Upgraded Comfort without sacrificing safety>> Recaro Seats with airbags

[FloridaMan655321]

I have a Mojave and don't find the seats to be uncomfortable, but this is damn sexy. Did it actually cost 25k?

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[Rusty PW]

I have a Mojave and don't find the seats to be uncomfortable, but this is damn sexy. Did it actually cost 25k?

Figure the seats are about $3,700 each X 2 = $7,400, plus the air bag install. I say he's got close to $12,000 total.

 

[Dougstdig]

Looking at the underside I think I’d have an issue. I’m a bigger fella and completely whore out the seat in my Dodge. The fabrics are in excellent condition with the exception of a wear hole about the size of a dime. The seat foam is another story. The seat suspension caused it to flex under weight of going down lease roads in the patch.

When I installed the seat slammer kit on my JT I was pleasantly surprised to see the steel pan on the front 1/2 of the seat bottom providing excellent support. The slammer kit is actually too much and I’ll adjust it when I get the time. The kit lowers the rear 2 inches and raises the front about a half. The issue with the stock seats is the pitch. …too flat / horizontal from the factory. It’s amazing how it’s changed with the kit. Now my right knee rests behind the 4x4 selector and I’m 6’3.

 

[NC_Overland]

The leather seats in my Overland are very comfortable. They are a little bit firm, but that helps my back on long road trips. On a lot of vehicles, when on road trips, my knee will cramp up or my back does, or both, and I have to stop every few hours to walk around and stretch. I’ve never had to do that in my Gladiator. I only stop for gas every ~400 miles for gas or for caffeine or a restroom break (caffeine intake dependent).

I’ve had new German luxury cars with less comfortable seats. My only issue was that I couldn’t make the seat bottom angle right, but when I raised the front of my Jeep 2” that solved itself. Haha

 

[DAVECS1]

well Carl are you ever gonna tell us

 

[DC3]

well Carl are you ever gonna tell us

@Rusty PW isn't far off... the seats with Airbags are about $4,700 ea and then there are import duties+ shipping + brackets.

Having just drove two back to back 12 hour days I can say these seats changed my life.

If there was real interest in the seats I could look into importing a bunch. Maybe could get it down to $4k a seat or lower... but that's still a lot.

 

[DAVECS1]

Man I just don't know if my arse is worth 10K lol!!!

 

[flipmode]

lol, mine is. I'm interested in all of it minus the airbags and 'recaro' logo.

 

[spanishmack]

A 5 gallon bucket full of one dollar bills.

He didn't say American dollar bills....

 

[Papa Jawa]

From Day 1, I never loved the factory Gladiator seats, I have gone back and forth regarding airbags and ultimately decided to get aftermarket seats with side airbags. I finally got some time to install my Recaro Ergomed ES SAB seats. Airbags + Electric + comfort = Heaven. I am approaching the end of my build for my OEM+ Gladiator.

Like every other install, these are a bit more involved than I had expected. The seats are simple to install, but integrating them into the Gladiator electronic architecture is taking some TLC.

Background: Recaro does not sell airbag seats in the US due to liability/regulatory issues. I sourced these seats from Germany and had them covered in black diamond-stitched leather to match the rest of the interior. It took some time for the seats to arrive and I had to perform some repairs due to shipping damage but beyond that, I can't complain. I bought brackets from Wedge and had them lower the rear by about 1.5" (since I already had modified my factory seat height) The seats have thigh extensions, airbags, Heat, cool, power lumbar, power-adjustable bolsters, height adjustment (tilt), and power recline. The fore-aft adjustment is manual.

I removed the seat wiring harnesses and installed them into the Recaro seats along with the occupancy module/sensor, seatbelt sensor, and airbag connector. I have not integrated the seat heating controls yet.

With the modified Wedge brackets, the seats are at the perfect height and can be fine-tuned for the seating angle, something I have always missed about the Gladiator.

So far I love the seats, I am driving to Daytona in a few weeks and will get a chance to test them out on the long haul. I am sure they will satisfy. Interestingly enough, they are a very similar design to a previous Audi S8 I had, but these have way more adjustability.

Its crazy that jeep can make a seat that sucks so bad and then make the Mojave seat. I love the stock seats in the Mojave.

 

[JET_83]

I can't agree on not liking the standard seats, but the recaro upgrade looks sick and I have never had a recaro that was uncomfortable. Sick mod dude.

The stock seats are hella uncomfortable

 

[PlayfulBird]

The stock seats are hella uncomfortable

for you..., and the op has a solution for that
Both my wife and I feel they are very comfortable . We are very thankful not to have to spend another 4k+€ to updgrade seats, also would not have bought it in that case

 

[JET_83]

for you..., and the op has a solution for that
Both my wife and I feel they are very comfortable . We are very thankful not to have to spend another 4k+€ to updgrade seats, also would not have bought it in that case

You must not do any long distance traveling

 

[PlayfulBird]

You must not do any long distance traveling

Nah bro. Not at all. You see, we live in a glass house and the truck just sits in the living room to look at

Love it. Awesome how you can have an opinion, but not respect that others can disagree

 

[JET_83]

Nah bro. Not at all. You see, we live in a glass house and the truck just sits in the living room to look at

Love it. Awesome how you can have an opinion, but not respect that others can disagree

Never said I didn’t respect your opinion, I just have the same trim and it’s hella uncomfortable for being in the vehicle longer than an hour, seats are stiff and I bought it brand new.

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