Anybody heard of STATUS seats?

[640K Crew]

Originally Posted by suavacito Thats marketing though, compare 10 racers who would pay for that one seat that is FIA against a market of maybe 1000 stunnas who want the same thing and its obvious who to go after. I'm looking forward to some testing were going to do in them here shortly though. Before you knock stuff from Taiwan you should realize that those companies are contractors which makes them far bigger than some other brands and in many cases the manufacturing lines are far supperior as a result The only seats that really irritate right now are Race-Techs. I spent a bit with them during SEMA and a coupl eother events and the quality is deffinately what I would expect for the prices they charge and I find there comments more boastfull than helpfull. im not knocking china. im just saying that people are falling for the hype and once the snowball starts it wont stop. people will continue to think the seats are "superior" to other seats because of what other people tell them and the high number of cars that have them. id have probably thought they were something special too if i wasnt more knowledgable in the seat business.

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[: alexander :]

as long as they function as needed it should'nt be much concern though to the people that use them for racing how they market them. They are hype yes but unlike other hyped up companies they seem to produce on par quality

[Erik95LS]

They are now FIA tested and approved according to their website, if no one has mentioned this yet.

[640K Crew]

Originally Posted by Erik95LS

They are now FIA tested and approved according to their website, if no one has mentioned this yet.

they?? or 1 seat?
big difference. word it like every seat is fia cert when they only got 1 tested.

[c61lude]

Originally Posted by Drum and Bass Racing

im not knocking china. im just saying that people are falling for the hype and once the snowball starts it wont stop. people will continue to think the seats are "superior" to other seats because of what other people tell them and the high number of cars that have them.
id have probably thought they were something special too if i wasnt more knowledgable in the seat business.

who are you, please share your knowledge with us pathetic beings. seriously man your a turd, please give fact based reasons why the seats are less supperior. You sound like a ignorant protestor .

[640K Crew]

Originally Posted by c61lude

who are you, please share your knowledge with us pathetic beings. seriously man your a turd, please give fact based reasons why the seats are less supperior. You sound like a ignorant protestor .

i didnt say they were "less"
i said they are exactly like netami, memoryfab, and numerous other carbon seats. you think they are different because they put a higher price tagon them, thats fine for you if you think that way. i am sharing my knowledge. these seats are made in the same places in china, as all these other seats.
just cause they show a picture of a fat bolt in a piece of kevlar you think the seats are way better im sure they are comparing 2 completly different seats anyways.. did you notice thier reclinable kevlar seat is just like the bride gias. its probably almost the exact same shell, which is similiar to cobra's reclinable carbon seat.
but go ahead and call me names because you live on a cloud.

[tegaholic]

Agreed cause from talking to shop owners alot of things are made from the same factories in China and such cause of the bottom line. If a big company or sponsored car has them doesn't necessarily make them good. Alot of them get them free to help market the product. Hell I would rock them if I got them free.

It's up to everyone to do their own research and ultimately to make their own decision. Personally I wouldn't drop that much on something that hasn't been time tested such as Recaro, Sparco, Cobra, etc, but to each his own.

Also I would like some more facts or even some more specific conversations between Drum and Bass Racing and Status. Not flaming but seems like you haven't produced any "solid" facts about the quality or price.

For clarification the STATUS Racing "Laguna" is an FIA approved seat. Status Racing is currently having many of their other designs tested for FIA approval as well, designs that share the same quality construction as the seat that has already received the approval. An FIA approval in and of itself should be enough proof that the seats are of high quality, but can you really expect a guy who has a shaking wiener as his representation to either agree or understand?

You can argue that STATUS seats resemble seats made by other manufacturers but realize that most seats made by ALL manufacturers in someway resemble one another… last I checked all seats have a back, bottom, and sides – ergonomically there is not really much room to differentiate. STATUS Racing is the product of research, design, and testing.

I met with STATUS Racing before SEMA, learned about their product and expressed many of the same questions, if not doubts that have been posted in this thread. My skepticism and doubts were addressed and expunged with hands-on PROOF, not words. I have seen the seats, I own the seats, I have interacted with and inspected the seats and the quality of the seats warrants the cost – you get what you pay for and in this case it is quality. The Carbon and Kevlar have a seamless weave, the thickness and strength of the shells are above standard, the seats are extremely strong in construction, the hardware used exceeds standard, down to the stitching and fabric options the quality is top notch.

