:-) ...I finally got my seats installed and boy are they great. Go to the link below to see pics and an article posted about them:7 .

http://www.marshpoint.com/tech/articles.asp?id=203


95 Mark VIII LSC with SuperChip,Borla Mufflers, airbox mod, Recaro Trend Seats, and Cobra R 17" wheels

--Bill-- 95 Mark VIII LSC-R For Pic's and Mods click here

Lets see some pics!

Mark seats are very comfy, but don't offer any lateral support. I've thought about Recaro's, but am afraid they would look too out of place...

Chad
'93 Mucho Miles Mark

Bill;

I saw your seats and they look great. Steve Bryant notes that your new electric controls are on the front of the seat (facing the pedal assembly) so I guess that the whole Lincoln factory power seat frame had to be replaced with a new one. Was Robert Kessing's fabrication company able to save the position feedback sensors so that your seat position preset buttons still work?

Thanks

Mike Barna

WOW, those look great, I always thought these seats need more lateral support. It looks like those Ricaros are the answer, and they match up nicely with the look of the interior. How much did those cost after all was done?

---1995 Mark VIII---
-Dynomax Ultraflow mufflers
-Superchip
-245/50 R16 Tires
-Custom Airbox
-K&N Air Filter
-PIAA Ultrawhite Headlamps

LAST EDITED ON Jan-30-00 AT 00:50 AM (EST)

Actually Mike, they modified and used the original seat brackets/frame and power motors. The only thing that's not powered is the "recline" but there is a large round knob on each side of the seat to rotate to recline the seats. Also the "auto glide" does not work which was scary to my back seat passengers and crunched a few unsuspecting riders. I don’t know if the memory buttons work anymore since I never used it either. How’s the handling experiment coming along? Do we have any shock/strut options other than the Lincoln dealer

And Mat, to say Recaro seats are not cheap would be and understatement. The seats starts at about $350 each for cloth seats and skyrocket up from there depending on what materials and power controls you want. Mine are full leather and were special ordered to match my interior. My cost was about $730-ish per seat and another $175 each to be reengineered and installed. Expensive? Yes, but they are comfortable and don’t look out of place in my car

--Bill-- 95 Mark VIII LSC-R For Pic's and Mods click here

Bill:

The shock/strut thing is still in the courtship phase. I am still calling people at Air Ride Technologies and reintroducing myself, "hi, remember me, I'm the psycho who wants to put performance shocks in a Lincoln". Time will tell.

MB