Great write up - very inspirational to have tackled the job your self. You have to feel a great deal of satisfaction of doing the work yourself. I have sat in the GT2 seats and they felt great. Thanks

 

I did similar mods last year, huge improvement over OEM especially on the track.

Nice thread, very well detailed.

 

GT2 seats are great, I had a chance to sit in one.

 

Great job.

A couple of questions:

1. Why does the GT2 passenger seat weigh 2 pounds more than the driver seat?

2. Do the GT2 seats sit higher than stock seats and if so, by how much?

 

Probably the seat sensor. The drivers side doesn't have one.

 

Mike incredible write up

 

Thanks guys. Glad you like how it turn out

Yes, it is very satisfying doing the mods yourself. It would cost me less time and money to pay someone else to do the work but I will have no appreciation of what was involved. DIY is a great tool to get to know your car

The passenger seat weigh 2 lbs more due to occupant sensor and hardware as GTS-R have mentioned. The GT2 seat is the same height on the driver side compare with OEM seat at it's lowest ride height. The passenger GT2 seat is slightly higher due to occupant sensor hardware. I would estimate the driver side is higher by about 1". This is true with OEM passenger seat too

 

Will the stock belts fit through the lower seat opening with the 6 pt belts?

Looks like you did not put them back?

 

Yes, the OEM seat belt can still be secured at the factory bolt location if you don't have a roll bar occupying the spot. This may become an annoyance if you have to move the seats since the belt will pull against the seat opening. All new 998 has seat belt mounted on the GT2 seats if you chose the sports seat option as shown below

 

I am thinking of same set up. Do the stock belts stay in same location for use on the street?

I would also have the GMG bar.

What about seatbelt warning lights and beeps are they disabled so when using 6 pt you do not have beeping and lights.

Thank you.

 

Please clarify the hight of the seats. The drivers (left) side is the same hight as the OEM seat and that is eye level when sitting in each OEM and GT2 seats? The passenger seat hight is slightly higher?

 

Yes, you can still use the stock seat belt and it will bolt on the GT2 seat as shown above. I still buckle up the stock seat belt when I use the 6 points harness to avoid the seat belt warning light - kind of retarded lol

Alternatively you can get a separate belt buckle for the receiver when you are using 6 points harness to avoid the seat belt warning light.

Sorry, my mistake, I meant to say "The GT2 seat has the same ride height on the driver side compare with OEM seat at it's lowest ride height. The passenger GT2 seat is slightly higher due to occupant sensor hardware. I would estimate the passenger side is higher by about 1" compare with driver side. This is true with OEM passenger seat too"

Hope that help clarify things

 

Thank you. How much was shipping from SunCoast?

 

The lower seat hight in the OEM GT3 seat is what I liked tremendously as a 6'2" guy in comparison to my sport seat hight in the 996 C2, now I know that the GT2 seat will be a viable option for my new RS. Thanks for the clarification!

 

Damn Mike, you're making me want to pull the trigger on a set also. Your car is coming together really well.