Best free mod

[Gaz_]

Its been done before yet i've never done it lol. The seating position REALLY pises me off in the MK2. Removed the spacers yesterday, night and day difference i tell you. Everyone should do it!

That is all

 

[DrR]

Easy to do? Been thinking about doing it.

 

[Jordi17]

would like to do it but wouldnt know where to start.

 

[the_prophet]

agreed. was thread about it ages ago, the best thing to do to the clio without spending money

 

[Gaz_]

Easy to do? Been thinking about doing it.

Piece of piss. Jack, stands and a deep 13mm socket. Thats all you need. We added a few penny washers (x2) under each fixing so i could still slide the seat about as the gf uses the car from time to time. You can see the difference between the two seats. Much better imo

 

[Dunn]

do a guide
the section needs some new ones

 

[the_prophet]

theres already a guide in the old thread

pictures and info in here....

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=396180&highlight=removing+spacers+under+seat

 

[Dunn]

ahh but then the seat is not slidable no use to me lol

 

[Gaz_]

it is, few penny washers under each fixing. Mines fine.

 

[Bluebeard]

ahh but then the seat is not slidable no use to me lol

Piece of piss. Jack, stands and a deep 13mm socket. Thats all you need. We added a few penny washers (x2) under each fixing so i could still slide the seat about as the gf uses the car from time to time. You can see the difference between the two seats. Much better imo

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[DrR]

I'll try this one day when i can be bothered.

 

[ForceIndia]

Very easy, and worth doing. Under an hour easy.

 

[Dunn]

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durr sorry only read the link
sounds good to me ill have a pop after i self service mine this week :approve:

 

[Dave..]

I tried it once, but hadn't got a deep socket to tighten up the nuts underneath.

After a month of the subframes sliding under heavy braking and cornering, I gave up and put the mounts back in. Didn't feel that much difference between them in and not. More of a placebo I thought.

 

[Gaz_]

its no placebo mate, mine look like this, (but not in cheap fake leather )

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=396180

 

[Dave..]

its no placebo mate, mine look like this, (but not in cheap fake leather )

Haha, don't get me wrong, my seats were offset like that after I removed them, but for me, the uncomfortable position is the steering wheel being 2 inches too far away, rather than the seat too high

 

[123stevevw]

I just removed the rear two instead of all four, better position, seats still slide - jobs a good 'un

 

[Curley]

Take spacers out after a couple of weeks. I made a thread a while back. Should be added to the guide really.

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=427440

 

[Revo Kev]

I did this after a couple of weeks of owning the car, much, much better... still not perfect with stock seats but it's worth doing! Also running an aftermarket wheel with a 50mm spacer (or a dished wheel) makes a big difference to the driving position!

 

[Lyons]

Would it be possible to mod the standard seats any-more, making your arse a bit closer to the ground? Removing padding or modifying the frame? or put a spacer on the standard wheel?

I should be getting my 172 very soon but have had too long with no height adjustment in my polo and it kills me on long journeys!

 

[Gaz_]

Thats as low as a standard seat will go. Its loads better tbh. Do this and it'll be fine.

 

[franx]

Haha, don't get me wrong, my seats were offset like that after I removed them, but for me, the uncomfortable position is the steering wheel being 2 inches too far away, rather than the seat too high

that was my prob untill i got the deep dish wheel. 9cm dish , prob fixed. :approve:
Only problem now will be the deep dish in my head when crashing because of loss of airbag
it does handle nicely though , steeringwheel up closer to the torso