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996 Sports Seats - what's the difference?

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I swapped the comfort seats in my 99 C4 for a set of hardback winged sports seats and can advise that they probably allow you to sit around an inch lower, and hold you in alot tighter depending on the condition and age of the side bolsters.....worth doing as our early cars don't have the tilt adjustment on the steering column.
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I swapped the comfort seats in my 99 C4 for a set of hardback winged sports seats and can advise that they probably allow you to sit around an inch lower, and hold you in alot tighter depending on the condition and age of the side bolsters.....worth doing as our early cars don't have the tilt adjustment on the steering column.
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Does anyone know the difference between standard and sports seats in an early 996 C2.1? I'm particularly interested in the seating height. I realise that you can fit 997 seats or buckets etc, but I'm just interested in the difference between factory 996.1 options. Many thanks

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I swapped the comfort seats in my 99 C4 for a set of hardback winged sports seats and can advise that they probably allow you to sit around an inch lower, and hold you in alot tighter depending on the condition and age of the side bolsters.....worth doing as our early cars don't have the tilt adjustment on the steering column. Also worth mentioning that the leather is alot more perforated on the sports seats, especially on the " wings ".

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