Cheap Buckets and back pain?

[Z4MCSL]

So after doing Brands Hatch on Wednesday in bog standard seats my back is not great. Ive never had issues so this is not a historic injury I can only put it down to that track day.

So I am thinking now is the time to get a bucket seat but I am on a budget and saving money for a) actual trackdays, b) tuition c) wheels and tyres etc

so I am looking at Cobra Monaco's from Demon Tweeks as last time I looked it was about £290 per seat including base frame etc etc.

2 questions

1. - for now I am still using normal seatbelts - will this all fit in the car without need for modification/grinding/welding etc?
2. Will this cheap seat, especially without harnesses, actually make that much of a difference?

Thanks

 

[Darryl_1983]

Definitely find somewhere where you can sit in them prior to ordering, otherwise you could be wasting your money.

For bases look into Jon Foz X-low bases unless your very short. The omp option sits about 3 inches higher and they don't sit level without lots of messing around.

Standard belts fit fine. But you'll need to figurer out a way of mounting the pretensions buckles. Alternatively you can use a Peugeot 106 rear seat buckle and mount it to the floor where the subframe bolts through.

The standard seats are s**t, so a decent bucket will makes a big difference. I've used corbeau clubsports in the past and they were great for the money. I'm using recaro trendline from an Evo 8 now. But mounted to the extra low bucket subframes rather than the recaro low frames and these work great as a road car.

 

[colesy]

I will have 2x sparco sprint seats for sale in the next week already mounted on OMP frames. From memory they’re also on sliding rails. Looking for around £350. If interested pm me and I’ll get some pics sorted and over to you. (They’re at my dads)

 

[Z4MCSL]

Hey Colesy - definitely interested - PMd you so let me know if you didnt get the PM

 

[M.C..]

I have sat in a few cobra Monaco’s and found them really uncomfortable, I ended up with Bimarco Futuras, they are lightweight and comfortable, you definitely need to go and try some seats before you buy.
The Jon Foz frames are good

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[Bankrupt_drunk]

I'd love to get an improved seat for my 172. There's a cobra racer pro, OMP TRS and cobra imola all for sale nearby. All in decent condition and at around £100 but I've no idea which to go for.

 

[adamlstr]

I had Cobra Monaco's for about 5 minutes, they're one of the worst seats I've ever sat in.