an_orange_s2k

bride zeta III. i owned the spg and zeta III, and prefer the zeta III. the bride is a lot more skinnier than the recaro and fits my build perfectly (5'7''/ 140lb / 32 waist)

A Spec Products

Well

Any super low seat rails will have same issue

Cause if you ever look at a 240 floor pan

With the trans tunnel being as it is

Then trying to take two sliders and seat them low

Then add brackets, its hard to put it centered, unless you sat them HIGHER

So I'd say that Bride FG and Nams (Nagisa) Ver II will sit at the same point

But if say you had a Wedge Engineering bracket, it would be centered, since the actual brackets are much higher than the slope of the floor pan

I dunno how to explain it

Either way, Bride FG rails are by far just the normal proven tried and true setup

So 15mm left right east west south I'd still always recommend Bride FG first and foremost

Biggest concerns in 240 for seats are:

- Headroom, sitting as low as possible
- Double locking, so both rails lock in place snug

Which are addressed by Bride FG

Nagisa Ver 2 is pretty much an identical rail, but just cost a few bucks more, so I typically always default to recommend FG first, then if not in stock get Nagisa unless you can wait

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punch

Momo Super Cup. I have one for me and my passenger. Very comfortable (tight fit but comfortable/I'm 5'10" 185) and a good price. FIA Certified and Hans compatible.
http://www.ltbmotorsports.com/momosupercup.html

I have a custom bracket for mine. Kind of hard to see but my best pic:

silviaguy240

what rails are you guys with Status seats running?

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JRas

quoted for truth

I heard those status seats are rebadged Recaro

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IIIXziuR

I would love to cut the hump in my floor pan for lower seating position as well but it seems like a decent amount of work and probably need a good welder to make the bracing.

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spanishricer

Did you totally skip over the fact that I'm 6'0"/180/33 waist?

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spanishricer

Doesn't Nagisa Auto also make a low profile bottom mount bracket setup?


I'd gladly give up an inch or so headroom for a perfectly centered seat position. I'm anal retentive like that.


Remember guys...I only wear my helmet when I'm at the track. And the track is just a bit over 1320 feet and very, very smooth. Not too worried about bumps. Just need something that sits a little lower than stock.

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Ian

I'm about 6'2 200lbs 34" waist and I have a zeta III L and it fits snug

I'm fat though, when I used to weigh 175 it was a really comfortable seat and was a little loose if anything

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Def

I'm fairly anal retentive about stuff like that too, and even looking for it and thinking about it, I can't even really see/tell the off centered issue with the Bride FG rails.

With a smaller seat you can go super low on the FGs. I'm probably a few inches over the dash with about 4-5"+ of headroom and I'm 6'3". It was tight with the stock seat and a helmet in my no sunroof S13, so it dropped me down at least a few inches.

The Pole Position is an easy seat to get out of, but not sure how low you can get it with the FGs, and from looking at it you're going to have to mess with them quite a bit to get them to fit the seat. Probably easier to do something custom from the get-go with that seat if you want to get low.

Tight seats are fun, but if you're driving on the street a lot it could get old. I can't only imagine what a 5 pt harness with make the nutsac feel like on longer trips to tracks like TWS and MSR-H.

spanishricer

Couldn't I just rock the aluminum Recaro sidemounts that are specifically made for the Pole Positions? Wouldn't that still be a bit lower than stock seating height?

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scottie

I have a modified FG Rail because I have the Ring GT Version (Wide) Seat so the seat wont fit between the rails as they come. So I have to add to the mounting bracket and notch it slightly to gain a little more space between the rails.


Scott

spanishricer

Anybody know how much the Zeta III or Vios weigh? I can't seem to find that information.

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canuckster240

How about someone with a 44ish waist, 6'2, 250lbs, lol. Me What sort of seat would you recommend... I need larger than life seats for my s13 I don't need/want a reclinable. I need a comfortable endurance oriented track/drive to work seat. I have a stripped out car, cage going in soon... I have issues with seats. Currently sporting crappy 98 jdm tyte s14 seats...

scottie

My friend is about your size and he likes the Buddy Club Wide Seats he has in his Civic. They are actually really supportive imo.


