yaa the camera i had at the time sucks *** ill try to get better pics once it stops raining in ct and its nice out which looks to be in 4 days =[
Old May 4, 2009 | 01:29 AM
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Definitely looks like they'd hold you in place better than the stock seats. Which year/variety of Evo are these from?
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Old May 4, 2009 | 01:34 AM
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bone there out of an evo 8 base model the mr and se have leather seats
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looks geart!
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geart indeed.. clean em off and it's awesome!
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looks geart but no matter what you do thoes seat will never look "clean" in pictures..

when i was evo shopping i noticed all the interior shots with the blue seats looked like they were dirty and i guess its the fabric shine or something its reflecting some of the black...i dont remember but someone told me the reason on evom.

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Old May 4, 2009 | 02:39 AM
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Originally Posted by bayside blue
looks great but no matter what you do thoes seat will never look "clean" in pictures..

when i was evo shopping i noticed all the interior shots with the blue seats looked like they were dirty and i guess its the fabric shine or something its reflecting some of the black...i dont remember but someone told me the reason on evom.
its geart, not great. get it right
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Originally Posted by 18psi
its geart, not great. get it right
ah yes.. silly me
Old May 4, 2009 | 02:59 AM
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Ah these look geart. I need to see if I pick some of these up, I'm sure they're dime a dozen and I like that they're recliners.
Old May 4, 2009 | 03:02 AM
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i picked them up off a kid for 400 bucks and im glad you guys like how they came out
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How do they sit, height-wise, versus stock?

Is your head higher in the car, and if so, by how much?
Old May 4, 2009 | 10:24 AM
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what rc car is that?
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hpi drift rs4
Old May 4, 2009 | 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by tyson87
what rc car is that?
i was thinking that too lol

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hpi drift rs4
i used to have the same one lol
i knew it looked familiar
Old May 4, 2009 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 1990miata1.6
hpi drift rs4
i got a tamiya tt01, spent way too much money on it, brushless motor, carbon chassis, spektrum remote/receiver.
what a waste of money, im afraid to drive it ever since i put the carbon chassis on it, i dont want to scratch it up.
Old May 4, 2009 | 01:21 PM
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yup i spent a good 1000 in a week on ******* rc and now i wish i had to to buy a standalone ecu and not the many rc cars and truck i have lol
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Geart indeed. Shitty *** pics though! I feel ya in on the weather, that 8 day forcast has me down.....at least it gives me some mandatory down time to work on my handful of projects.



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