Generic bucket seats £130 a pair - any good?

[Trackslag172]

Seen these on ebay, but seem a bit to good to be true. They are not FIA approved but as its only a track car its not essential. Does anyone have any experience with them or know of any issues? I am looking for a cheap pair of seats and harnesses for the car as ive already blown my budget on more shiny things :smile:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301326139069?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Cheers,
Tim

 

[Jekyll]

Get the corbeau clubsports. The pair can be had for £300 new and loads of members on here run them.

 

[Trackslag172]

Just looked them up, they look better and are probably better quality being corbeau.
Does anyone know if its worth paying more for FIA approved seats? what makes them better?

 

[ilovewilly]

You may as well fit a pair of farmhouse pine dining chairs.

Try a few out and get something comfortable. Steel framed seats are ok if you don't want to do more than about 2 miles.

 

[fairm010]

Those look bloody uncomfortable!

 

[Bluebeard]

How would these hold up in a crash?

Scrimping on seats and harnesses seems mental to me.

 

[ilovewilly]

On a related note, do you have a cage fitted? I'd strongly advise a roll cage if you are going to strap yourself in a rigid position with harnesses.

 

[Trackslag172]

How would these hold up in a crash?

Scrimping on seats and harnesses seems mental to me.

I agree, I wanted to know if these are any better or worse than the standard non-FIA seats

On a related note, do you have a cage fitted? I'd strongly advise a roll cage if you are going to strap yourself in a rigid position with harnesses.

I have just acquired a cage from -DAN- on the forum who is breaking his car soon, so as soon as he removes it I will have it in mine

You may as well fit a pair of farmhouse pine dining chairs.

Try a few out and get something comfortable. Steel framed seats are ok if you don't want to do more than about 2 miles.

I have never bought bucket seats before, this is my first track car, any recommendations on which seats are comfortable?

 

[ilovewilly]

To keep it simple - you want to avoid a steel framed seat like that. Your Monoco Pro's etc will all still be uncomfortable - although FIA approved.

You'll be better off with a fibreglass framed seat. Consider the size also. You want to really sit in some before you order so you know they will hug you enough yet allow your legs to open! I'm a 34 inch waste and have standard width Cobra Suzukas (although they aren't particular cheap at about £350). They hug me like my first girlfriend. Although I've friends who don't skip leg day that won't fit in them - so it's definitely worth trying some out. I could sit in mine for ages and they are very comfy. I had some Monacos and it genuinely felt like you were sat on a pew after 5 minutes.


Harnesses are another conversation again. Don't get cheap 2" strap versions of them either.

If I was you, I'd be looking for decent, FIA approved stuff, second hand, out of date for competition. You'll get good quality gear at a good price.

 

[Trackslag172]

To keep it simple - you want to avoid a steel framed seat like that. Your Monoco Pro's etc will all still be uncomfortable - although FIA approved.

You'll be better off with a fibreglass framed seat. Consider the size also. You want to really sit in some before you order so you know they will hug you enough yet allow your legs to open! I'm a 34 inch waste and have standard width Cobra Suzukas (although they aren't particular cheap at about £350). They hug me like my first girlfriend. Although I've friends who don't skip leg day that won't fit in them - so it's definitely worth trying some out. I could sit in mine for ages and they are very comfy. I had some Monacos and it genuinely felt like you were sat on a pew after 5 minutes.


Harnesses are another conversation again. Don't get cheap 2" strap versions of them either.

If I was you, I'd be looking for decent, FIA approved stuff, second hand, out of date for competition. You'll get good quality gear at a good price.

Looks like I have more shopping around to do then. Cheers for the advice. Ill look for some fiberglass ones. Shame as they are so cheap!!

 

[.Joe]

http://www.sportseats4u.co.uk/

i got a seat setup quite cheap from here

 

[Trackslag172]

http://www.sportseats4u.co.uk/

i got a seat setup quite cheap from here :smile:

What seats did you go for?

 

[.Joe]

What seats did you go for?

i got the mirco RS2 purely as i prefer the wrap around style, Bimarco are usually quite popular seats

 

[Trackslag172]

I have now got a bucket seat, it is not what I had planned to get but it was cheap enough and good enough to get me started and it turned up at my door today
more on my project thread
http://www.cliosport.net/threads/2003-172-track-car-build.780909/#post-10862759