As far as the location of where STATUS Racing seats are constructed I am personally calling DRUM and BASS Racing OUT…what he is saying is B.S. I know where they are made, I have seen the seats being constructed, and I know where the factory is located, and regardless of that specific geographic location and what you say, the seats are made IN-HOUSE 100%.

[: alexander :]

just a reality check drum and bass is a "known thief" so take his insight as a relentlessly shady charector with a bit of salt.

http://www.honda-tech.com/zero...34562

http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1183872

certainly I'm no angel, but thieving is just bad ju-ju

And though "made in taiwan" used to be a sign of poor quality it should'nt be hard to find those little badges all over any honda car.

And as far as differing, I was in Super Autobacs on sat and Sparco has a seat the spitting image of the ever popular spoon/mugen/buddy club design but with some pimpy memory foam looking split leg padding.

[640K Crew]

Originally Posted by suavacito

just a reality check drum and bass is a "known thief" so take his insight as a relentlessly shady charector with a bit of salt.

http://www.honda-tech.com/zero...34562

http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1183872

certainly I'm no angel, but thieving is just bad ju-ju

And though "made in taiwan" used to be a sign of poor quality it should'nt be hard to find those little badges all over any honda car.

And as far as differing, I was in Super Autobacs on sat and Sparco has a seat the spitting image of the ever popular spoon/mugen/buddy club design but with some pimpy memory foam looking split leg padding.

got me mixed up buddy, drum and bass is music.

[640K Crew]

Originally Posted by NW94RS

For clarification the STATUS Racing "Laguna" is an FIA approved seat. Status Racing is currently having many of their other designs tested for FIA approval as well, designs that share the same quality construction as the seat that has already received the approval. An FIA approval in and of itself should be enough proof that the seats are of high quality, but can you really expect a guy who has a shaking wiener as his representation to either agree or understand?

You can argue that STATUS seats resemble seats made by other manufacturers but realize that most seats made by ALL manufacturers in someway resemble one another… last I checked all seats have a back, bottom, and sides – ergonomically there is not really much room to differentiate. STATUS Racing is the product of research, design, and testing.

I met with STATUS Racing before SEMA, learned about their product and expressed many of the same questions, if not doubts that have been posted in this thread. My skepticism and doubts were addressed and expunged with hands-on PROOF, not words. I have seen the seats, I own the seats, I have interacted with and inspected the seats and the quality of the seats warrants the cost – you get what you pay for and in this case it is quality. The Carbon and Kevlar have a seamless weave, the thickness and strength of the shells are above standard, the seats are extremely strong in construction, the hardware used exceeds standard, down to the stitching and fabric options the quality is top notch.

As far as the location of where STATUS Racing seats are constructed I am personally calling DRUM and BASS Racing OUT…what he is saying is B.S. I know where they are made, I have seen the seats being constructed, and I know where the factory is located, and regardless of that specific geographic location and what you say, the seats are made IN-HOUSE 100%.

well i dont know if they changed the factory they were made in since november last year at sema but i was told china.
i never said the seats are junk dont twist my words. i said they are basically the same as alot of other seats on the market and those other seats dont rape you wallet.

[c61lude]

I know for a fact that the seats are made in taiwan. Or China, probably because of costs to make the seats and shells and molds. Making seats out of country is considerably cheaper. I'm sure Josh has his reasons. I would like to see some more varience in status seats from the competition. Per say make them out of a higher quality fabric than anyone else, or at least something different and more comfortable or something like nomex. The plastic seat belt holes, it'd be cool if they were made out of something else like carbon fiber or burnt and welded titanium or if they at least had status racing singed into them. Also a status racing logo should be singed into the shell if it is constructed differently.

