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Added new track seats

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just swapped out the seats for some sparco pro 2000/2 seats for the track, I used the sparco fiesta subframes which I had to mod slightly so that I could sit low enough but quite happy with the end result.
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yep daily driver, kept the front seatbelt's in and mounted the seats on runners. if I slide the seat back its not to bad to get in and out off
 


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for the seat airbag delete I wired in some 2.2ohm resistors I made up and for the harnesses the sparco subframe had seatbelt mounting points at the rear I used for the lap belts and I used the rear seat mounting holes for the shoulder straps
 


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Perry

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What was the mod you had to do to the seats to get them to let you sit low enough?
 


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Ian.j
If youd like to, edit your first post as more of a how to, and I can make it a sticky!
If not, no big deal, I'll do it when I get around to doing this myself haha
 


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Ill try to do a write up soon, working long hours at the moment.
CanadianST the only reason I did this is the standard seats were no good for harnesses and I like them for trackdays as being pulled tight down in to a good seat lets you feel what the car is doing under you so much better
 


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Ill try to do a write up soon, working long hours at the moment.
CanadianST the only reason I did this is the standard seats were no good for harnesses and I like them for trackdays as being pulled tight down in to a good seat lets you feel what the car is doing under you so much better
I figured, they look good. Did you have the Recaro's at first, if so how do you find them compared to the stock seats?
 


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Ill try to do a write up soon, working long hours at the moment.
CanadianST the only reason I did this is the standard seats were no good for harnesses and I like them for trackdays as being pulled tight down in to a good seat lets you feel what the car is doing under you so much better
No worries, take your time
 


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I figured, they look good. Did you have the Recaro's at first, if so how do you find them compared to the stock seats?
yes I had the recaro's and they were good for the road it wan when I tried the harnesses. the headrest forces the belts into your neck, they were also very heavy. if I was not tracking the car I would have kept the recaro seats.
 


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yes I had the recaro's and they were good for the road it wan when I tried the harnesses. the headrest forces the belts into your neck, they were also very heavy. if I was not tracking the car I would have kept the recaro seats.
I wish I had got the damn recaros. The stock seats suck...
 


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Congrats on a great mod. Too often the cars are modified for more power and not more than the optional Recaro's are devoted to the driver. I applaud you for tackling one of the most important mod's for competition events...securing the driver in place which allows you to maximize the power, handling and control of our FiST's.
 


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Is it possible to slide the seat to the front and slip through the gap into the back? Is there enough space? I had the Recaro Pole Position Track seats in my BMW, and it was no problem to sit in the back without without tilting the seat.
 


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Is it possible to slide the seat to the front and slip through the gap into the back? Is there enough space? I had the Recaro Pole Position Track seats in my BMW, and it was no problem to sit in the back without without tilting the seat.
no chance, that's why I just removed the back seat as no one could get in there
 




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