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Poll: FR500 or '03 Cobra seats?

  • Thread starter Thread starter S.D.-Stangman
  • Start date Start date Dec 3, 2003

Which seats?

  • FR500 CST seats

    Votes: 17 65.4%
  • '03 Cobra Take off's

    Votes: 9 34.6%

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S.D.-Stangman

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FR500 or '03 Cobra seats?

A set of FR500 seats from Classic Soft Trim is about $1500 installed, or I can get a set of the '03 Cobras shipped to me for about $1150 (out of a wrecked car). Opinions?
 
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WOT

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I will be the first to repond. From just having my FR500's installed I say get them.

They are way more comfortable then the Mach1 seats. I haven't sat in the new Cobra's but the FR500's rock.
 
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DJT03GT

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are there any pictures of the FR500 seats on classic soft trims site? and how bout the pricing not installed? The ones i have seen i liked very much.
 

jadesville

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the seats from the cobra are $1150 uninstalled right?
 
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YLW99VERT

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FR500!!! You can get them in the leather of your choice, the cobra has cloth in the center
 

mike2858

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YLW99VERT said:
FR500!!! You can get them in the leather of your choice, the cobra has cloth in the center
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what do you mean you can get them in the leather of your choice- doyou mean colors of your choice?
 

tait_gt2002

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It's a fake suede insert in the '03 Cobra seats, not cloth. The passenger seat seems *ok* for comfort but for me, the driver's seat is HORRIBLE. Plus you have the stupid Cobra stitched into it. Not even a decision IMO, get the FR500 seats, the Cobras suck.
 

CTGrey02

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A local friend thats also on here has the FR500s in his car and they're pretty damn nice. They have to be installed by Ford, but they do kick ass. I wasnt all that impressed by the 03 Cobra seats other than the head rest for some reason.
 

S.D.-Stangman

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WOT said:
I will be the first to repond. From just having my FR500's installed I say get them.

They are way more comfortable then the Mach1 seats. I haven't sat in the new Cobra's but the FR500's rock.
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You got pics of your setup?
 

ADRENLN

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i was looking at cobra seats, but changed my mind when i heard that they are super heavy. who wants that?
 
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WOT

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CTGrey02 said:
A local friend thats also on here has the FR500s in his car and they're pretty damn nice. They have to be installed by Ford, but they do kick ass. I wasnt all that impressed by the 03 Cobra seats other than the head rest for some reason.
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Who told you that? i installed my own. Took about three days taking my time to do a top notch job. Besides I would never trust an idiot at the dealer to install a $1500 leather package.
 

Sleepy1

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There might be blood stains on the 03 seats if it came from a wrecked car? Besides, for that kind of money they better be brand new. Go with the FR500.
 

4.6MustangSteve

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what do the FR500's look like?
 
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rjstaaf

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You should be able to get NEW complete '01 or '03 Ford Cobra seats front and back for $1500. I have priced them from a couple of dealers and they were both right around that ball park. I priced all the pieces but, FRPP is now selling the seats as a unit in the '04 catalog. Also just to clarify, the FR500 package is just new leather and foam for your existing seat frames.

Here is a picture of TJM01's seats

 

Ruffrider

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The FR500s are so perfect. I sat in a stang with them and I love them. The '03 Cobra seats are also really comfortable... I guess you gotta decide with your rear.
 

TacBear

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FR 500's There is no substitute!!!!!!!!!!
 

mike2858

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can u choose the color of the leather?
 

S.D.-Stangman

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mike2858 said:
can u choose the color of the leather?
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yes you can. BTW, nice avatar mike...
 

CTGrey02

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rjstaaf said:
Here is a picture of TJM01's seats

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His would be the ones I sat in. Lots of side bolstering.

WOT... the Dealer I had asked about them... maybe I should look elsewhere, lol
 

PDubs

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I can only speak for the 03 Cobras, to which they are by far the most comfortable seats in a sports car I have ever sat in.
 
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