A few comments on return to Lotus

[Thirdgen89gta]

I changed seats as fast as I could for the same reasons. The shape of the seat pushes my sternum out in an uncomfortable way. A note on the seat height, my aftermarket seat does sit lower and the Tillet's will be lower as well, but the front bottom of the driver and passenger side windows are lower than what you typically find in a car, it gives the illusion you are higher than you really are. It's subtle but it is adding to that effect. You'll be much happier with the new seats for comfort and support. Also your note on the suspension, whether the sport or touring remember Lotus always designs their stock suspensions to have lots of travel, compliance, and body roll. It's the classic Lotus philosophy of body roll telling you where the grip of the car is - once you change this out to Nitrons/Ohlins, etc. you will find the familiar slot car feeling you are looking for. Or maybe just change the antirollbars -

I want more support than OEM, but honestly the Tillets are too much for what I want, to track oriented. I want basically the same level of cushion for hours on hours in the seat, but more support.

Honestly, I loved my Focus RS seats. they were so very supportive, 4 wheel drift and whip it around corners supportive.

 

[Orchardbike]

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I want more support than OEM, but honestly the Tillets are too much for what I want, to track oriented. I want basically the same level of cushion for hours on hours in the seat, but more support.

Honestly, I loved my Focus RS seats. they were so very supportive, 4 wheel drift and whip it around corners supportive.

I think this is where I am with the seats. I like the Tillets and have sat in a car with them. They’re very supportive, look great, but a step too far for me (I don’t track my car). I also don’t want to lose the air bags and heated seat. The standard seats are comfy for me, but don’t offer enough side support nor do they look very special.

 

[virtualmacho]

Where there's a will, there's a way... And they look very special.

 

[Thirdgen89gta]

I do wonder if some of the Evora GT seats would swap in. haven't really bothered to look to see what OEM seat options there were, or the compatibility. I basically want a more sport oriented bucket seat, keep heated (would love cooled too!) but want to go to a full on shell seat and have a massive bolster to work around.

As supportive as the Tillets look, I don't think I'd want to be in them for a 8hr drive, or god forbid one oof the 4 day road trips I love to do.

 

[geoffbland]

I would guess that several UK places like Allon White would be able to do a custom retrimming of the seats to make them look more "special" and also provide more side bolstering. I would guess this would be cheaper than buying replacement seats.

 

[Beachbum]

I would guess that several UK places like Allon White would be able to do a custom retrimming of the seats to make them look more "special" and also provide more side bolstering. I would guess this would be cheaper than buying replacement seats.

My issue with replacing the seats is, that the options are either what we already have, or the Tillett seats, there is nothing somewhere in the middle
As per @Orchardbike I dont track it, so dont really need the Tilletts, but the OEM arent good enough. Does the 420 have different seats,? Are they any better than the previous Lotus seat?
Even if someone does come up with a middle ground alternative, I'd still want the airbags and heating options

For those that have changed to Tilletts, have you told your insurance company? The lose of airbags is something they are bound to jump on, should there be an accident.

 

[Orchardbike]

I would guess that several UK places like Allon White would be able to do a custom retrimming of the seats to make them look more "special" and also provide more side bolstering. I would guess this would be cheaper than buying replacement seats.

I had thought about trying Allon White. He did a re-trim on some interior parts of my Evora so I know they’re very high quality. I might take a ride up there at some point. Biggest concerns would be the chance of getting it the fit right first time

 

[Kaz]

I got the Bride Gias III for hybrid duty - these slide and recline and are super comfy, there are Sparco and Recaro seats that are similar iirc.

 

[NicolasB]

I do wonder if some of the Evora GT seats would swap in. haven't really bothered to look to see what OEM seat options there were, or the compatibility. I basically want a more sport oriented bucket seat, keep heated (would love cooled too!) but want to go to a full on shell seat and have a massive bolster to work around.

As supportive as the Tillets look, I don't think I'd want to be in them for a 8hr drive, or god forbid one oof the 4 day road trips I love to do.

I actually have lots of lower back problems, including a couple of fractured vertebrae parts. I get a sore back sitting in a cushy recliner chair in a living room, and car seats really tend to give me a lot of problems. My Emira has Tilletts and they are one of the most comfortable seats I have found to sit in. I have spent 10 hours driving the car from New York to Virginia and been totally fine, and continued driving the car on a road trip everyday for a full week. I've never been able to drive any vehicle for that long without getting a very sore back.

The carbon fiber seats are very comfortable for me, and they connect you to the car so incredibly well that it totally changes the driving experience. If it weren't for them I probably would have sold the car by now. I never track my car, but just driving it on twisty back roads really gets me all the enjoyment out of those seats that I would ever need.