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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 09:07 PM
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Am I too tall for this racing seat?

I just got the cobra imola seat off someone else for a decent price.

But my problem is, my head hits the top of the seat.
Which is fine if im just relaxing, but what if I get in a wreck or sudden stop. That is going to hurt as there is no padding on that edge.

And are there such things as head padding, I'd rather not invest in the 2200 dollar seets with the head harness..

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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by LogicFoxX
And are there such things as head padding
Yes, it's called a helmet.

http://www.helmetcity.com/
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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Lol, it seems all this saftey equipment i'm looking into investing in, has to have additional saftey equipment to protect you from the original saftey equipment.
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Evil Aviator
Yes, it's called a helmet.

http://www.helmetcity.com/




^^^^that was a dumb post

for the originator of the thread , did the seats come with seat brakets or you made your own
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 09:37 PM
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I have custom brackets and cobra manufactured side bracket mounts.

*EDIT*

Originally Posted by El Nene 7
^^^^that was a dumb post
I think he knows this is for my ride is for racing purposes which requires a helmet.

But I'm also, seeming hopelessly, trying to keep it streetable.

Last edited by LogicFoxX; Sep 18, 2008 at 09:41 PM.
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 09:43 PM
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what if you recline it back far enough to were you are comftable yet were you wont hit your head
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 09:45 PM
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That'd be cool, but its a fixed seat.
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by El Nene 7
what if you recline it back far enough to were you are comftable yet were you wont hit your head

Originally Posted by El Nene 7
^^^^that was a dumb post
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 09:55 PM
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Okay. I'm just gonna solve my own problem here..

Think I'm just going to superglue some shock absorbent padding under the cloth. It just seems like a ghetto fix.
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by LogicFoxX
Lol, it seems all this saftey equipment i'm looking into investing in, has to have additional saftey equipment to protect you from the original saftey equipment.
You nailed it.

Originally Posted by LogicFoxX
But I'm also, seeming hopelessly, trying to keep it streetable.
You should be able to keep it streetable (or at least easily converted between street/track) if you race in one of the lower-level classes and don't care about being competitive.

Originally Posted by LogicFoxX
Okay. I'm just gonna solve my own problem here..

Think I'm just going to superglue some shock absorbent padding under the cloth. It just seems like a ghetto fix.
I'm not sure if the padding would be legal in a given race class, so you may want to check on that unless you make it easily removable. You can get headrest padding from various vendors. Example:
http://www.rollbarpadding.com/home.html

If you do not feel safe in the seat, I recommend just getting a different seat... but try it out before you buy it.

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^^^^that was a dumb post
I guess it would appear that way if you don't have a clue, lol.
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