Aftermarket Bucket seats - lets see them!
30 August 2010, 11:08 PM
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After much waiting i have finally found and had installed a seat i like the look of. I eventually decided upon a Corbeau Pro Series made from carbon fibre. Its FIA approved until 2014 as well but i doubt i will be making use of that. Anyway, here are the first pictures:
I'm over the moon with it, its very comfy and supportive and, certainly in my opinion, looks the dogs danglies lol
I'm over the moon with it, its very comfy and supportive and, certainly in my opinion, looks the dogs danglies lol
. Did you get these from K-Tec Racing?
31 August 2010, 08:03 PM
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Type: Veilside VSD-1
Where from: USA
How they are mounted: Got everything with them. Easy
Price: 500£
Weight: No idea, have in papers somewhere.
FIA approved: Hell yeah, 2014
Very comfotable, drive'd with them about 700miles and was just fine. Easy to fit.
btw - tos BRIDE Mazora chairs look pretty fine.
Where from: USA
How they are mounted: Got everything with them. Easy
Price: 500£
Weight: No idea, have in papers somewhere.
FIA approved: Hell yeah, 2014
Very comfotable, drive'd with them about 700miles and was just fine. Easy to fit.
btw - tos BRIDE Mazora chairs look pretty fine.
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31 August 2010, 08:38 PM
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I have managed to keep all the rear seat assembly in my type r yes. there are no diagonal bars and it is a tight fit but it does allow you to retain the whole interior apart from the sun visors and passenger high hand hold thing
10 September 2010, 11:58 AM
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After much waiting i have finally found and had installed a seat i like the look of. I eventually decided upon a Corbeau Pro Series made from carbon fibre. Its FIA approved until 2014 as well but i doubt i will be making use of that. Anyway, here are the first pictures:
I'm over the moon with it, its very comfy and supportive and, certainly in my opinion, looks the dogs danglies lol
I'm over the moon with it, its very comfy and supportive and, certainly in my opinion, looks the dogs danglies lol
10 September 2010, 06:27 PM
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errr, no. I assume you know those pictures were taken the day i got the car back and the parts of the cage that could be reached by flailing body parts have since been covered with padding?
(as you can see from my reply sarcasm doesn't do anyone any favours so maybe less of a derogatory tone whilst working with assumptions could be in order?
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(as you can see from my reply sarcasm doesn't do anyone any favours so maybe less of a derogatory tone whilst working with assumptions could be in order?
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11 September 2010, 06:45 PM
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but his seat and harness will plus im sure if you crash and your head hits the window or roof in a car with no cage it will do the same damage
as long as you have good harness and seats with good fixing points etc.. there should be no problems
plus im sure if you crash and your head hits the window or roof in a car with no cage it will do the same damage as long as you have good harness and seats with good fixing points etc.. there should be no problems
12 September 2010, 10:34 AM
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The seat should be fixed so that once strapped in your head can not get anywhere near the cage........having the harness fitted properly and adjusted correctly are most important.
The roll cage padding will help with getting in and out of car especially if you have crash helmet on...
However i still think that rear seat passengers and roll cages designed to allow seating are a bad idea.
20 September 2010, 01:36 PM
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Alot cheaper than the UK, even with Import taxes.
And they are a really good seat!
21 September 2010, 10:05 PM
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Silly question alert in advance so dont flame me !!
Can you run harnesses without having a rollcage? After a few recent track sessions I'm thinking that some buckt seats and harnesses are a must for track days, but I'm not planning on going the full stripped out rollcage route, so want to keep the rear seats and interior in for normal use etc
Thanks
Iain
Can you run harnesses without having a rollcage? After a few recent track sessions I'm thinking that some buckt seats and harnesses are a must for track days, but I'm not planning on going the full stripped out rollcage route, so want to keep the rear seats and interior in for normal use etc
Thanks
Iain
21 September 2010, 10:34 PM
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Silly question alert in advance so dont flame me !!
Can you run harnesses without having a rollcage? After a few recent track sessions I'm thinking that some buckt seats and harnesses are a must for track days, but I'm not planning on going the full stripped out rollcage route, so want to keep the rear seats and interior in for normal use etc
Thanks
Iain
Can you run harnesses without having a rollcage? After a few recent track sessions I'm thinking that some buckt seats and harnesses are a must for track days, but I'm not planning on going the full stripped out rollcage route, so want to keep the rear seats and interior in for normal use etc
Thanks
Iain
The eyebolts required for the harnesses are the same thread as the seatbelt fixing points, so what you need to do is to remove rear seats, replace the lower rear seatbelt bolt with an eyebolt, also the rear buckle locating bolt with an eyebolt. Then your shoulder straps fit to these. Then your lower seatbelt bolt and the extra bolt on your left hand seat rail take the eyebolts for your lap belts.
Once I've finished my sprint / trackday I remove the harness, refit the rear seats and its back to as you were.
Oh and by the way I decided on budget seats - Sparco Sprint 5's but the design of the seat was uncomfortable with my driving position, so kept one for the passenger side and exchanged the other for the Sparco Pro 2000 which was double the price at £300. They both weigh 9.5 kg
22 September 2010, 10:55 AM
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I do this - my car is still a daily driver, takes the kids to school etc.
The eyebolts required for the harnesses are the same thread as the seatbelt fixing points, so what you need to do is to remove rear seats, replace the lower rear seatbelt bolt with an eyebolt, also the rear buckle locating bolt with an eyebolt. Then your shoulder straps fit to these. Then your lower seatbelt bolt and the extra bolt on your left hand seat rail take the eyebolts for your lap belts.
Once I've finished my sprint / trackday I remove the harness, refit the rear seats and its back to as you were.
Oh and by the way I decided on budget seats - Sparco Sprint 5's but the design of the seat was uncomfortable with my driving position, so kept one for the passenger side and exchanged the other for the Sparco Pro 2000 which was double the price at £300. They both weigh 9.5 kg
The eyebolts required for the harnesses are the same thread as the seatbelt fixing points, so what you need to do is to remove rear seats, replace the lower rear seatbelt bolt with an eyebolt, also the rear buckle locating bolt with an eyebolt. Then your shoulder straps fit to these. Then your lower seatbelt bolt and the extra bolt on your left hand seat rail take the eyebolts for your lap belts.
Once I've finished my sprint / trackday I remove the harness, refit the rear seats and its back to as you were.
Oh and by the way I decided on budget seats - Sparco Sprint 5's but the design of the seat was uncomfortable with my driving position, so kept one for the passenger side and exchanged the other for the Sparco Pro 2000 which was double the price at £300. They both weigh 9.5 kg
22 September 2010, 01:53 PM
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If you use a harness bar, you won't need to remove anything from the rear. You'll be able to run harnesses at all times, and still have full access to the back seats for passengers.
22 September 2010, 02:05 PM
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