Realistic price of bucket seats

[Willy]

For a pair of half-decent bucket seats with harnesses / subframes to fit the clio, what sort of price are you looking at? new or second hand.

Could you do it with a few hundred squids?

 

[Fletcher]

Second hand set of Cobra's won't cost you much.

 

[Gray]

Could you do it with a few hundred squids?

In a word... NO

It all depends on what type of seats you want.. Fixed buckets, recliners?
There are some bargains on ebay every now and again, but most go over £200 for a "decent" pair, when I was looking for some a few weeks back.


Do you actually need harnesses, If so.... 3-point, 4-point, 6-point etc.
As above, plenty of sets on ebay just need to keep an eye out


Can you fabricate a set of frames yourself? If not frames new are around £100 each.
You may have to but these new if fabrication is not an option, it is quite rare to see a set on ebay for MK2 Clio fitment (second hand)

 

[JayK89]

My mate got a pair of fairly decent cobras off ebay for £70 with subframes but they were for a mini

 

[Willy]

Thanks for the commets. Wouldnt want to spend more than £350-400 for everything.

Cheers for the info gray, will have to go and research what would be best

Cobra are the best to be looking at, Sparco and the like out of budget?

 

[Gray]

Sparco always seem over priced when compared to Cobra seats... But I guess you get what you pay for!

Sparco seats always come in narrow sizes compared to the sparco seats also.

 

[Willy]

Sure. Well Ive had a quick look and would probs be wanted fixed buckets, 4 point harnesses, or 5. Best get my ass on ebay then! will have more luck buying the seats/harnesses and getting subframes made?

 

[Henry]

it's a good idea to try a few before spending lots of money on a pair, as fit and comfort vary a lot between different seats; you can also find that things change once you've got them in the car as well, as the seating position/elevation of the subframe can highlight 'problems' you didn't think were there whilst sat in a loose seat.

the Sparco Sprint is a (apparently) a comfortable steel framed seat, although you do really need to look at spending around £300ea (new) on FG(etc) shelled seats before they become really comfortable. a steel framed seat to avoid is the Corbeau Forza - v uncomfortable. all imo

bit of a minefield and easy to spend lots of money without being sure you've found the 'best' seat for you, especially with fixed back compo seats