so my birthday is comming up and im getting a bucket seat for my eg. i have about 250 to spend give or take. i was thinking i want a full side bucket seat beacuse my car is striped and will soon have a 8pt roll cage, so this means i will have a 5pt harness. later for christmas i will be gitting the other seat to match. so what seats do you guys recomend i get. please post pics and links to help me out. also if you are selling some seats let me know if its a good deal maybe ill take you up. thanks guys!

 

for $250 new your probaly just gona be able to get an ebay no name seat witch i have no experience with but hear some of they are very comftorable

ive seen bucket seats go for up to 1400 a peice

 

edit: nevermind your in CA

 

I just made brackets for my friends NRG type R replica (i think thats what they are) and they were pretty good for big people, alot of room, but i didnt like the back support part. It was to stiff for daily driving.

What you have to do is go to Autobac and seat on all there seats thye ahve out in the open. Find out which you like best and then by it on ebay.

 

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Though it is a jumbled up mess, this is a good point. Before you buy any seat, IMO, you should sit in it. Make sure you like the way it supports you and if it is comfortable. Though it sounds like this will be a race car (I hope to god it is since there will be a cage), then you probably won't be sitting in it for 5+ hour road trips.

 

for 250 you're gonna be getting no namers and some of them are quite comfortable

 

what about the momo start thats a cheap seat i think its only like 260

 

i looked around at sportcompactonly.com for ya and i found these.. theyre pretty cheap for racing seats and they look comfortable

http://www.sportcompactonly.co...7&l=2

they have other colors, but this red/black one looked cool

 

i dont really want that type of seat i was looking for a full bucket seat
i found this and its cheap but i dont like the "iron" lol.
http://www.tuning411.com/produ...=3037

 

yah, the seats you are looking at dont look that bad... but like u said, im not too sure about the color
if u ask me, that looks like a pretty good deal, i might see about getting me a few of those myself.. but see if your rents would get you a set of 2 for your b-day since they are reasonably cheap =]

 

Generally, you don't want to buy a fixed-back seat without sitting in it first for a test-fit. Also, I would suggest buying a high-quality used seat over a low-quality, inexpensive new one. With new seats, you typically get what you pay for - the majority of cheap seats will have poor ergonomics, low quality materials that wear out quickly, and sub-par safety standards. FIA 8855-1999 certified seats are certified for a reason, and not just to charge extra money. I picked up an $800 Sparco seat in lightly used condition for $450 last year at a track event, and the FIA sticker date was only a year old.

If you intend to use a harness, which you should be doing with most fixed-back seats, make sure you get a seat with a hole in the bottom to properly route the anti-submarine strap(s). Also, do not install the seat/harness until you have rollover protection already in place. And finally, you'd better be wearing a helmet whenever you drive this car if you're going to be installing a complete roll cage. If this is a street car, I would highly recommend just sticking with a roll bar.

In conclusion, I would recommend sitting on your savings for now, rather than letting the money burn a hole in your pocket and blowing it right away on a crappy seat. Save a little longer and buy a quality piece - you won't regret it. $250 just won't get anything decent shipped to your door.


Modified by Targa250R at 12:59 AM 9/7/2006

 

if i were you id look into t more if you can just save the 250.. then save the cristmas money and then just start looking at various seats to get a feel for what you want.. is the car gonna be for track use?? is it a daily driver?? how important it driveabilt as oppsed to comfort.. all of these are things you should take in toconsideration when choosing a seat.. good luck

 

remember this, you get what you pay for when it comes to "bucket seats" get about 250.00 more and PM me!

 

kirkey econo seat!!! comfy and hugs nicely!!

 

here we go i managed to squezze this seat out of them as a combined gift for my birthday and christmas i think they will throw in a 5 pt too
http://www.sportcompactonly.co...7&l=2

 

sparco sprint!

 

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for $250 that's the only good **** you will get !!

 

APC, just take off logo. Their seats aren't that bad. I was able to get a pair for 160 bones shipped. They work great in my bros and mine rail.

 

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