Racing Seats, Fitment Options

[SoundSlut_dotcom]

Anyone have any racing seats installed in here celica? If so , are they direct bolt ins , or do they require an additional special bracket to attatch them on?

thanks

[windowlicker]

a majority of them will require brackets to attach to the seat as well as slider rails if you want to be able to move your seat forward/backward.

[playr158]

make sure you get FIA certified seats dude

[SoundSlut_dotcom]

im not even guna get them now... they are WAY too expensive imo , PLUS u have to buy those brackets which are more money.. im just guna keep the seats i have which i customized and expensive any way.. leather with orange piping..

thanx tho guys

[Culpable04]

here is an idea,

Recaro seats slightly used for less than 500 ( a pair )

for some reason EVo guys sell their Recaro seats, buy those, buy the brackets and install them, everything total will run you under 800 if you buy the seats close to you and don't pay shipping like I did.





that picture was right after I finish installing them, there were a little dirty from handling.

[windowlicker]

make sure you get FIA certified seats dude

it kinda depends on what you want to do with the seat if it justifies spending the increas of price due to the FIA certification. If its just for the streets, FIA certification is not really needed, but in the same hand you will want to buy a seat from a reputable company. If he's going to be use the car for driving competitions, then meeting the certifications of the sanctioning body is well worth buying a more expensive certified seat.


reason i say this is because i would really like to run buddy club seats, but they are pending FIA certs, so I can't use them in stage rallies. I will most likely go with a sparco seat, just need to save the money. i cannot stress enough though about getting a seat from a reputable company like recaro, corbeau, buddy club, sparco, bride, status, etc. the cheap ones on ebay look like a good deal, but how much do you value your spine and ability to walk if you get in an accident?

[hatchy_gt-s]

i baught brackets from sparco (then again i have sparco seats) but i got them for 50 a pop with runners.

[windowlicker]

i baught brackets from sparco (then again i have sparco seats) but i got them for 50 a pop with runners.

dude, you're really gonna need to get a harness bar for you harnesses if you value your spine. mounting them like that can cause your spine to compress if you were ever in an accident. the general rule of thumb is that the harness should be 1"-4" below the the shoulder, no more.

[windowlicker]

see page 13 of this link for diagrams regarding harness mounting angles.

http://www.schrothracing.com/sdocs/2009_Co...nstructions.pdf

[hatchy_gt-s]

i baught brackets from sparco (then again i have sparco seats) but i got them for 50 a pop with runners.

dude, you're really gonna need to get a harness bar for you harnesses if you value your spine. mounting them like that can cause your spine to compress if you were ever in an accident. the general rule of thumb is that the harness should be 1"-4" below the the shoulder, no more.

I have one now thats just an old pic. it was one of those cant wait to see wat it looks like moments

[playr158]

make sure you get FIA certified seats dude

it kinda depends on what you want to do with the seat if it justifies spending the increas of price due to the FIA certification. If its just for the streets, FIA certification is not really needed, but in the same hand you will want to buy a seat from a reputable company. If he's going to be use the car for driving competitions, then meeting the certifications of the sanctioning body is well worth buying a more expensive certified seat.


reason i say this is because i would really like to run buddy club seats, but they are pending FIA certs, so I can't use them in stage rallies. I will most likely go with a sparco seat, just need to save the money. i cannot stress enough though about getting a seat from a reputable company like recaro, corbeau, buddy club, sparco, bride, status, etc. the cheap ones on ebay look like a good deal, but how much do you value your spine and ability to walk if you get in an accident?

actually it does matter ALL the time. non certified seats have shown to break MUCH MUCH easier than a certified seat. Since you are more likely to get into a collision on the street a proper seat is THAT much more important.

and oh man the seat setups i've seen on this site, i'd never step into a lot of the cars here with them...

This post has been edited by playr158: Jul 13, 2009 - 2:41 PM