Trendlines: Subframes

[JamboM3]

Which are "best" to use and why?

Standard Clio ones or the Recaro ones?

 

[Fletcher]

IIRC the standard clio ones won't work/fit with Recaro seats.

 

[ForceIndia]

Standard Clio subframe, then recaro provide a frame that fits between the subframe and the seat.
Seat
Recaro subframe
Standard subframe

Hence why they don't go low enough!

 

[Jamie]

Is there any way to get them to go any lower by using a special subframe.

 

[ForceIndia]

Is there any way to get them to go any lower by using a special subframe.

Have you removed the vibration washers? If not, custom subframe. Pricey to have someone else make them.

 

[Jamie]

I haven't removed them yet, wondering what other options there are first. Sounds like there are few.

 

[JamboM3]

Are they higher than the std seats? I thought i read they where 10mm lower?

 

[Jamie]

They are lower, but still not low enough really.

 

[ForceIndia]

10mm lower. Iirc, this is because any lower would need crash tests redoing. The washers make a decent difference. And takes very little time to do.

 

[Jonny1*2]

Have you removed the vibration washers? If not, custom subframe. Pricey to have someone else make them.

Literally just removed mine on my trendlines and it's a bit better to be honest. Not much obviously, but every little helps

 

[JamboM3]

Now the question is do i bite the bullet and buy new

 

[ForceIndia]

Trendlines? No.

 

[JamboM3]

Im a perfectionist and they are pretty rare to come up for sale, and if they do it means trekking somewhere only to find they have rips/tears/scratches over them

 

[ForceIndia]

They are normally very well looked after. If buying new, there are far, far, far, far, far better seats available.

 

[JamboM3]

Any reccomendations?

I saw the newer Recaro's are about the same price. (Ones from the 200's/197 etc)
They fit ok?

 

[leon86]

Any reccomendations?

I saw the newer Recaro's are about the same price. (Ones from the 200's/197 etc)
They fit ok?

i remember seeing them fitted in a 182 before on here (pretty sure it was a RB), looked good

 

[Ash87]

Im a perfectionist and they are pretty rare to come up for sale, and if they do it means trekking somewhere only to find they have rips/tears/scratches over them

i just sold a set last week :dapprove:

 

[JamboM3]

i know Ash, saw the thread a few days too late

 

[Jonny1*2]

Any reccomendations?

I saw the newer Recaro's are about the same price. (Ones from the 200's/197 etc)
They fit ok?

They aren't worth the full money no. Nice seats though. JMS bimarco ones are nice, plus you can have them nice and low too, which is a bonus

 

[Dean.]

Standard Clio subframe, then recaro provide a frame that fits between the subframe and the seat.
Seat
Recaro subframe
Standard subframe

Hence why they don't go low enough!

if this is the case, could you just ditch the cliio subframe then recaro 'adaptor frame' and just buy a clio specific recaro subframe?

 

[JamboM3]

Im not keen on the Sportsters are it doesnt look lik thigh support is adjustable and they werent a factory option so doesnt look as OEM