Replacement seats for an H3/H3t Recaro?

[FOXedupONE]

Not sure about you all but the combination of the position and seats in my H3t is not the most comfortable thing to sit in on long drives. I have the cloth manual adjust ones, not sure if the leather heated ones are any better but it seems like they are the same shape.

Not sure what would be compatible, fill out the space well and make a difference but it got me to looking to the aftermarket. I know recaro has a good selection of well designed seats and not all of them are full on racing seats. Also they are used by euro OEM on special limited editions usually as a desirable upgrade to stock seats. Wondering if these would be worth the trouble and expense and make a difference. I am not opposed to having to custom do tracks to make these fit. I'd probably only do drivers side as it is mostly a problem in the driving position but I have not pinpointed the specific cause of the discomfort. I suspect the pedals being offset and crappy seats. The H3 is almost like a sportscar in that the floor is so close to seatbottom, there is no height adjustment, not that there is much room for that and I think lack of headroom in the special design of this truck we love has something to do with this whole setup as well. It's definitely not the usual pickuptruck position. Still my thinking is what would help in a high end sports car to make it into more of a GT would help in the Hummer. Wonder if the Colorado has better seats and fits on same seat track.

Anyone have thoughts on this or know brands that are known for quality, ergonomic seats that would work well in suv's or trucks?

So far I found these.

This would be ultimate but it's a $2600 seat. Heating and cooling ergo seat, yes please!
http://www.recaro-automotive.com/us/product-areas-us/aftermarket-seats/product/ergomed-es.html

Specialist M would be about right at a more reasonable price and it says it works well for SUV's and trucks, getting in and out alot and larger body types. There is a picture of it in what looks to be a large Lexus suv. XL topline and Expert M and Orthoped also all look like solid choices.
http://www.vividracing.com/catalog/seats-recaro-c-4259_4520_4523.html?r=178

 

[ReconH3]

Recaros are about as good as it gets. I've had them in many vehicles and can personally testify for their comfort. I've always had the Sport versions though and never the Ergo ones. If you can adapt one, you won't regret it.

 

[alrock]

You should try sitting in one with power seats as they are height adjustable. Maybe a minor adjustments to height, rakes, lumbar, etc might go a long way. If not then at least you can better justify the more expensive upgrade

 

[atvspeed4]

My last 06 had the leather and power seats with height adjustment, I'm around 6' 2" and found them to be much more comfortable than my current 06 with manual cloth seats and no height adjustment.

 

[06 H3]

Im 6'4" and I have the heated leather seats and the adjustment does a lot for people any size. The biggest person to drive my H3 was 6'11" and the shortest person was around 5'0" and neither had complaints about seating

 

[atvspeed4]

Actually I do have one complaint and I think it only pertains to the 2006 leather seats. There was an annoying squeak coming from the seat, I guess GM had a service bulletin on it where there was some piece of sheet metal in the seat that needed to be trimmed or bent.

 

[fatkatsupra]

Thinking of retrofitting 100 series landcruiser seats... H3t has the worst seats I have ever sat in. Designed for a 28" waist.

 

[Mr_Rich]

I have a little bit of experience in this area. I replaced the 60/40 seat in My '89 Chev K1500 with a set of Recaros. I thought maybe the Recaro seat was wider than stock Hummer seats. Not the case. The dimensions are similar, but the shape of the seat and bolsters is different. Both seats are roughly 21" wide with 20" of depth from the front of the seat to the seat back. The Recaro buckets I have in my Chev have slightly narrower bolsters on the side of the seat, and deeper bolsters on the seat back which makes me feel more "cradled" when I sit in the seat compared to the Hummer seats. The Recaro seats I have also have a thigh extender which gives the bottom of the seat an additional two inches of support. Nice for a long drive or a rest stop. The Recaro seats also swing forward easily. They would give you extra room in the back seat of your Hummer in certain cases. Don't even think about Colorado seats. They are very cheap compared to Hummer seats. Hummer seats are definitely an upgrade to stock Colorado seats.

 

[Steve #1]

I have a custom Reaco Sport in my garage. I was not able to find pre made brackets for it when I got my H3 and after getting KatSkins, no longer have plans for putting it in. I would be cautious of getting a seat with high seat bolsters unless you are tall enough that you ALWAYS jump in the truck and land squarely in the middle of the seat. If you miss and catch the bolster between the legs it can be quite unpleasant (maybe not so bad if you are female). I'm still surprised I ended up with 3 kids after having that seat in my 4X4 F150.

 

[FOXedupONE]

Yeah I guess height/tilt adjustment would help. Maybe a leather H3 luxury seat from a totaled car would be feasible or even seeing what the dealer wants for one if available still.

Doubt they make it that easy that the harness of a manual seat car has the plug for a heated electric leather seat ready to go. I'll poke around and take a look underneath there. But shouldn't be too bad to do if the pigtail for this is available

Guess I should try this seat out to see if it helps my right leg and thigh issues. Seat is actually not bad day to day, just on long hwy drives I noticed discomfort.

 

[HBH3]

I know this is years later, did you ever replace the seat? My wife hates the manual cloth passenger seat of my '09 H3. The driver side is powered and I have no issues other than I wish it had memory...
Anyway I'm thinking to replace the passenger seat with a powered one.

Thank you

 

[Happy Hummer]

Holy bat balls Batman lol! This is a old azz thread wow!