I'm not nocking the seat but these are all things that a really high quality company would do. Set yourself apart

[hamburgler]

http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1528179

[640K Crew]

i will give them credit they seem to be trying to move forward with seat design and safety. but how many people bought 1500$ seats last year without the upgraded bolts and thicker sides on the seat? maybe youd be better off waiting for a year or so when they have more advanced seats instead of paying the fat price tag now so they have the $ to advance thier designs of next year and on

The design of the original seats (from a year ago) are the same as the design now - FIA testing is not a process that takes place quickly - the quality of the seats manufactured a year ago are the same as the quality now, the first of several seats have received the FIA rating with more coming soon. STATUS Racing seats are a true high-quality product in every way and definitely surpass seats made by Netami and MemoryFab.

The way you (Drum and Bass) keep back pedaling in your posts by giving a compliment and then adding in an additional derogatory statement is in indicative of the simple fact that your statements are biased, unsupported, and carry no validity whatsoever.

[640K Crew]

Originally Posted by NW94RS

The design of the original seats (from a year ago) are the same as the design now - FIA testing is not a process that takes place quickly - the quality of the seats manufactured a year ago are the same as the quality now, the first of several seats have received the FIA rating with more coming soon. STATUS Racing seats are a true high-quality product in every way and definitely surpass seats made by Netami and MemoryFab.

The way you (Drum and Bass) keep back pedaling in your posts by giving a compliment and then adding in an additional derogatory statement is in indicative of the simple fact that your statements are biased, unsupported, and carry no validity whatsoever.

im not trying to convince you. if i wanted to make statmentbased on my own opinion i would say the seats i saw at sema (probably 20 diff models)
looked decent at best, and alot of them looked "cheap" and thats comparing them to run of the mill china products.. but that is my opinion and i keep my opinion out of this. i dont want to argue with you about your seats. thats not why i posted originally. i just dont want the general public, or at least ht, to think these are some superseat when thats not the case at all.

[: alexander :]

Originally Posted by c61lude

I know for a fact that the seats are made in taiwan. Or China, probably because of costs to make the seats and shells and molds. Making seats out of country is considerably cheaper. I'm sure Josh has his reasons. I would like to see some more varience in status seats from the competition. Per say make them out of a higher quality fabric than anyone else, or at least something different and more comfortable or something like nomex. The plastic seat belt holes, it'd be cool if they were made out of something else like carbon fiber or burnt and welded titanium or if they at least had status racing singed into them. Also a status racing logo should be singed into the shell if it is constructed differently.

I'm not nocking the seat but these are all things that a really high quality company would do. Set yourself apart

titanium seat belt holes ? burnt etchings - I feel safer already and nomex material, not only will this wear through your seat belts, stress crack at the etchings but they will get filthy at an alarming rate. There not simply following other companies but going a pretty tested route for durability I'm sure.

The sad fact is Taiwan has some of the best and most available technology in the world for manufacturing. Maybe if factory workers didn't need 50 bux an hour just to get by it could be here instead.

If there reading - there logo is gay though. try something a bit classier. the colors not right but mines logo is *****

Originally Posted by Drum and Bass Racing

im not trying to convince you. if i wanted to make statmentbased on my own opinion i would say the seats i saw at sema (probably 20 diff models)
looked decent at best, and alot of them looked "cheap" and thats comparing them to run of the mill china products.. but that is my opinion and i keep my opinion out of this. i dont want to argue with you about your seats. thats not why i posted originally. i just dont want the general public, or at least ht, to think these are some superseat when thats not the case at all.

If you are not trying to convince me, what is the real reason you are trying to discredit STATUS Racing? Make a choice fella, you quote that "that is my opinion and I keep my opinion out of this." Are you serious???? This entire thread you rant and rave on is based solely on your uneducated, skewed OPINION of STATUS Racing. Who are you to decide what the general public or HT are to think about these seats? You consistently slander and then follow up with a compliment, you lack credibility, you lack consistency, and your opinion is based solely off your disrespect and disregard for something with which you are completely unfamiliar. Your opinion of the STATUS Racing seats at SEMA is yours to have, I can't change that but I was there too, I sat in the seats and spent time in the booth, and I was impressed. If that is your opinion, then so be it but do not trash on a product that you have no knowledge of in an effort to protect the general public or HT against your personal vendetta.

