Race seat options

kenson · Postby **kenson** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:13 pm

jasonc23 wrote:... I've ordered a Bride EXAS III ...

Hey Jason,

Any news on the EXAS? Looks like you can pick up a used one in decent condition for $400ish on ImportMonster.
Did you go FO rails? (Then there's shipping etc - Jesse Streeter?)

For the Perth guys, I'm going to go see Mao from Evolution R on Monday to see what he can do.

I'm still uming and ahing. Got some nice RX7 FD seats from a friendly forum member which I'm keen to put in but they won't sit me much lower.

jasonc23 · Postby **jasonc23** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 1:17 pm

Hey Jason,

Any news on the EXAS? Looks like you can pick up a used one in decent condition for $400ish on ImportMonster.
Did you go FO rails? (Then there's shipping etc - Jesse Streeter?)

For the Perth guys, I'm going to go see Mao from Evolution R on Monday to see what he can do.

I'm still uming and ahing. Got some nice RX7 FD seats from a friendly forum member which I'm keen to put in but they won't sit me much lower.

I received it on Monday and fitted it last night, I'll upload some pictures tonight/tomorrow when I have time.

Seat is worlds apart from the Sparco Sprint V - without putting them on the scales, the Bride is easily 50% lighter. I've gained a lot of headroom too, at least 8-10cm depending if I take the cushions out (I drove to work this morning with no cushions, was surprisingly comfy).

Comfort wise, the Bride is also heaps better than the Sprint, I can actually recline the seat a little with the rails and the fibreglass shell is a lot more comfy than the Sprint's frame.

Clearance to my AGI bar is also improved - the headrest section of the seat is narrower than the Sprint which means I can recline it past the bar where the Sparco used to foul, although I need to invest in some quality padding now.

I'm running Garagestar rails which has pretty much placed the seat directly on the floor. The Bride has a scallop shape where your butt goes - once mounted it's only 4/5mm from the carpet.

The only thing is the seat is designed for Japanese guys...I'm 188cm and 85kg so it's a tighter fit compared to the Sprint V but still manageable. Snug, but not too uncomfortable.

Overall pleased with my purchase - it was only approx. $700 landed through Streeter direct from Bride. 2-3 week leadtime on the seat though.

T200 · Postby **T200** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 4:07 pm

Do you have a link to the seat? That's a really good price for a new Bride Exas!

kenson · Postby **kenson** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 4:32 pm

jasonc23 wrote:Overall pleased with my purchase - it was only approx. $700 landed through Streeter direct from Bride. 2-3 week leadtime on the seat though.

Woohoo! Exactly what I wanted to hear

The EXAS is designed for the smaller car.

Thanks for the heads up about your height. I'm 175cm so I'll be fine

Just means I'll have even more headroom and be able to sit comfortable with the AGI bar.

Wow, that price landed is amazingly cheap. Looking forward to piccies

jasonc23 · Postby **jasonc23** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 1:51 am

Pics as promised:

Sparco Sprint:

Bride:

ryuhou · Postby **ryuhou** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:18 am

legend mate

sailaholic · Postby **sailaholic** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 9:17 am

Is the bride FIA certified?

jasonc23 · Postby **jasonc23** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 10:58 am

sailaholic wrote:Is the bride FIA certified?

The EXAS isn't, but I'm unsure of the reasons as to why it isn't. The VIOS is FIA certified however I don't think the shoulder wings will fit...

kenson · Postby **kenson** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 11:27 am

Thanks for the pics Jason

Looks like a perfect fit

sailaholic · Postby **sailaholic** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 1:10 pm

Bummer. Makes it pretty hard to get it engineered in QLD then. Would have to buy one and get it tested to ADR requirements.

AndrewJZX100 · Postby **AndrewJZX100** » Wed Aug 20, 2014 4:57 pm

jasonc23 wrote:
sailaholic wrote:Is the bride FIA certified?

The EXAS isn't, but I'm unsure of the reasons as to why it isn't. The VIOS is FIA certified however I don't think the shoulder wings will fit...

VIOS III fits but the shoulder wings will foul the interior plastic near the tonneau cover bolt. I rocked a vios 3 with no cushion in my SE, day in day out for the last 18 months, only got uncomfortable on the way home from a track day (track is an hour and half away from home).

Bride make epic seats.

Sage · Postby **Sage** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 1:41 pm

They say here that the EXAS III is FIA compliant.

http://www.garage88.com.au/index.php?ma ... cts_id=991

Blue94t · Postby **Blue94t** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 6:33 pm

anyone heard of this mob?

http://bimarcoseats.com/product.php?id_product=11

FIA Approved. Pretty cheap too. Good size though not sure about the 550mm across the shoulders..