Corbeau Clubsport?

Christopher · Mar 15, 2017

Before I go spending £1500 on Recaro Pole Positions, does anyone have experience with Corbeau Clubsports? They're a third of the cost and after selling my Sportsters, I'd have plenty of money left over for mods, even after buying these! Pole Positions would cost me another £4-500 over the top of selling the Sportsters.

I'm not bothered by the fact they're not FIA stamped, as it's a road car. I'm really looking for opinions of build quality, stitching, comfort etc.

Tanks.

bashracing · Mar 15, 2017

Excellent seats at a bargain price

ForceIndia · Mar 15, 2017

I had them in the mini. They're decent enough, but there is a bit of flex in the seat. They don't feel anywhere as premium as pp (obviously).

Stay Puft · Mar 15, 2017

And look awesome.

I think i'll get them when I choose to sell recaros for whatever reason.

Christopher · Mar 15, 2017

Cheers. I know they're not going to feel as premium as a PP, neither am I bothered about FIA approval.
Decent then, I'll look into them.

Christopher · Mar 15, 2017

ForceIndia said:
I had them in the mini. They're decent enough, but there is a bit of flex in the seat. They don't feel anywhere as premium as pp (obviously).

Any pics of them fitted?

Poopensharten · Mar 15, 2017

Can you get them in red? It'd look awesome with red seats of some description i reckon!

JB21 · Mar 15, 2017

I've just put one in mine and for the money (£190 delivered, with runners & sidemounts from GSM) I cant really complain. As above they are a little flimsy, but they're comfortable enough, I suffer from back issues and these don't exaggerate it. I went with the XL and they are OK, bit of wiggle room for me with a 34"-36" waste and thin legs and shoulders but perfectly acceptable, but looking back I should have ordered the standard. My mate however fits in it and he's a 40" waste and 18st so id say the XL suits people with a 36"-40" waste.

The seat is just a shell with pads that Velcro on, but you've got to remember its a entry level seat and as above a good one for the money. I'm happy with mine but the car is only used to get to and from track so don't sit in it daily for long journeys, however I recently drove the car to work sat in rush hour traffic there and back and its was perfectly comfortable.

The runners the seat comes with are absolute gash, they don't go back together as one and stick so if a daily you may want to think about better quality runners.

The seat holds you much better than the standards seats but it doesn't hug you like a more expensive seat like the PP would, but again its perfectly acceptable.

All in all I'm happy with it for what it costs and what its used for, but part of me wishes I would have paid the extra for the Bimarco Futura.

http://www.sportseats4u.co.uk/bimarco-futura-fia-motorsport-seat/prod_796.html

RMDavis · Mar 15, 2017

They're fantastic seats for the price Chris. I had them in my Trophy, and would recommend them for sure!

I went for the XL version's because they are fairly snug in standard size, and Corbeau advised XL based on my height etc (6ft average build)

Christopher · Mar 15, 2017

Great advice. Cheers chaps.
I think I'm sold on a pair.
Where have people bought from? Recommendations?

RMDavis · Mar 15, 2017

Christopher said:
Great advice. Cheers chaps.
I think I'm sold on a pair.
Where have people bought from? Recommendations?

I bought mine direct from Corbeau bud. Great service!

If it interests you they can also do custom additions? Coloured stitching, embroidery/logos, even different coloured gel coats for the seat backs.

Red would look awesome! :wink:

Christopher · Mar 15, 2017

RMDavis said:
I bought mine direct from Corbeau bud. Great service!

If it interests you they can also do custom additions? Coloured stitching, embroidery/logos, even different coloured gel coats for the seat backs.

Red would look awesome! :wink:

Nice one. Appreciated mate, I'll look into that!

JB21 · Mar 15, 2017

£384 for a pair at GSM...or strangely only £190 for a single!

http://www.sportseats4u.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=4622

http://www.sportseats4u.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=4509

Christopher · Mar 15, 2017

RMDavis said:
I bought mine direct from Corbeau bud. Great service!

If it interests you they can also do custom additions? Coloured stitching, embroidery/logos, even different coloured gel coats for the seat backs.

Red would look awesome! :wink:

Unfortunately they don't offer custom builds on the Clubsport.

Just called them now.

Christopher · Mar 15, 2017

JB21 said:
£384 for a pair at GSM...or strangely only £190 for a single!

http://www.sportseats4u.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=4622

http://www.sportseats4u.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=4509

Thanks!

RMDavis · Mar 15, 2017

Christopher said:
Unfortunately they don't offer custom builds on the Clubsport. 😧 Just called them now.

Aw that's a shame!

Nevertheless in black they're still a cracking looking seat for the money.

I'm with you on the Recaro 'pole positions' I'd love a set, but they are so damn pricey!

Christopher · Mar 15, 2017

RMDavis said:
Aw that's a shame!

Nevertheless in black they're still a cracking looking seat for the money.

I'm with you on the Recaro 'pole positions' I'd love a set, but they are so damn pricey!

Agreed. I can get two of these, harnesses for track and a rear cage/harness bar for the same money as two PPs!

Danmw · Mar 15, 2017

Ive run Clubsports for 18 months, great seat, not as premium as other seats but decent on track and road.

I got XL but standard are much tighter which i prefer.

Christopher · Mar 15, 2017

Danmw said:
Ive run Clubsports for 18 months, great seat, not as premium as other seats but decent on track and road.

I got XL but standard are much tighter which i prefer.

Thanks for the info. How did you deal with the airbag light? Small resistor? Was it much work?

