Stripped interior and new buckets

[Rob_]

Following on from this thread - http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=191596

Here are the pictures

 

[JR]

lovley looking **** that

 

[Justin]

tidy as fook mate.. how are they on long journeys?

 

[Batman]

how much did that all set you back? and where from? as i'm getting the same setup, i was also told by motorworld that cobra wont release anymore side mounts due to being sued over something

 

[Rob_]

tidy as fook mate.. how are they on long journeys?

Haven't done any long journeys yet just 20 - 30 miles at a time so far but at the moment and being totally honest i find them more comfortable then the normal 172 seats because in the buckets you are sitting more upright instead of slouching slightly, so its actually better for your back i think....

The cushions in the back and on the bottom are attached via velcro so if the back is too hard you can get thicker cushioning from cobra/sparco etc to fit

 

[Ali]

Next stop...Physio...Looks cool tho.

 

[Rob_]

how much did that all set you back? and where from? as i'm getting the same setup, i was also told by motorworld that cobra wont release anymore side mounts due to being sued over something

When did you hear that mate? These seats were manufactured at the factory end of november this year.

I won them on ebay for £410 for seats (GT Width), side mounts, sliding subframes and the harnesses which brought seperately come to £1011 :quiet:

 

[Ali]

^OOuch! Could have bought trophy recaro's for that!

 

[Rob_]

I didnt buy em brand new mate i got em for £410

Trophy recaros arent proper buckets anyway :quiet:

 

[Ali]

^This is true.

 

[Christopher]

you'll love motorways and parking. lol

they look great though fella.

 

[Rob_]

Thankfully ive mastered the art of slipping one of the harnesses over the shoulder so you can look behind to park, is a pain though but oh well.

Cheers for the comments

 

[Clio R]

very nice

 

[MOFO]

thats not stripped lool, do it properly!!!!!

 

[Fred@BTM]

you have the gay subframes too!

 

[Christopher]

^^ie not on the deck?

 

[Fred@BTM]

yep, the shoulder piece on the seat is level/below the window line on the low subframes

you can just make out what i mean in this pic

 

[Englebert]

Then you'd look like a 12 year old.

 

[Christopher]

yup, they do look rather high on second glance

 

[Fred@BTM]

Then you'd look like a 12 year old.

and cool at the same time

 

[Rob_]

Dont see why people say they sit high, im same height in the car as i was with the standard seats.

 

[bendee]

thats a reason people change as the standards are high and lots of people dont like being that high.

i think it looks bang on not sure if i could put up with the belts tho. get the back proper striped out.
ive just put my seats and wheel back in after doing the same amount of stripping and im not liking it anymore feels slow gonna have to get the seats back out and carpet it all.

 

[Dubai182]

That look the dogs danglies but agree should be lower as thats the main reason people do it to improve the pretty poor driving position.

 

[dick]

lol thats part of the reason i chose clio, coz its high and im a shortarse
(5'8")

 

[heathbrowning]

mmmmmmmmmmmm! very nice

 

[Gray]

Looking good dude!

 

[christurbo]

yep, the shoulder piece on the seat is level/below the window line on the low subframes

you can just make out what i mean in this pic

Yes - I now have mine alot lower [shoulder bolster level with the window runner.

Here:-

http://renaultsport-clio.blogspot.com/2006/11/lowering-driving-position-of-my-cobra.html#links

before left - after right

After left - before right

 

[fmp_]

cool.

 

[Mikey]

they are sweet mate, you done a great job of fitting them, did it take a while to get seating position perfect?

 

[stew_punk]

good choice of seats. look tidy, and for an everyday car height looks spot on. for a track car you want them lower tho, but then you cant see over the bonnet!!! lol

 

[Rob_]

yep, the shoulder piece on the seat is level/below the window line on the low subframes

you can just make out what i mean in this pic

Yes - I now have mine alot lower [shoulder bolster level with the window runner.

Here:-

http://renaultsport-clio.blogspot.com/2006/11/lowering-driving-position-of-my-cobra.html#links

before left - after right

After left - before right

Have you just turn the sidemounts the other way round to drop the seat?

 

[stew_punk]

i would have thought that the subframes were removed, meaning the sidemounts are mounted directly to the floor, making the seats sit much lower, and being totally fixed to the car. FIA standard.

 

[christurbo]

Nope - I removed the sliders and bolted the direct to the subframe with the side mounts reversed.