Oh and to elaborate on what Ryan was saying about the Artis. Basicly the shoulder bolsters of Zetas stick out far because they are bigger and give more lateral support. The Artis has one shoulder from an Exas seat and the other shoulder is from the Zeta. I recommend finding someone with Vios. I'd love to hear how they fit.

 

Don't buy replica seats. Never know how they are made. Racing seats are made for safety and you don't want to jeapordize safety.

Ryan

 

Picture comparison of the Vios and Zetas

 

Very similar. The Vios look more like the Zetas to me.

 

That was one of my big concerns, too. F1spec purchases the real seat, sends it to a manufacturer to be reverse engineered (AKA cut apart and tested) and then builds copies. Same materials, same design, same seat. Less money.

 

I agree, the thing I want to try about the Vios is they are a low max seat, and you see how the actual shape of the shell in the ass area sits down lower. I wonder how much lower the Vios would sit than the Zeta if at all?

Also FWIW, the Vios are 30mm shorter in the shoulders than Zetas.

Oh and sorry for the thread hi jack.

 

f1specs are amazing for the price. i have a set, the first batch w/ the provided sliders and rails and used a sparco wedge basemount. Mounted w/ some takata harnesses and they are money. Hirpmek has sat in my seat before, then i sat in his bride and holy sh$t i couldnt get my ass in there.

 

ZetaIII accomodates a skinnier person better as opposed to the PP.

Im referring to the shoulder part. The Zeta III will rub either the door or catch on the center console depending on how you position the seat on the rail. the PP has a narrower shoulder width but a wider area in the waist.

 

ok uh, My seibons look better and cost less than half as much, but i value performance over jdm bling

 

hmm....so far i think i am now leaning towards the Bride Artis.
Thanks for all the input everyone.