S-197 seats for my SN-95 Cobra

[mwolson]

My saddle colored leather seats finally bit the dust, so I did a front seat swap with black leather seats from a 2005 Mustang.

I am really happy with the results.

Here is the writeup on the project, with pictures of how it came out: http://www.classictiger.com/mustang/Interior/05SeatSwap/05SeatSwap.htm

 

[Fox-4]

Adding +05 and newer seats is something that I really want to do, great write up!

 

[dutch]

awesome Mark!

 

[brucesvt]

great write up

 

[mysteed]

Great write-up!

 

[goats]

Hmmmm very tempting to do

 

[harvboi05]

top notch as usual. thanks for posting.

 

[00_silvergt]

Which seats are more comfortable in your opinion? The seats in my 97 cobra are more comfy than the seats i had in the mustang gt's

 

[mwolson]

I find the S-197 seats to be more comfortable, although your results may vary.

I recommend sitting in a 2005-2010 car, and maybe even driving it before you decide to do this.

 

[65x2]

Mind my asking what your plans for your rear seat is? My pops Cobra has Saddle/Black and his front seats are in similar shape.

 

[mwolson]

The rear seats are in near perfect condition, since they are almost never used, so I don't see any reason to change them.

 

[DOHCscreamer]

nice writeup. seats look good and now you have headrests that will actually help prevent whiplash in case you are rear ended. i was rear ended hard in my old cobra and had bad whiplash because the headrests in our cars are useless. its one of the reasons i want to do a seat swap myself.

 

[mwolson]

After having driven for a few days with these new seats, I can report that the seat bottom feels a little harder than my stock seats, and they feel like I am sitting a bit higher than stock. But I still find them very comfortable.

 

[03 DSG Snake]

After having driven for a few days with these new seats, I can report that the seat bottom feels a little harder than my stock seats, and they feel like I am sitting a bit higher than stock. But I still find them very comfortable.

Is it the seats which make the seating position higher or the adapters?

 

[mwolson]

I don't think the adapters add much more than about 1/8". And it doesn't feel like it raises me up that much when I am sitting in the car. But I did hit my head once getting into the car, which may be why I have the impression it is a bit higher.

I should have measured the distance between the headliner and the seat cushion before and after the swap. Maybe on of you could lower your stock seat all the way and measure from the back of the seat bottom to the headliner.

Mine is 36.5" with the new seats.

 

[Beerdog80]

Which seats are more comfortable in your opinion? The seats in my 97 cobra are more comfy than the seats i had in the mustang gt's

I have the S-197 seats in my Thunderbird. Way more comfortable than the seats in my Cobra.