Scott

spanishricer

Another quick question regarding the Bride seats. The "Low Max" seats...are these any different than Bride's regular line?

For instance, comparing the Zeta III and Vios, do you sit lower in the Vios than you would in the Zeta? No rails or mounts. Or is it just that the Vios is compatible with lower sidemount rails?

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Def

Probably about the same height with the seat pad in there, and you can lose about 1-1.5" easy by taking the ass pad out.

I have my PP mounted on a set of Recaro rails on the passenger side, and the sliders are underneath the seat so it's about stock height with the pad.

usdm180sx

Not to be a jerk, but perhaps you can call tees-usa and find out for yourself and avoid all this guessing?

http://www.tees-usa.com/contactus.html

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spanishricer

Because surely someone on this forum knows the answer to my question?

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canuckster240

no one answered my question other than one guy

MangoDorifto

I haven't seen this posted yet, I don't know much about it. But it might be a solution for the bigger guys if your just wanting a bucket seat and to save weight. Just an idea..

http://www.joieofseating.net/drift-racing-seat.html

usdm180sx

Well, you seem to have a lot of questions. And from looking at how clean your car is I think it's safe to assume that you want to get it right the first time. My suggestion is to contact each manufacturer and ask them, then find someone with each seat you're considering and try each seat out. It might take a bit longer, but it's better than getting a bunch of opinions that might not apply to you then pulling the trigger and buying the wrong seat because they're not cheap. Just trying to help out.

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Def

Probably going to be looking at something like an EVO3 if you want an FIA seat. Although I've heard they're so big they don't really fit in an S13. Might work if you take out the stock door panels and move the seat over towards that side, but no idea what you'd be doing for mounts.

spanishricer

Understood. The hard part is just trying to find people locally that have the seats. I can for sure test out the Pole Position, thanks to DEF. The others will take some work.

I'm mainly confused about the brackets and seating position. But I'll come back to that when I decide on a seat. I'm really leaning towards either the Pole Position and Vios III.

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Def

There's a shop at MSR-C that's got a few Sparco and Cobra seats you can sit in, and I've found people are pretty nice at the track about letting you sit in a seat for a few minutes if you tell them you're considering the seat.

A Spec Products

I HIGHLY doubt that

Unless you can provide proof I don't think you should start rumors like that

Recaro doesn't do any private label

If its Recaro OEM, it always says Recaro on it

Nope, Nagisa doesn't make a bottom mount seat rail

As far as the centering thing, I think you're worrying about a problem that isn't a very big issue

Yes, you could

BUT

Sidemount brackets need to bolt to something right?

You can't bolt the side mount brackets to the floor

So....bolt the Recaro sidemount brackets to rails made for a 240, and you'll be looking out of the sunroof, for sure

As much as I love helping you

You gotta put in some work yourself too

http://www.tees-usa.com/seatrail_LowMax.html

I posted this link already

If you scroll down to 180sx

You'll see that the Vios + LF rail is down 50mm
You'll see that the Zeta III + FG rail is down 25mm

How are you still confused haha?

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Agreed. Every Recaro I've seen says Recaro on it (OEM or otherwise).

The Status seats look nothing like any Recaro, so how could they be rebadged? They have the same basic shape, but if you're just going by that, then you may as well say that Bride and Sparco are made by Recaro, too.

spanishricer

Ok, yeah I saw that. I just wasn't sure if "doun width" equaled the amount of mm lower you sat.


Trying to figure out what bracket hardware I need for certain pairs of seats and how they sit...NO BUENO!

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Sway500

I have a Cobra Imola II Carbon Kevlar seat and I love it. I have sat in Recaro's and Sparcos and I must say my seat is more comfortable to me than the Sparco by far and about the same as Recaro. I'm 5'10" 152lbs and I'm a 32 waist. Cobra has some good seats and they are FIA approved.

canuckster240

Got any more pics of this guy's custom seat, i went to their site and they have a frickin omp seat not the one that this site mentions http://www.joieofseating.net/drift-racing-seat.html these are aluminum seats..