Danmw · Mar 15, 2017

Christopher said:
Thanks for the info. How did you deal with the airbag light? Small resistor? Was it much work?

Small resistor, no problem. I ran standard pretensioners but either way it's easy as.

Im currently in limbo between seats, my XL seats are for sale but want new ones for a new clio but not sure i want the 4 week wait from corbeau. Next option is OMP Champ R as I still want fiberglass. Gah.

JB21 · Mar 15, 2017

Christopher said:
Thanks for the info. How did you deal with the airbag light? Small resistor? Was it much work?

3.3ohm resistors in the seat plugs, 2 minute job.

Christopher · Mar 15, 2017

Danmw said:
Small resistor, no problem. I ran standard pretensioners but either way it's easy as.

Im currently in limbo between seats, my XL seats are for sale but want new ones for a new clio but not sure i want the 4 week wait from corbeau. Next option is OMP Champ R as I still want fiberglass. Gah.

Ah, perfect. I've a question for you then.
I want to keep the OE seatbelts/pretentioners with the Clubsports. How did you go about it?

B17BLG · Mar 15, 2017

Not a Clio so don't flame me haha but just fitted clubs ports into my car.

In your position, I would buy them and put left over money towards other things you'd like to do to the car.

Danmw · Mar 15, 2017

Christopher said:
Ah, perfect. I've a question for you then.
I want to keep the OE seatbelts/pretentioners with the Clubsports. How did you go about it?

Drilled a hole through the side mount, bolt through, nut on. Done. Simple as, did mean the pretensioners were on show...only an aesthetic problem though

Christopher · Mar 15, 2017

Danmw said:
Drilled a hole through the side mount, bolt through, nut on. Done. Simple as, did mean the pretensioners were on show...only an aesthetic problem though

Perfect. Yeah I'm not too bothered about that. I'll just wrap them in black fabric tape to cover the body.

JB21 · Mar 15, 2017

B17BLG said:
Not a Clio so don't flame me haha but just fitted clubs ports into my car.

In your position, I would buy them and put left over money towards other things you'd like to do to the car.

Looks decent that, whats its spec?

B17BLG · Mar 15, 2017

JB21 said:
VXR?

I'm sorry [emoji15]

JB21 · Mar 15, 2017

B17BLG said:
I'm sorry [emoji15]

Nah looks good mate, I see one at Oulton sometimes similar to yours flying around in just over 2 minutes a lap which is rapid.

B17BLG · Mar 15, 2017

JB21 said:
Nah looks good mate, I see one at Oulton sometimes similar to yours flying around in just over 2 minutes a lap which is rapid.

Not mine bud I'm afraid. Mines a burg and pretty standard engine but had vectra vxr brakes, coilovers, NS2R tyres and weighs just over 1150kg with 277bhp.

Stage 3 is the highest I'll go and just throw everything at handling and weight.

mattf4r · Mar 15, 2017

They're the best seat for the money. I had no flex in mine when fitted in my cup on Jon foz subframes.

They look very similar to PP without the price tag. Think there's a set in the classifieds now, they're usually on back order from Corbeau.

My previous setup:

imprezaworks · Mar 15, 2017

Oooh with standard seat belts too

mattf4r · Mar 16, 2017

imprezaworks said:
Oooh with standard seat belts too

Yeah Dan I wasn't full racecar aka no cage for a harness

Christopher · Mar 16, 2017

matt123roll said:
They're the best seat for the money. I had no flex in mine when fitted in my cup on Jon foz subframes.

They look very similar to PP without the price tag. Think there's a set in the classifieds now, they're usually on back order from Corbeau.

My previous setup:

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So excited after seeing that. Nice one mate.
Placed my deposit with Corbeau today, expected in early to mid April.

My wheel, knob and gaiter is off for retrimming this weekend too. Can't wait to see how it all looks.
Thanks for your help, gents.

JamesBryan · Mar 16, 2017

Get the airbag light turned off with Clip, Chris.

Speak to Gary Burnett in Warrington, he can do it for you.

ForceIndia · Mar 16, 2017

Christopher said:
So excited after seeing that. Nice one mate.
Placed my deposit with Corbeau today, expected in early to mid April.

My wheel, knob and gaiter is off for retrimming this weekend too. Can't wait to see how it all looks.
Thanks for your help, gents.

Aren't they cheaper via ebay and GSM? There's sets available straight away on ebay.

Gally · Mar 16, 2017

For your car being so awesome I would want something premium, even some Alcantara if possible.

Christopher · Mar 16, 2017

gally said:
For your car being so awesome I would want something premium, even some Alcantara if possible.

Thought about this too. At a later date I could always remove the centre pads and have them retrimmed in black alcantara, but for now I just want some fixed seats. Wheel, knob and gaiter will all be dark grey alcantara and I'm trimming the A pillars in the same material next weekend too.

Gally · Mar 16, 2017

It's going to give you what you want either way. I just know you like asthetics.

JamesBryan · Mar 16, 2017

I'd be tempted by the Pole Positions, just by the fact that they will hold their value 2nd hand if you needed to sell. Where as the Clubsports will be worth naff all :neutral:

ForceIndia · Mar 16, 2017

JamesBryan said:
I'd be tempted by the Pole Positions, just by the fact that they will hold their value 2nd hand if you needed to sell. Where as the Clubsports will be worth naff all :neutral:

Clubsport are under £400 for a pair. I doubt there will be much difference in how much you'd lose on them over 2years.

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