Buddy Club seats..

[Jin Kazama]

Originally posted by PETE SMITH
I\'ve got some Brides in my car.
I\'ll get out the tape measure for dimensions, as they fit well and i\'m a solid 16 stone........better get some carbon fibre bits!! :p
Pete

Hi Pete
There nice seats you got there, I seem to recall you bought them off someone on FDUK. The problem I think I\'ll face with my new seats is the  half roll cage getting in the way..

[PETE SMITH]

Hi Lawrence,
Yes, i see what your saying...i imagine the main area of concern would be where the roll cage attaches at the side of the seat..if it\'s closer to the rear footwell there wouldn\'t be a problem.
BTW, i got the seats from Martin Sintler, who had a lovely black single turbo RX7..I wonder where it\'s got to??:confused:
Pete

[Dan Norton]

Originally posted by Jin Kazama
Sorry, it was import tax I meant, not vat. Chuck did say he could do some creative invoicing, but the insurance would have to reflect what\'s on the invoice unfortunately.
Dan, do you think an extra 2cm on each side of the shoulder bolsters would cause problems..?

Yea, he said that to me aswell....but it all arrived safely anyway.

Looking at the seats in my car tonight......then yea....the 2cm would make a differance....its tight for space using the slimmer ones!

I would go thinner for sure.


Dan!!

[Jin Kazama]

Well, it looks like I,m gonna have to change my order for a medium then. And stop eating so many pies:rolleyes: ..36" waist will be a tight squeeze by the sound of it!
Thanks for all your help Dan!

[chrisBoid]

Those Buddy club and Bride seats are sweet.  Why did I bother getting mine retrimmed (front and back) in leather when I could have put some of those puppies in? :rolleyes: If only I\'d known 18 months ago!

[Dan Norton]

Originally posted by Jin Kazama
Well, it looks like I,m gonna have to change my order for a medium then. And stop eating so many pies:rolleyes: ..36" waist will be a tight squeeze by the sound of it!
Thanks for all your help Dan!

Haha, yea, will be a little squeeze.

No probs......give me a shout once you get them.

Cheers,

Dan!!

[Dan Norton]

Originally posted by chrisBoid
Those Buddy club and Bride seats are sweet.  Why did I bother getting mine retrimmed (front and back) in leather when I could have put some of those puppies in? :rolleyes: If only I\'d known 18 months ago!

Sell your leathers and get some chris, either the red or black buddyclubs would go well with your colour car.

Dan!!

[chrisBoid]

Damn ye Dan! (Must resist....have Tein Flex on the way!)

[Dan Norton]

Just think tho chris.....if someone could lend you some old spare seats....then you could get the interior out of yours, put it up for sale....then you would have enough cash to just order the new seats

[chrisBoid]

You\'re a bad man!

[Donato]

Chris i think you should ban yourself from this forum until you get over your magpie tendancies!

[J.j.]

Im finally ready for those nice buddyclub seats now.
Am I right that Medium is the largest size that will fit in the car ??
Im 5,11", 12 & 1/2 stone, 53.5 cm shoulder and 32" waist.  Can I fit in the medium nice and comfortably?
Finally, seat frame/rails.
What do you guys use? Cobra universal side mounts? Do these make you seat higher or lower than stock seats? Lastly, how do I fit the seat belt thingy? the female bit...... ??

Thanks

[iaint]

What do you guys do about subframes?

[Jin Kazama]

The large seats will fit in, but it such a tight squeeze that the back/ forward sliding movement is a bit restricted. As to your fitment into a medium, I would insist you try one out first, as body shapes, and what people are willing to tolerate in terms of discomfort differ greatly.
I have used recaro subframes. If you use recaro, you can get high or low positioned one - go for the low ones. The higher one will have your steering wheel in your knackers.
Unless you want to remove the seatbelt receiver and somehow fit it onto the new seat (not advisable) you will have to get some harnesses I\'m afraid.

[J.j.]

Hi Jin,
Thanks for the info.
Mind me asking where you got the recaro subframes from?
Did you notice seat hight difference with that set up, compared to the stock\'s?
Would really like to be able to use the seat belts.  I have harness for driver side, but sometime you just cant be bother to use it.  (not that comfortable say, after a huge meal? :Laugh )
Besides, it\'d be a pain to adjust it everytime I take a different passenger :spank

:cheers