What aftermarket seats have you fitted? now with pics

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:49 pm

Philip Lee wrote:this just arrived today:

Nice...shame they're the wrong colour but! :wink:

rodent · Postby **rodent** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:54 pm

Of course Craig would rather a camel as his Bride! :lol:

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:56 pm

rodent wrote:Of course Craig would rather a camel as his Bride!

ROFL...you clown...good one! :lol:

Philip Lee · Postby **Philip Lee** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:51 am

the seat was installed last night (with the help of my mate) and the 1st impressions -

pros:
- very light weight (that's obvious);
- well made and good quality;
- very supportive;
- plenty of seat travel for tallish people;

cons (for me):
- not easy to get in/out with the top up;
- the seat back is quite upright.

pic will come soon.

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:57 am

How do you guys find the \"security\" of these seats? By security I don't mean safety, I mean how tight the seatbelt holds you to the seat. I know that in the OEM seats you get less support on the sides, but I usually wrench the seatbelt down and I rarely move about, even on the track...

I know that side support is FAR superior, but do you find yourself moving forward a bit under brakes with the OEM sealtbelt?

Cheers in advance,

Boags

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:01 am

Philip Lee wrote:the seat back is quite upright

Can you run a spacer on the front rails to tilt it back a bit? Is that even safe to do?

bigdog · Postby **bigdog** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:07 am

I find mine much more secure all round. Getting in and out with the roof up is a job for a contortionist though :shock:

I have at times put the roof down in the rain to get out... then put it back up again! Depends on how old I'm feeling at the time :roll:

*leaves space for Craig to comment about Old Dogs and New Tricks* The BD bar is great when getting in - put left hand on bar and lower the bod straight down into the seat. If you keep the roof up you will destroy the upholstery on the side of the seat in no time - mine lasted two weeks

still like the comfort though!

Philip Lee · Postby **Philip Lee** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:18 am

Boags'MX5 wrote:I know that side support is FAR superior, but do you find yourself moving forward a bit under brakes with the OEM sealtbelt?

for me given my limited milage with the seat, i dont move around under brakes. in fact i dun move around at all!!

Craig wrote:
Philip Lee wrote:the seat back is quite upright

Can you run a spacer on the front rails to tilt it back a bit? Is that even safe to do?

i dun think putting a spacer would work. i'd probably need the back to tilt a lot more which would probably reduce my knee space significantly.

in search of having seat travel to fit tall people, Bride had to have the seat quite upright. actually i just need a lumber support to fill the gap on my lower back and i'll be fine.

tk421 · Postby **tk421** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:38 pm

Hey guys,

I'm think about a pair of SAAS kobalt recliners or something similar from OBX like the torinos as they are around $800 a pair online. I just wondered has anyone sized these brands up, are they likely to fit pretty easy & be legal if I have to get the drill out for some reason?

Cheers

Steve

tk421 · Postby **tk421** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:37 am

Sorry big dog and okibi

seems you guys already answered this question really :oops:

. I presume most of the obx seats would be the same? If they would mount up after just drilling two holes I would be rapt..

Steve

bigdog · Postby **bigdog** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 11:25 am

You need to check the dimension chart TK - I didn't find many reclining seats that would fit a 5. The fixed back seats are generally narrower. measure carefully before you buy!

namster · Postby **namster** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:14 pm

Philip,

is that seat a Bride Pro?
did you look at any other Bride seats? eg Exas or Zeta III Type S?

ever sat in one beforehand?

Philip Lee · Postby **Philip Lee** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:05 pm

hi namster,

yes it is the PROS.

never tried any other seats except the BRIX/ERGO/XAX which my friend had on his car (not a mx5).

it is amazing how a seat transform the feel of the car.

cheers
Philip

Blue94t · Postby **Blue94t** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:59 am

I am around 187cm tall.
Has anyone successfully come up with a seat set up to get someone of my height under the rollbar height to keep CAMS happy.
I am prepared to have a different seat for the road and track if neccesary.
Would rather not resort to an unpadded gokart style seat if I can avoid it.
Jake

Li7hium · Postby **Li7hium** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:14 am

Ditto with Blue94t....

Even with my short stature, I sat in my car last night, helmet on and guesstimated that I wouldn't pass the 50mm rule for CAMS.

I am now hoping to find a seat to sit on the stock rails, that will drop me the necessary 50mm. Don't want to buy one of the Sparcos on special with Mania only to find out that it doesn't assist.

Fortunately for me I am more than 10cm shorter than Blue98t, standing at 172cm or 5'7\" --> 5'8\" in the old scale.

Thanks!

Matt