Recaro seems to have released a new bucket-type seat, but doesn't seem like to be getting much fanfare in the s2ki forums. Wondering if anyone has had a chance to try these out and provide some first impressions

 

Those look great, is it a chore to install them in the S2000?

 

I like them, as long as they fit without rubbing doors and blocking the compartment.

 

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Anyone on here have first hand experience with this seat yet?

Here is the Autobacs Recaro album for the Recaro RCS installed in S2Ks...
https://recaro.autobacs-asm.com/user...S2000&SEAT=RCS

They appear to fit very well and Recaro mentions creating them ideally for cars like the Miata and S660. However, it is a model developed specifically for Recaro Japan which I believe means our stateside distributors don't have access to this seat. It also usually means it'll be a tight fit for a stateside derriere lol.
Dimensions:
Depth: 460mm
Seat Cushion Width : 450mm
Width：470ｍｍ
Height：900ｍｍ
Weight: 9.8 Kg

Using my favorite Japanese online parts brokers (Nengun, Blackhawk, RHDJapan) it is available for ordering and priced relatively similarly between retailers at $1200-$1400 per seat. The painful part for us is the shipping ranging from $750-$1000 per seat.
So a pair of these seats should run about $2400 but shipping them (in my case to Florida) is another $1600, putting the total cost at $4000. That might be a hard pill to swallow without sitting in one or hearing some great reviews (which I can't really find any reviews at all). Not to mention, there are tons of good seats at a less expensive price point available to us in the US. But they look super unique and the exclusivity of having them here might be worth a few extra pennies to some.

Any savvy ideas for getting them here without the crazy shipping costs? Surely somebody must have one on here! <fingers crossed>

 

Jackmugen is selling a new one (or a pair) at I believe 2400 with the rails.