Buckets, Subframes and Sidemounts Dilema!

[f0xy]

ive picked up two sparco rev' bucket seats pretty cheapish, got some sidemounts on order and was just wondering about subframes....

i know russ@gasperformance has the sidemounts bolted straight to the chassis of the car, and was just wondering what the subframe acctually is in relation to sidemounts, as in is it needed etc... im wanting the seat to sit pretty low....

cheers.

 

[Renault_Boy01]

the subframe bolts to the original floor holes and creates a flat surface to mount the side mounts to (clio has stupid un-even floor pan) so it saves you having to drill through the chassis. and then you bolt the sidemounts to the subframe

if someone else is driving and you want the seat to move you will need runners which bolt to the subframe. You need adaption plates to mount the seat to the runners as the sidemounts are wider than the runners when attached to the seat.

 

[Renault_Boy01]

another advantage to using a subframe is that it has a harness mounting point ( handbrake side) so you therefore dont need to drill a hole through the transmission tunnel to mount an eyebolt to mount your harness