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el Cheapo Ebay Racing Seats
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 5:41 pm
by RaYmO
Hi Guys,
I spotted this on eBay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-X-F1-SPEC-RACING-SEATS-MX6-MX-3-MIATA-PROTEGE-BELTS_W0QQitemZ8076355589QQihZ019QQcategoryZ33701QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Has anyone purchased these before? I was thinking of getting a pair...
What gets me is that they are only $65 USD a
PAIR (shipping costs about $165 USD)...
Still, at $230 USD for a PAIR of racing seats with harnesses (equivalent to $315 AUD at our current dropping exchange rate), we can't really go wrong if it works...
Hell if it doesnt work then I'll just weld some brackets and make a really mean gaming seat for when I play Gran Turismo 3
Comments?
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 5:49 pm
by chrislevingston
Especially when they \"give comfort and support to your thing.\"
My sides hurt
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 5:57 pm
by bigdog
Won't fit an MX5 based on those measurements - my big-bum seat is 13inches across internally (15 inches on theirs) and 21inches across the shoulders (22 on theirs) and mine just fits against the seat belt mount post when right back. If they are steel framed you might be able to tweak the shoulders to fit, but my guess is they'll be too wide in the base. See my pics here:
http://www.aus-cartalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=18654&start=30
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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:07 pm
by RaYmO
chrislevingston wrote:Especially when they "give comfort and supprt to your thing."
My sides hurt
LOL yeah... I thought that was pretty funny too...
But hey... I don't really care if they have bad grammar or speak fluent "Engrish"... at $65 for a pair, I'd put up with comfort and supprt to my "thing"
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 8:19 pm
by kula
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:20 pm
by Brad
Does anyone know if these OBX Monaco will fit?
http://www.modyourcar.com.au/product_in ... ts_id=2259
They are 500mm wide at the shoulder and 480 wide on the bottom.
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:50 pm
by RobbieRat
It should, i have the Forza and it fits nicely
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:45 am
by bigdog
No problems based on the size chart.
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 9:50 am
by Boyracer
You can get pretty much the same type of seat on Aussie Ebay for about the same price...I have bought a couple and they are actually very good,and they fit in a MX5.
MX5mania sells the OBX ones.
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:49 pm
by RaYmO
The US Ebay site confirmed the shipping costs to Australia...
$400 USD 
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:09 pm
by bigdog
$570 per pair plus $55 freight to Sydney from onlineperformance.com.au in Melbourne via ebay in Australia. This is where I got my Daytona from - good to deal with, well packed etc.
click here
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:28 pm
by Roderic
I'll have a pair of Genuine Red Sparco Sprints up for sale soon.
But I'm in Perth.....
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 8:52 pm
by adamjp
Whilst they may fit in arcoss the bum and shoulders I am interested in how they go with height?
I just fit under my hard or soft top and cannot afford to raise my seating even 1 inch.
And before you say I should have the top off as it's a convertible - get real. It is getting to around -5degC at home in the mornings these days. I drive because it is too freakin' cold to ride the bike.
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 9:30 pm
by bigdog
Nearly all the fixed back seats are lower than std, but I can't vouch for the recliners - the chart should tell you though if you compare it to a std seat.
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Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 9:58 pm
by Bevan
bigdog wrote:Nearly all the fixed back seats are lower than std, but I can't vouch for the recliners - the chart should tell you though if you compare it to a std seat.
Maybe shorter than ours, but they should be higher than the NA and NB8A seats.