Sparco do not supply a fitting kit.

Has anyone done this or know how?

Looks like I am going to have to make some frames. I'm so not going to make a good job of it.

Can't believe Sparco do not think that Impreza drivers are going to want to fit their seats to it.

 

Check mouting holes on seat and then try Cobra.....

 

What seats are you talking about, racing seats? If so, they're designed to be fitted to racing/rally cars, not roadcars!

Proper way to fit them is to weld a pair of bars transversely between the transmission tunnel and the sill - preferably with some reinforcement welded into the shell first. Side mount frames are then bolted onto threaded inserts laid into the bars. You may find somewhere like Safety Devices selling a kit with all the tubing and webbing cut ready for welding.

If you end up making something yourself, be very careful, as the last thing you want is the seat ripping loose, either under heavy cornering, or worse, in an accident. Drilling the floor and bolting straight down into it is inadvisable for this reason - if you're going to get something made and don't want to have welding carried out, aim to use the existing mounting points.

If in any doubt, take advice from someone with experience fitting these seats, or just stick with the standard items, as the consequences of a failure could really ruin your day.

 

SPARCO Torino 2s.In my car.

As suggested. Cobra subframe.

Been in the car 18 months now .No probs.

Steve.

 

Does the subframe fit the standard boltholes Steve?

 

They all did bar 1, which was slightly off and needed elongated.

Drivers nearside rear.

Have to say. Superb seats IMO.

Cheers Steve.

 

Them torinos, are they side or bottom mount?

/J

 

oh oh that's the seats I've got. Sparco Torinos!

I'll get in contact with Cobra

wicked!

(thanks for the other replies and concern for my safety Greasemonkey!)

 

Excellent news on the subframe, will look into this myself as I want to change my seat and would prefer to avoid welding if safely possible.

Gilly, no worries mate, much better a live Scoobynetter than a dead one as far as I'm concerned.

 

S.A.M.

Bottom mount.(OOH Err).

Tilt, slide recliners.

Gilly YHM.

 

Crap...I would prefer a full on racing seat in my car...and all those seem to be side mount...and there aren't any subframes made for those as it seems...

And the one proper reason to swap seats is to get more trackday clearance with the helmet on...that won't happen using base mounts and sliding subframes and such methinks....

Ah well...time to botch up something...cheers lads!

/J