Lightweight seats

[cyanmauve]

The Emira spec B10 seats are available now. We are taking orders. Well the black with coloured stitching is available. I am still struggling to get Lotus to give me permission to buy the colours from Bridge of Weir, where the leather comes from. They are not answering me and Bridge of Weir will not sell it without Lotus Okaying it.

I don’t really know why OEMs get uptight about stuff like this. I highly doubt Lotus will offer a seat option that competes with what you have to offer. So why hold back of OK’ing Bridge of Weir?

All this does is drive business to a different leather supplier.

Come on Lotus, you used to be cool.

 

[Steve Tillett]

The very early Evora with Recaro made seats had a different floor hole spacing to the later ones. Our runners have a 345 mm option which matches the captive threads in the later cars. The brackets for the Emira (T-EMIRA) also have a 345 mm option so fit on top. However, these will not bolt to the original Evora runners.
The EBR 17+ brackets are the ones to bolt directly on top of the later Evora runners.

 

[Blackthought_]

The very early Evora with Recaro made seats had a different floor hole spacing to the later ones. Our runners have a 345 mm option which matches the captive threads in the later cars. The brackets for the Emira (T-EMIRA) also have a 345 mm option so fit on top. However, these will not bolt to the original Evora runners.
The EBR 17+ brackets are the ones to bolt directly on top of the later Evora runners.

Sorry I meant the later evoras, the Evora 400/GT/420/430

 

[Citizen]

I dream all days for a tan leather seats available

 

[Porter]

I dream all days for a tan leather seats available

100% agree

 

[FlyNavy01]

I just want a version of the Evija Seats for the Emira. If I could get these (or something similar) with matching tan I'd probably pay a stupid amount for them.

 

[Steve Tillett]

Sorry I meant the later evoras, the Evora 400/GT/420/430

The EBR 17+ are used on those runners. They are the same as the later Elise Exige runners after 2017.
The picture is with the EBR 17+ brackets on the ERAIL, so a fixed position but these brackets fit on the later runners too.

 

[08fordgt]

@Steve Tillett how much bulk do the seat heaters add to the seats? Do you have pictures or a link of them?

 

[Steve Tillett]

@Steve Tillett how much bulk do the seat heaters add to the seats? Do you have pictures or a link of them?

The panels look identical. All that happens is the element is buried in the panels of the seat and the wire goes through the inside of the seat and comes out from the bottom of the cavity.
Two things to consider are, the seat really need to be factory fitted with the heater panels and although it's a regular 12 volt system it it not plug and play into the factory Emira plugs.

 

[SONOFEMERY]

Any update on getting leather use approval? I am ready to purchase, but want the tan padding color match

 

[Steve Tillett]

Any update on getting leather use approval? I am ready to purchase, but want the tan padding color match Lotus have not replied so I will look at other options.

Lotus have not replied. I will email them again but if I get nowhere I will see if anything else can be done. Please email me with the RAL colour or a Pantone if you can find this. [email protected]

 

[Time2Fly]

If we could get the stock heating pads would those work plug and play installed into your pads or is there something else missing?

 

[Steve Tillett]

If we could get the stock heating pads would those work plug and play installed into your pads or is there something else missing?

That could work but I would need to see them to comment.

 

[Steve Tillett]

I just want a version of the Evija Seats for the Emira. If I could get these (or something similar) with matching tan I'd probably pay a stupid amount for them.

I didn't know but the factory had already done a tan set.

 

[Steve Tillett]

I dream all days for a tan leather seats available

Dreams can come true.

 

[Citizen]

wow, so much wow

 

[cyanmauve]

Looks fantastic!

Now to figure out Ice Grey...

 

[Blackthought_]

instead of “Tillet” being on the seats, is it possible to have lotus embroidered instead? That would really make them look OEM

 

[Steve Tillett]

We always must have Tillett on them otherwise Lotus could take a dim view of us using their Logo on our product. it cannot look like a Lotus product.

instead of “Tillet” being on the seats, is it possible to have lotus embroidered instead? That would really make them look OEM

se

 

[SONOFEMERY]

Dreams can come true.

Holy crap that is nice. I will be angling in on these soon. Thank you for getting pictures!!