Tenzo R Rally Seats quality and longevity

[Warharan]

I searched and read up on the Tenzo R seats. Looks like some people complained that they fade just after a few months or something breaks or rips on them. Some people say they last.

I know about Corbeaus, Sparcos, etc. Corbeaus are my 2nd choice but with both seats brackets and sliders I'm looking to over $1000 for the ones I want. Sparcos even way more. Where as the Tenzo R Rallys with brackets and sliders are almost half that price. I'm really trying to budget this. I don't cut corners when it comes to performance parts (engine, turbo, IC, etc) so I hope to cut some corners on interior in order to have more money for the performance side.

So my question is, those who have or had the Tenzo R seats for over a year or preferably years, can you give your opinion and rating? Do they fade easy? Do they break (handles, belt slots, etc.)? How does the foam hold up (still supportive after a while)? Do they feel safe in case there was an accident? Thanks.

 

[tsidrift1]

Hey man, I have a set of tenzo seats in my car. The seats are great except for the fading. I bought mine used and they were faded pretty bad. The the material was fine, no cuts or tears. Anyway, I got mine recovered in suede. The comfort is awesome though.

Anthony

 

[Warharan]

I don't know if this is true or not, but I heard the new version of the seats have better UV protection and generally fade less through wear and tear. Is this true?

 

[99gst_racer]

I had a pair a while back. They looked and fit great. I truely miss them.

Nevertheless, they faded horribly. Within 2 summers, my red seats became pink seats. That was my reason for getting rid of them.

If they did infact fix the problem with the fabric fading, I would seriously consider switching back to them. Let me know if that is true or not.

 

[wvturbo2]

They are very comfortable seats for the price. All seats will fade. I've seen a set of Bride seats brought over from Japan sit in the car out in the son all the time fade and they were small for asian people , but thats besides the point. If i was going to spend the money on expensive seats i would get JIC. my friend has JIC magic racing seats and they were the best looking and feeling seats I've ever sat in

 

[Warharan]

Another option are Weapon R seats. They seem to be around the same price. Anyone had any luck with them?

 

[chicagoavenger]

Have you looked at Megan racing seats?

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usually around 250 shipped

 

[EDM95]

When installing racing seats can you use the brackets off the stock seats?

 

[kqodprez]

Would that be 250 shipped for the pair or for a single seat?

 

[Tsi_User]

250 each

http://meganracing.com/products/product_page.asp?catid=70

 

[EDM95]

I Got my gray racing seats for 300 a pair includes shiping.
This is where mine were from.
http://www.sfxperformance.com/parts/TFXT253808.htm

 

[onegeenewbie]

Just food for thought: Seats are not really something you want to cut corners on. They are a very important element in a crash situation and if build quality is poor, then that's your life ( or your passengers), when you get into a crash that's on the line. You get what you pay for. Tenzo R's "dtm" style seats aren't even FIA approved...

 

[Flash]

All seats will fade.

I've had my Sparco's for like 2 years and they have never faded, ripped, came apart, etc... Very nice seat!

 

[fertez_turbo]

I had the black ones for about a year and no fading. I know the red ones faded bad though....like Paul said. The thing that irritated me most about them was where the seat belts come through on the side. There is plastic material on each side that was suppose to stay together but it never did and I ended up having to superglue all mine together. Those drove me crazy. Other than that I loved the seats and they were very comfortable.