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Old 01-15-2013, 07:13 PM   #1
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s13 Buddy club seat rail owners

I've been looking at picking up a pair of buddy club super low side mount seat rails for my s13 and was looking for opinions on them. I originally heard they were really good but I've been hearing they sit super high in s13's and I can't find many pics for comparison. Every pic I've seen of them in another car they sit super low but oh the s13's I've seen it's hard to tell. I know if I want something super low there's the bride or nagisa ones but I'm just looking for views on people who have used/own the buddy club ones.
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Old 01-15-2013, 07:16 PM   #2
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I had them on a bucket in my s14 and IMO they didn't sit low. It deff. felt like the stock seat was lower. I ended up removing the bucket and rails and selling them both.

I would get custom seat mounts made or try Nagisa rails.
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Old 01-15-2013, 07:26 PM   #3
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Yeah I keep hearing that so maybe I'll abandon the idea. My current bucket I had to remove because it's bottom mount and my head almost touches the roof and I'm only 5'8".

Reading up on the circuit sports ones now, supposedly they are exactly like the nagisa and sit really low and are almost $70 cheaper. I've had a really positive experience with circuit sports so I'm debating it.
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Old 01-15-2013, 07:53 PM   #4
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I have the Buddy club rails on my ViosIII's and they sit pretty low. No exact measurements, but I would say they sit a tad lower than stock. I have an S14 though.
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DO NOT get buddy club's.

they suck, because once you mount the seat, it's very difficult to move the seat forwards and backwards. the seat blocks the adjustment bar, from fully disengaging the lock, which in turn doesn't allow you to move the seat.

Get the circuit sports. they lock on the side, so it's a much better way to be able to adjust the seat location on the rails.
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Old 01-15-2013, 07:59 PM   #6
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I also have the sme problem with my seats. But didnt have this problem with my evo running buddy club seats and rails.
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i have a Nagisa rail mounted to a Bride low max in my s13. even with my helmet and a cage i feel i have plenty of room. i'm 5'9''.... as for it sitting lower i would say yes but it also has less padding in the seat than OE seats.
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Awesome thanks for the opinions guys, definitely going to avoid the buddy clubs from now on. Thanks jamg I see what you mean now about the locking part, now I've just gotta decide between the circuit sports and nagisa. Might give the circuit sports a try.
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Old 01-15-2013, 08:59 PM   #9
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Awesome thanks for the opinions guys, definitely going to avoid the buddy clubs from now on. Thanks jamg I see what you mean now about the locking part, now I've just gotta decide between the circuit sports and nagisa. Might give the circuit sports a try.
yes, glad i could save you from it.

circuit sports is fairly cheap at FRSports around $150ish. nagisa is $300+ i think.
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Old 01-15-2013, 09:03 PM   #10
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nagisa is super low. buddy club sucks..super high even on lowest settings..i just made my own this time around..didnt have money for nagsias again.
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i ahve buddy club rails and a fride sidemount and im 6 foot exactly and i fit fine?
maybe i am doing something wrong
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Old 01-15-2013, 09:31 PM   #12
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exactly as slydin240sx said, i have an s14 as well and with my buddy club rails + slider i know i had more clearance with a stock seat + rails. i'm 6' 0". if i'm wearing a helmet i have to bend my neck to the side a little bit in order to fit. too sketchy. i haven't tried any other seat rails yet, but bolting to the floor obviously solves the height problem.
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I have one with a vios III and I don't recommend it. I'm 5'9 and I don't have much head room with a helmet on. I will say that the seat locking mechanisms in the buddy club are very good. My seat didn't budge after getting rear ended by a guy going 50+ mph even though the oem passenger seat rail did.
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I have a S13 with buddy club rails with Corbeau FX1 pro seats, driver and passenger and a sunroof.

I had to use the L brackets that come with the rail to get the seats as low as possible. I honestly wish they would sit lower, my s14 seats were definitely lower.

With that said, I'm 5'8", with a helmet on my head almost touches the sunroof, if I didn't have a sunroof I would gain 2 inches of head room.

As for the rail adjustment. You need to place a washer or two under which ever corner on your floor mount is causing the rail to twist. Both of my seats slide freely after 5 minutes of figuring out what corner rocks. As for not being able to reach the slider lever, can't say I have an issue there. Plenty of clearance to move the lever.
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Let me know if yiu find circuit sport rails in stock anywhere! Frsport and phase2motoring, are out of stock until march. Even the one ebay listing for them I found was out of stock. Good luck

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Nagisa or Bride FG. Don't fuck around with Buddy Club rails, waste of time and money.
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DO NOT get buddy club's.

they suck, because once you mount the seat, it's very difficult to move the seat forwards and backwards. the seat blocks the adjustment bar, from fully disengaging the lock, which in turn doesn't allow you to move the seat.

Get the circuit sports. they lock on the side, so it's a much better way to be able to adjust the seat location on the rails.
i have the buddy club seat rail for my driver and it only locks in a few spots sometimes it unlocks and slides back its scary! leave buddy club to the Hondas
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I had Buddyclub's for my caged s13. I had little to no clearance with my helmet on. It would literally bang the cage every turn lol. They don't sit very low for some reason. I would stay away from it.
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Let me know if yiu find circuit sport rails in stock anywhere! Frsport and phase2motoring, are out of stock until march. Even the one ebay listing for them I found was out of stock. Good luck

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Check Enjuku that's where I saw them listed.

That's crazy I don't understand why they sit so high but whatever I'm not gonna touch them now.
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Nagisa or Bride FG. Don't fuck around with Buddy Club rails, waste of time and money.
I have a Bride low max seat rail for the driver and buddyclub for the passenger. The buddyclub one sucks. It holds the seat but was crooked and sits super high. Not worth buying in my opinion.
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DO NOT get buddy club's.

they suck, because once you mount the seat, it's very difficult to move the seat forwards and backwards. the seat blocks the adjustment bar, from fully disengaging the lock, which in turn doesn't allow you to move the seat.

Get the circuit sports. they lock on the side, so it's a much better way to be able to adjust the seat location on the rails.


wd40?
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I guess if he still has the same rails 3 years later, that may help.
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buy Bride FG

never worry about it again
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Fg or nagisa. Burn the buddy club rails
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wd40?
thank you, idiot, for bumping a 3yr old thread to contribute exactly NOTHING.
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thank you, idiot, for bumping a 3yr old thread to contribute exactly NOTHING.
did you fix them?

howd you do it?
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