What aftermarket seats have you fitted? now with pics

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

bigdog · Postby **bigdog** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:23 am

It won't work Matt... You'd need to be under 170cm tall to fit under a BD bar. Go to Mania and have a sit in their race cars and do some measuring from the top of the seat belt tower to the top of your head - this will tell you how much lower their various race seats are than your existing seat. I would be very surprised if you could get under the BD bar by 50mm in any seat. Your only possible solution would be to get a custom bolt in bar made that had enough height, weld in the mounting plates and nuts so you can unbolt it for daily use, then bolt it in for CAMS events. Don't forget to include a forward brace to the passenger's floor/tunnel too.

ASE05 · Postby **ASE05** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:18 am

Woooooo Hoooooo!

Just finished the fitment of..........

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 7:54 pm

Pics didn't work for me ASE, anyone else have the same problem?

Boags

Philip Lee · Postby **Philip Lee** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 8:00 pm

works fine here.

looks good!!

Postby **Okibi** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 8:42 pm

Worked for me too

Richee · Postby **Richee** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 8:45 pm

Boags'MX5 wrote:Pics didn't work for me ASE, anyone else have the same problem?

Boags

cant see pics

EDIT : even if I copy and paste the properties of the image I cant see the pic ... seems to have moved or doesnt exist anymore ???

Postby **Okibi** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 8:51 pm

If you can see them try here:
http://pics.aus-cartalk.com/qldclub/ASE05/

Richee · Postby **Richee** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 8:54 pm

can see those OK !

Derek, I bet theres not too much lateral movement when sitting in those seats

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:54 pm

The originals don't work for me either Richee

Seat looks the goods though.

ASE05 · Postby **ASE05** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:54 am

Pics should be OK now. It helps if you don't delete the photos off the host server :oops:

bigdog · Postby **bigdog** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 1:53 pm

How did it mount ASE05? can you supply some measurements across the lower part of the back (between the side wings)? I looked at Cobra seats and had settled on the Imola II - is the Monaco smaller or larger?

Looks great and is obviously better made than the OBX in mine... I'm jealous!