by Fastlane » Wed Mar 03, 2021 1:38 pm
Namastebuzz wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 6:53 pm
Fastlane wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 5:58 pm
I do love the look of those but can't justify spending nearly £300 per seat...
Just get one for yourself.
Sod the passengers......
I couldn't cope with the lack of symmetry and I have already spent far too much on my car despite is sitting in the garage since October...In the end I have ordered a set of narrow pads from Reverie in Technosuede - they are less than half the cost of the Tillett seat pads.
ArBrMD wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 10:43 am
Noob questions alert:
1. aside from stunning aesthetics, does the fact that they are carbon do something in any way, i suppose some firmness? isn't the "padding/cushions" the most important part (for road use)?
2. how are those cushions attached to the seat? I would love to have something like that fitted to my 3.5R, the plastic seats are quite ugly and rough...
They is really no comparison to the standard Atom bench seat. As Wasp says, the Tilletts don't flex at all, they firmly hold you in place, but they are also very comfortable on long journeys (I am only buying the pads to prevent any further scratches from my shoes when getting in and out of them). They also slide backwards and forwards, which is useful for your passenger and also to be able to put stuff behind them/clean them. However, they are very easy to scratch, rain collects in them (easy to wipe away though) and again as Wasp says, they are quite tight a cross the hips for a "larger" person - although I am hardly slim (89kgs) and I fit in the my Tillett B4's absolutely fine. Once you've been in an Atom with them (and you fit) I don't think you would want anything else...
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I do love the look of those but can't justify spending nearly £300 per seat...
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Just get one for yourself.
Sod the passengers...... 😆
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I couldn't cope with the lack of symmetry and I have already spent far too much on my car despite is sitting in the garage since October...In the end I have ordered a set of narrow pads from Reverie in Technosuede - they are less than half the cost of the Tillett seat pads.
[quote=ArBrMD post_id=303819 time=1614768188 user_id=6305]
Noob questions alert:
1. aside from stunning aesthetics, does the fact that they are carbon do something in any way, i suppose some firmness? isn't the "padding/cushions" the most important part (for road use)?
2. how are those cushions attached to the seat? I would love to have something like that fitted to my 3.5R, the plastic seats are quite ugly and rough...
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They is really no comparison to the standard Atom bench seat. As Wasp says, the Tilletts don't flex at all, they firmly hold you in place, but they are also very comfortable on long journeys (I am only buying the pads to prevent any further scratches from my shoes when getting in and out of them). They also slide backwards and forwards, which is useful for your passenger and also to be able to put stuff behind them/clean them. However, they are very easy to scratch, rain collects in them (easy to wipe away though) and again as Wasp says, they are quite tight a cross the hips for a "larger" person - although I am hardly slim (89kgs) and I fit in the my Tillett B4's absolutely fine. Once you've been in an Atom with them (and you fit) I don't think you would want anything else...