fitting bucket seats

[williams]

got some sparco bucket seats and using the fixed side mounts with them.
people that have used these, did you weld bars onto the floor to bolt the mounts to?
pics would be good.

 

[Trip]

i found a seller on ebay australia who fabricated subframes for our cars which bolts directly to the existing holes the OE seats uses. I simply bolted my side mounts to it.

http://www.gtiroc.com/forums/showpost.php?p=414856&postcount=104

 

[Trip]

something like this but mine is fixed.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380197969668

 

[Trip]

found it for you. It was New zealand not australia

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130288914977

 

[nimhbk]

got them in mine trip,
they are very good for the money

 

[williams]

i dont really want to buy anything. hate paying for stuff lol. would rather make my own. just want to see what the proper frames looked like and where they attached to, cheers

 

[johnsy]

hate paying for stuff lol

you bought the wrong car :doh:

 

[williams]

haha, i'll just make as many parts as i can and do everything myself.
bit fiddle work to pay for parts and im sorted haha

 

[williams]

you bought the wrong car :doh:

i didnt 'pay' for it either, kid never collected 'payment' for it, that was 6 month ago lol, too lazy for his own good.

 

[vss irvine]

make sure you over-engineer them,

a rally driver died last year when his seat mounts came away from the floor in an accident.

 

[williams]

cheers, will do. i'll bolt and weld them in.

 

[whytie]

Nice one trip exactly what ive been looking for.

 

[paz]

So with those subframes trip, do the seats sit at the same height as the standard ones?

 

[Trip]

I mounted my bucket seat as low as possible on the side mounts. I actually had to grind a little bit off from the front of the side mounts to clear the front lip of the seat. As far as i can tell they are a little lower than standard. Bear in mind that the seat i have has no cushion to allow for a lower position.

this is my seat with the cushion (marked with C) removed
http://www.ompracing.it/prod/images/ha762n_big.jpg

I am 6ft with a 32" waist and my ass literally fit like a drawer in it. My feet are postioned good. Since i will be strapped in with a 6point harness, the steering with quick release is still a little far for my likings, I am considering getting a deep dish steering wheel with smaller diameter to get it closer to me and to clear my knees. The gear stick is pretty much out of reach. I will either fabricate an extension to get it closer like so http://www.vw-online.co.uk/acatalog/bay_shift_extension.jpg , or fabricate from top to bottom a new one.