Racing seat fitting help ?

[Ben NBR Cup]

Hi all,

I bought two racing seat from the autosport show the other week and bought the side mounts as well, my question is can I bolt the side mounts straight to the floor (where the bolt holes are for the standard seats) or will I have to run a sub frame for them to fit ? I know it's a stupid question however it's the first time fitting racing seats into a car
The car is a 182

Thank you
Ben

 

[Adam G]

@JON FOZ does what you want

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

@JON FOZ does what you want

Does he do sub frames for them ?
If it is a sub frame I need I need one that is super low as I am pretty tall haha

 

[JON FOZ]

Does he do sub frames for them ?
If it is a sub frame I need I need one that is super low as I am pretty tall haha

I can supply you with my VBD Clio X-Low subframes.

Jon

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

I can supply you with my VBD Clio X-Low subframes.

Jon

Are these compatible for racing ?
Also do you have any pictures and prices please ?
Stupid question how high will the seat sit because I know some seats can be quiet high up
Many thanks
Ben

 

[JON FOZ]

Take a look in the " group buy " section in parts for sale at my thread.

A few members have put pics up showing them fitted.

They are as low as you can possibly go.

Price is £130 for two subframes collected or £16 postage.

Any fees to be covered.

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

Take a look in the " group buy " section in parts for sale at my thread.

A few members have put pics up showing them fitted.

They are as low as you can possibly go.

Price is £130 for two subframes collected or £16 postage.

Any fees to be covered.

Thank you very much I shall have a look on the group buy now they look a real nice piece of kit

 

[bloke]

have fitted jon's mounts to a few cars and they are great. nice fit and no fiddling around to fit them.

 

[JON FOZ]

Thanks mate

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

I am sold haha

Thanks mate

Do you have many left ? I just need to pay for my roll cage and should hopefully get a pair ordered in a few weeks

 

[JON FOZ]

I've got 2 sets left at the moment.

Cheers

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

I've got 2 sets left at the moment.

Cheers

Ok thank you very much hopefully I get them while they are still available

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

I've got 2 sets left at the moment.

Cheers

Sorry one last question will they fit any bucket seat side mounts ?
Cheers

 

[bloke]

Thanks mate

no worries.

 

[JON FOZ]

Sorry one last question will they fit any bucket seat side mounts ?
Cheers

They use a universal set of holes found on most subframes available for a wide range of cars so you should be fine.

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

They use a universal set of holes found on most subframes available for a wide range of cars so you should be fine.

Beautiful job thank you very much

 

[sonny172cup]

Nice seat frames, look like to the OMP ones

I would personally (for racing) buy the weld in seat rails as these will make the seat lower, you would probably have to lower steering column too

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

Nice seat frames, look like to the OMP ones

I would personally (for racing) buy the weld in seat rails as these will make the seat lower, you would probably have to lower steering column too

The weld in ones is it a case of make your own or can you buy them and just weld them in ?
Did you add spacers at the bottom of the column to lower it ?

 

[eon172]

Did you add spacers at the bottom of the column to lower it ?

I'm interested to hear a good solution for this too.

 

[Martin.]

The weld in frames, you buy and just weld them in where you want them.

Then the seats/side mounts bolt directly to them. Very simple

See here..

 

[sonny172cup]

What Martin posted above, no need for spacers as your welding in the frames at your desired height and pitch (from pedals), this is cruital to get right as you only have an inch or so of movement that the side mounts give (bolt side mounts to those captive nuts in these frames).

Frames are about £45 from tweeks.

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motor...safety-accessories-seat-subframe-mounting-kit

Steering column is lowered by placing spacers under the 4 main bolts that holds the column in place, ideally you want more spacer on the front bolts than the back to get the correct angle.

Also gear shifter height plays a part, so if you have a tall gear shift it will be even taller when you lower the seat.

 

[JON FOZ]

My VBD X-Liw subframes are actually as low if not lower than the weld in tubes pictured here.

There is only so far down you can go after all.

Nice seat frames, look like to the OMP ones

I would personally (for racing) buy the weld in seat rails as these will make the seat lower, you would probably have to lower steering column too

y VBD

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

What Martin posted above, no need for spacers as your welding in the frames at your desired height and pitch (from pedals), this is cruital to get right as you only have an inch or so of movement that the side mounts give (bolt side mounts to those captive nuts in these frames).

Frames are about £45 from tweeks.

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motor...safety-accessories-seat-subframe-mounting-kit

Steering column is lowered by placing spacers under the 4 main bolts that holds the column in place, ideally you want more spacer on the front bolts than the back to get the correct angle.

Also gear shifter height plays a part, so if you have a tall gear shift it will be even taller when you lower the seat.

Thank you very much for the link
Stupid moment I am guessing longer bolts are required for the best results ?
I don't suppose you have the best spacer sizes do you or is it driver size dependent ?

 

[sonny172cup]

I did use longer bolts for the fronts, spacers are just thick penny washers mate, nothing posh as its not for looks. I did try to find pics on my old build thread but all my the pics have vanished!!

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

I did use longer bolts for the fronts, spacers are just thick penny washers mate, nothing posh as its not for looks. I did try to find pics on my old build thread but all my the pics have vanished!!

That's cool so it doesn't need masses of spacing then. Well this is it its a track/race car at the end of the day.
I will get the seat in and have a little play and then I shall stick some pictures up

 

[GrahamS]

I've got the normal OMP frames and I'm happy with the height they sit at. I got them from ybracing with a discount code on their site for about £85 or something.

On the left is a base mount seat bolted directly to the subframe. The right has a slider and is a sidemount seat. I actually found that if they were any lower as Sonny suggested you might have to lower the steering column.

 

[Ben NBR Cup]

I've got the normal OMP frames and I'm happy with the height they sit at. I got them from ybracing with a discount code on their site for about £85 or something.

On the left is a base mount seat bolted directly to the subframe. The right has a slider and is a sidemount seat. I actually found that if they were any lower as Sonny suggested you might have to lower the steering column.

The problem I have is I am pretty tall and the standard seating position I was nearly touching the roof with my helmet on so I was thinking how low can I go lol. But the omp drops you down more than I thought