[640K Crew]

Originally Posted by NW94RS

If you are not trying to convince me, what is the real reason you are trying to discredit STATUS Racing? Make a choice fella, you quote that "that is my opinion and I keep my opinion out of this." Are you serious???? This entire thread you rant and rave on is based solely on your uneducated, skewed OPINION of STATUS Racing. Who are you to decide what the general public or HT are to think about these seats? You consistently slander and then follow up with a compliment, you lack credibility, you lack consistency, and your opinion is based solely off your disrespect and disregard for something with which you are completely unfamiliar. Your opinion of the STATUS Racing seats at SEMA is yours to have, I can't change that but I was there too, I sat in the seats and spent time in the booth, and I was impressed. If that is your opinion, then so be it but do not trash on a product that you have no knowledge of in an effort to protect the general public or HT against your personal vendetta.

you were there also? is that when they offered a seat to you to put in your car?

Originally Posted by Drum and Bass Racing

you were there also? is that when they offered a seat to you to put in your car?

In case you have already forgotten what I posted previously, allow me to refresh your simple mind...

I approached STATUS before SEMA to find out more about them. After I learned more about the seats I was convinced of the qulaity and I purchased a set... before SEMA.

Since SEMA I have ordered an additional set... key word ORDERED!

Good try buddy, keep reaching... keep reaching!!!

[640K Crew]

Originally Posted by NW94RS

In case you have already forgotten what I posted previously, allow me to refresh your simple mind...

I approached STATUS before SEMA to find out more about them. After I learned more about the seats I was convinced of the qulaity and I purchased a set... before SEMA.

Since SEMA I have ordered an additional set... key word ORDERED!

Good try buddy, keep reaching... keep reaching!!!

well you seem to hype them just as im slandering them. so just like you think i have some kinda of vendetta, maybe you have a reason for riding thier
i dont knwo why you keep trying to make this a personal battle. i already stated my FACt that they are china made seats. you can say they are fia certified and they are special. well recaro are also fia certified and cost the same price and are a HUGE company with HUGE overhead and seats are NOT made in china. just 1 example.
Cobra has quality seats also NOT made in china with a large overhead and have much better prices AND quality compared to status.

[: alexander :]

seriously make a post about why there not good qulity based on facts, none of the seats you've mentioned are likely made in the US so who cares what seas they cross as long as they do the job they were designed for.

[tegaholic]

I think that Drum and Bass is making one point. That these seats are "overpriced" knockoffs. Go read his original post. I DO NOT know the guy.

NW94RS, seems to me you either really love these seats or you got something else going on because if these seats are all what you claim then they will do fine. What doesn't kill this company will just make it stronger in the long run. This is how the good companies emerge from the shitty ones.

Also have to agree with Drum that these are WAY overpriced. Don't you think that a newer company comes out with a product that looks "exactly" like other companies seats should have at least entry level prices? If they don't want to get flamed then they have to do one of two things. 1) come out with their own style (don't copy) or 2) lower the price. Just my 2 cents.

[c61lude]

Originally Posted by suavacito

titanium seat belt holes ? burnt etchings - I feel safer already and nomex material, not only will this wear through your seat belts, stress crack at the etchings but they will get filthy at an alarming rate. There not simply following other companies but going a pretty tested route for durability I'm sure.

.... I'm not talking about adding more safety, My complaint is not the safety of the seat. It's a matter of setting your product apart from the crowd in as many ways as possible. Being authentic, rare, Do something different. Why don't you throw out some ideas instead of knocking mine?

Going the same route as other companies? In other words copying?

also lets not forget I bought a kevlar bucket from them, so I obviously liked it. It's a nice seat

I'm making this a personal battle because you are making blatantly FALSE accusations. I have used Bride, Sparco and Recaro seats in my past projects and I choose now to use STATUS. I have said that the Laguna is FIA certified and it is, I have said they are NOT made in China and they are NOT. Previous posts show the quality of the construction, the FIA approval, the quality of the hardware in addition to which I see the quality in the seats I own along with the ones I saw at SEMA. My facts are clear and stated whereas your feeble attempt to discredit STATUS now has you posting a photograph of walnuts to accompany your dancing wiener.