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crf150
12-15-2007, 10:41 PM
fittipaldi by recaro. it was given to me by my dads best friend. i just wanted to know if anybody was familiar with this seat. whats it worth. i cant seem to find it on recaro's website so im assuming its not a recent model.
crf150
12-15-2007, 10:46 PM
oh yea. here's a pic.
GSRtegŪ
12-15-2007, 10:48 PM
Damn that looks old school. :yes:
crf150
12-15-2007, 10:49 PM
yea im debating on putting it in or not. needs some cleanin.
JDMrequired
12-15-2007, 11:23 PM
fittipaldi was a family of racers and tuners....i havent seen their **** for sale....so i'm guessing its pretty valuable if you can find a buyer
crf150
12-15-2007, 11:33 PM
i see info on the family but none on the seat. i dont wanna sell it cuz i dont know anything about it and it was a gift. but then i cant find one to match either.
GSRtegŪ
12-15-2007, 11:33 PM
yea im debating on putting it in or not. needs some cleanin.

I say go for it, it would give your car a JDMish look. :yes:
crf150
12-15-2007, 11:36 PM
yea just wish i could find some info on it. gonna steam clean it tomorrow and search for some sliders. i dont wanna pay 2 hunny for sliders.
nreggie454
12-16-2007, 03:44 AM
I say keep it. Even if the sliders cost a bit, you still got the seat for free. It seems to be a pretty good seat as far as functionality goes and it's definitely unique.
manilikecars
12-16-2007, 05:20 AM
never seen one before, looks good though
David88vert
12-16-2007, 06:48 AM
It reminds me of the old Recaros that wer in the old Jettas. Look around 1988 or so.

Get sliders off any seat that you can cut off (junkyard seat). Then tack weld them on to your seat. Finally, weld a sqare seatbrakcet with mount tabs. That's all that the big aftermarket seat manufacturers do (Recaro, Corbeau, etc.).
JDMirza
12-16-2007, 09:10 AM
Keep it, and then sell it after like 15-20 years. :D It'l be worth the value.
crf150
12-16-2007, 10:51 AM
thanks for the input guys. i just realized u could move the sides into your ribs. pretty cool.

A cookie for the person who finds me some info on it!
Elbow
12-16-2007, 06:35 PM
I say go for it, it would give your car a JDMish look. :yes:

Since Recaro is JDM and all
crf150
12-16-2007, 09:28 PM
oh yea lol. but u said "look". dont see how seats give it a jdm look but at least he was bein positive ha.
koi
12-16-2007, 09:52 PM
The only other time I have seen seats like that are in a DSM. It was a Fittipaldi Talon(1of1).

Pics!
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v252/Talon007/EF%20Talon/?action=view&current=FittipaldiTalon3.jpg

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v252/Talon007/EF%20Talon/?action=view&current=FittipaldiTalon4.jpg
MistaCee
12-17-2007, 02:10 PM
Those would look nice in a car thats a little older than your 240 IMO
RUFFIAN
12-17-2007, 02:33 PM
That seat is named for Emmerson Fittipalti and was a real beast of a race driver in the 80's as far as racing. He was on the leading edge of the tuner market offering aftermarket wheels made by O.Z.for cars back when that was still a forein concept to many. To answer your question, that seat was very expensive when it was new. It probably came out in the late 80's or early 90's so it it is period specific to your car. if you are into nostalgia keep it.
JDMirza
12-17-2007, 05:32 PM
That seat is named for Emmerson Fittipalti and was a real beast of a race driver in the 80's as far as racing. He was on the leading edge of the tuner market offering aftermarket wheels made by O.Z.for cars back when that was still a forein concept to many. To answer your question, that seat was very expensive when it was new. It probably came out in the late 80's or early 90's so it it is period specific to your car. if you are into nostalgia keep it.
Good info.