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Wife's booster seat

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  1. mtarvydas

    mtarvydas Formula Junior

    Oct 26, 2011
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    #1 mtarvydas, Feb 1, 2012
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  2. mjc_123

    mjc_123 Formula Junior

    Oct 16, 2010
    512
    NYC - Long Island
    very nice, did FErrari do it? i'd hate to ask what it cost. i would like to consider doing something similar for the back seats for my kids...
     
  3. mtarvydas

    mtarvydas Formula Junior

    Oct 26, 2011
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    Ferrari outsourced it to a local furniture maker that they use. The whole thing was $700 which I thought was not outrageous. $200 for labor at Ferrari ( taking the seat out, creating mold and putting seat back ) and $500 for the leather and stitching. It has a molded fiberglass bottom so it fits perfectly in the seat, so it is not just a chunk of sponge and leater.
     
  4. Balsamina

    Balsamina Formula Junior

    May 19, 2010
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    Very nice. Is the sport seat the same as the ones used in the 458s? I'm concocting schemes on getting a 458 Spider, and prefer the look of the sport seats. I'd like to be able to say to my wife that she also could drive the car, but she's a foot shorter than I am, so without the booster I think I'd have to get the electric seats. I also like heated seats for top down drives in cooler weather, though.
     
  5. h2oskier

    h2oskier F1 Veteran

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    No pics of mine but I had a perfect match alcantara with matching stitch as well made for my scud for $400 local.

    Find a local guy.
     
  6. Need4Spd

    Need4Spd F1 Veteran

    Feb 24, 2007
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    How tall is your wife to need this? My wife isn't very tall either, so I'm curious whether we need this mod, too.
     
  7. mtarvydas

    mtarvydas Formula Junior

    Oct 26, 2011
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    My wife is 5'6" and thought the top of the tach was hindering her view. These are the CF racing seats which are lower than the other seats. Sometimes I wonder if she is just looking for excuses :)
     
  8. hotbmwm3

    hotbmwm3 Formula Junior

    Jan 11, 2006
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    Nice work on the bolster, but it's time to give the interior a cleanup :)

    It looks like its a 10yo pickup with all the junk in the car :)
     
  9. hotbmwm3

    hotbmwm3 Formula Junior

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    Evo magazine imply that the heated memory seats weigh a lot more than the carbon race seats

    Anyone have any idea on how much more?
     
  10. mtarvydas

    mtarvydas Formula Junior

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    SH$T you were not supposed to notice that :) I guess that is what happens when you take your kid to school everyday. All the other dads in their mini-vans don't get it.
     
  11. J. Salmon

    J. Salmon F1 Rookie
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    Aug 27, 2005
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    I disagree, there be a child in that back seat! That has to put them in the top 1%. And it looks immaculate compared to our minivan.
     
  12. mtarvydas

    mtarvydas Formula Junior

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    1% of what :) He is a lucky kid though.
     
  13. mjc_123

    mjc_123 Formula Junior

    Oct 16, 2010
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    NYC - Long Island
    If Ferrari owners are included in the top 1%, a Cali owner with a kid in the backseat is in the 0.1%
     
  14. LARRYH

    LARRYH F1 Veteran
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    Jun 3, 2011
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    Looks real nice
     
  15. Need4Spd

    Need4Spd F1 Veteran

    Feb 24, 2007
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    Thanks. Your wife is tall relative to mine (5' 2.5") so I guess we had better not get the CF racing seats!
     
  16. hotbmwm3

    hotbmwm3 Formula Junior

    Jan 11, 2006
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    Is there some sort of correlation between shorter than average height girls and Ferrari California owners?

    Or is two owners a sample size that is to small to be significant :)
     
  17. greyhair

    greyhair Formula Junior

    Jan 1, 2011
    477
    Central Valley Ca
    I used to be married to women that needed a boster seat :)

    She had a short mans complex.

    :)

    I am sure that is not the case here. The seat if you must------looks nice.

    greyhair
     
  18. ALPINE6SPD

    ALPINE6SPD Formula Junior

    Nov 18, 2006
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    Why not just get a block of wood cover it in some black carpeting and call it a day? Im J/K and I am shocked it was not a lot more money.
     
  19. Cavalier

    Cavalier Karting

    Nov 9, 2010
    100
    Tiburon, Calif.
    My wife is the same height and she complains about the Daytona seats. Looking for a booster like this one. Quite nice.
     
  20. mtarvydas

    mtarvydas Formula Junior

    Oct 26, 2011
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    Somebody here had one made for the Daytona seat and it came out looking great. FYI, when the wife is no drive the booster seat fits perfectly in the back for my son.
     
  21. h2oskier

    h2oskier F1 Veteran

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