Bucket seats? Help please!!

[mjwebb48]

Hi All,

Have searched back through threads and not got anything conclusive.
I`m 6`3" and want to change seats as they are tatty, will be doing track time in car and would like to fit some fixed buckets.
Can any peeps that  have them fitted let me know what they have got. I dont want to get some and then not be able to use them.
Going in a 93 fd.

Cheers

Mat

[strange_days_uk]

I have the mazdaspeed seats




They are damned expensive to get hold of, and require the mazdaspeed rails to fit.  The rails sit the seats 10 mm lower than stock.  They are very comfortable, they were designed for endurance racing.  The bolsters are aggressive, but not uncomfortable.  I always hate buckets when the shoulder section pushes your shoulders too far forward.  These don\'t do that.

I am 5ft 9, and have the seat 3 clicks forward from full extension, so ^ft 3 would be perfectly manageable I am fairly certain.

[mjwebb48]

Thanks mate where did you get yours from?

[strange_days_uk]

Imported from Japan, via http://www.members-crescent.net/cgi-bin/login.cgi Crescent shop.

You have to register, then do a search for FD3S, you will have about 300 pages to wade through, you will eventually find the seats.  The guy sells them with the rails, IIRC I paid something like £320 per seat and rail kit, then you have shipping and import duty.  They are awesome seats, superb quality and they really look the part also..

He also sells them outside of Crescent, so it would be worth emailing him and asking for a direct shipment to you if interested.  Crescent are good but will charge you a commission on anything you buy from them.

You can also find them on http://www.japanparts.com/

[strange_days_uk]

Prob best just to go through japparts sell them here £340 per seat http://www.japanparts.com/db/partslist.php?dealer=&car=&middlesmall=2%3A17&maker=1&volkey=

[mjwebb48]

cool thanks for that mate.

Mat

[rob]

ah, nice to know that crescent will do seats!  I didnt think they would deal with things that big or heavy!

[rob]

might be worth checking out ooparts.com and takakaira. com as well.....

[rob]

this is the japanese for mazdaspeed in case it helps     マツダスピード

[mjwebb48]

Hi rob,

Any luck fitting the stereo mate? Didnt you say that you had some seats that you hadnt fitted? what where they?

Mat

[jetpilot]

I have an aftermarket rail which i got when a bought a bucket seat, would really like to find a matching one! Is it only Mazdaspeed who make them?

[rob]

You have to register, then do a search for FD3S, you will have about 300 pages to wade through, you will eventually find the seats.  The guy sells them with the rails, IIRC I paid something like £320 per seat and rail kit, then you have shipping and import duty.  They are awesome seats, superb quality and they really look the part also

would you mind me asking what you paid for shipping, and how much did you get stung by customs?  i suppose i could stop being lazy and ask crescent how much they charge for shiping on seats, and work out the duty and stuff from the other stuff i\'ve bought through Crescent, but figured it would be easier to ask you first  :Thumbs-up

[rob]

Hi Mat - no, stereo is still in the box!  Hopefully I\'ll get the RX back on the road this week, cant remember if i said about the rear disc problem?  Well anyway Black Diamond are replacing them under warrenty, which is nice and they should be here monday!  Then all I need to do is get the Civic back on the road and out of my garage (dont ask  :Hammer   ) and then i can get on with stuff on the RX like trying to fit my seats and stereo!!  They are Sparco Milano\'s in blue acantera so will match the paintwork nicely - but from my rough try before i\'m not convinced they\'ll fit.....watch this space

they look like this by the way - http://www.ab-tuning.ru/!sparco/tuning/s/h/00944A-Milano2-darkblue.jpg

Jetpilot -  I presume you mean you\'re after a matching seat rather than a matching rail?  Do you have a picture of the one you have got?

[Grizzly]

Imported from Japan, via http://www.members-crescent.net/cgi-bin/login.cgi Crescent shop.

You have to register, then do a search for FD3S, you will have about 300 pages to wade through, you will eventually find the seats.  The guy sells them with the rails, IIRC I paid something like £320 per seat and rail kit, then you have shipping and import duty.  They are awesome seats, superb quality and they really look the part also..

He also sells them outside of Crescent, so it would be worth emailing him and asking for a direct shipment to you if interested.  Crescent are good but will charge you a commission on anything you buy from them.

You can also find them on http://www.japanparts.com/

If you don\'t mind me asking how did you find dealing with Crescent? I was thinking about buying some stuff off there but was a bit put off by the Distance the idea of buying something then having it sent to a third party who reroutes it on, it oviously works but your the first person that has atualy used it. Hence the Intrest

[rob]

I so far have found dealing with Crescent to be an easy exercise in emptying my wallet

Seriously though, its actually very easy, and i would say they are very proffessional.  I\'ve not had to deal with them personally as i\'ve not needed to ask any questions about items being auctioned and i\'ve not had any problems and i\'ve had 3 parcels with various bits in so far and a fourth on its way soon!  All the emails i\'ve had are computer generated (i would have thought) to let me know i have won items, thank me for paying and to advise my parcel is on its way.

There is actualy a sticky on it here - http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29169
good luck and have fun if you take the plunge!