Fibreglass bucket seats that are bottom mount?

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Fibreglass bucket seats that are bottom mount?

Postby mitch_f1 » Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:54 pm

Do they even exist?? After searching through many an online catalogue it would appear that all of them are side mount

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Re: Fibreglass bucket seats that are bottom mount?

Postby zossy1 » Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:15 pm

mitch_f1 wrote:Do they even exist?? After searching through many an online catalogue it would appear that all of them are side mount


Mazdaspeed - I have one.

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Re: Fibreglass bucket seats that are bottom mount?

Postby sailaholic » Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:09 pm

did you check velo?

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Re: Fibreglass bucket seats that are bottom mount?

Postby deviant » Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:25 pm

Does it need to be an FIA seat? FIA regs make lots of seats side mount, some have both (Sprint V but that is steel framed). CAMS dont require you to have an FIA seat anyway.

Any reason for wanting fibreglass?

If you are looking for super light that will fit in an MX5 and have money to burn some of these are bottom mounted... http://www.tillett.co.uk/car-racing-seat.asp

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Re: Fibreglass bucket seats that are bottom mount?

Postby Gmi » Wed Jan 25, 2012 1:12 am

Mitch,

My sparco ultra is both bottom and side mount. It's mounted on my oem rails using bottom mounts.

They aren't overly expensive, just under 800 dollars. A little more comfortable than the sprints. :D

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Re: Fibreglass bucket seats that are bottom mount?

Postby mitch_f1 » Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:19 am

That's why I want fibreglass; after trying the EVO, which didn't fit my car, I don't think I could ever go back to a tubular seat!!

Sailaholic, I looked into Velo but I didn't really like the look of their seats, and they didn't look too comfortable either.

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Re: Fibreglass bucket seats that are bottom mount?

Postby sailaholic » Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:03 am

I tried a velo in a car that was for sale, was more comfortable then the sprint v.

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Re: Fibreglass bucket seats that are bottom mount?

Postby deviant » Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:34 am

mitch_f1 wrote:That's why I want fibreglass; after trying the EVO, which didn't fit my car, I don't think I could ever go back to a tubular seat!!

Sailaholic, I looked into Velo but I didn't really like the look of their seats, and they didn't look too comfortable either.


Seats are like shoes. You really need to go and sit in as many as you can to see what works for you, then you can narrow it down to what you can afford and what fits in the car.

Also look at the Ultrashield Spec Miata alumium seat and the Kirkey range.


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