Do your seats wobble?
05-15-13, 03:23 PM
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Do your seats wobble?
The upholstery on my seats is quite decent, the foam is shot, but really what gets me the most is how much my seats wobble.
the seat rails wobble side to side, front to back, but worse still is the reclining seat back bounces around like crazy!
How much wobble do your seats have? I was planning on getting these re-upholstered and re stuffed, but now i'm thinking that would be a waste of $700
the seat rails wobble side to side, front to back, but worse still is the reclining seat back bounces around like crazy!
How much wobble do your seats have? I was planning on getting these re-upholstered and re stuffed, but now i'm thinking that would be a waste of $700
05-15-13, 04:17 PM
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Not sure how much of a fix there can be for the poor things. Mine aren't too bad, but I'm sure once I'm making decent power they'll be moving too much for me. I'll eventually go to racing seats but I'd end up using the seat rails again anyways, so not like it would make too much of a difference.
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05-15-13, 05:12 PM
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Honestly I'm kinda thinking this might be my fix:
Cipher Euro Racing Seats Maroon Leatherette Carbon Fiber w/ Black Stitching - Pair [CPA2001PCFMR] - $899.00 : Cipher Auto!, Automotive Parts Accessories & Universal Racing Seats
Cipher Euro Racing Seats Maroon Leatherette Carbon Fiber w/ Black Stitching - Pair [CPA2001PCFMR] - $899.00 : Cipher Auto!, Automotive Parts Accessories & Universal Racing Seats
05-16-13, 11:18 AM
#10
Honestly I'm kinda thinking this might be my fix:
Cipher Euro Racing Seats Maroon Leatherette Carbon Fiber w/ Black Stitching - Pair [CPA2001PCFMR] - $899.00 : Cipher Auto!, Automotive Parts Accessories & Universal Racing Seats
Cipher Euro Racing Seats Maroon Leatherette Carbon Fiber w/ Black Stitching - Pair [CPA2001PCFMR] - $899.00 : Cipher Auto!, Automotive Parts Accessories & Universal Racing Seats
They weight 28 lbs per seat...add the extra 10 lbs or so for the rails, I suspect you'll get no weight savings from a "racing seat". But I don't suppose that's really what you're after.
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05-16-13, 02:04 PM
#12
Seems like on older rails it's not really the outer rail 'spreading' as much as it is the ball bearings in the glides wearing a groove into the track from endless movement, and no lube to speak of.
The ***** are of much harder metal than the rails.
So it's more a matter of time and repositioning than it is absolute miles or age alone.
The seat rails are made from very heavy-gauge metal. I'm guessing it would take a lot of force to bend them tighter, and one tiny bit too much and you're hosed.
The ***** are of much harder metal than the rails.
So it's more a matter of time and repositioning than it is absolute miles or age alone.
The seat rails are made from very heavy-gauge metal. I'm guessing it would take a lot of force to bend them tighter, and one tiny bit too much and you're hosed.
05-16-13, 02:42 PM
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Seems like on older rails it's not really the outer rail 'spreading' as much as it is the ball bearings in the glides wearing a groove into the track from endless movement, and no lube to speak of.
The ***** are of much harder metal than the rails.
So it's more a matter of time and repositioning than it is absolute miles or age alone.
The seat rails are made from very heavy-gauge metal. I'm guessing it would take a lot of force to bend them tighter, and one tiny bit too much and you're hosed.
The ***** are of much harder metal than the rails.
So it's more a matter of time and repositioning than it is absolute miles or age alone.
The seat rails are made from very heavy-gauge metal. I'm guessing it would take a lot of force to bend them tighter, and one tiny bit too much and you're hosed.
05-17-13, 02:14 AM
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When I bought my car, the "rail" by the driver's side door was broken in half but the track was intact if that makes sense? Basically the seat would only mount in 3 places sans the font drivers side and when I let the clutch out it was a mess. Found new tracks in the junkyard and problem solved. Fc tracks fit but you have to drill 1 hole per seat, if thats all you can find.
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05-17-13, 10:25 AM
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When I bought my car, the "rail" by the driver's side door was broken in half but the track was intact if that makes sense? Basically the seat would only mount in 3 places sans the font drivers side and when I let the clutch out it was a mess. Found new tracks in the junkyard and problem solved. Fc tracks fit but you have to drill 1 hole per seat, if thats all you can find.
Update to what i posted earlier, Cipher no longer makes their own rails and brackets, the new ones are much more expensive:
MAZDA RACING SEAT BRACKET - $140.00 : Cipher Auto!, Automotive Parts Accessories & Universal Racing Seats
Brackets are now $140 per side and sliders $50 per side
05-20-13, 10:02 AM
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my seats wobbled tremendously to the point where i felt i had rocking chairs in the car. the frames are as tight to the floor and to the seats as possible. i concur that the ball bearings and grooves are worn in. my solution is real simple, like it or not. i never move my seat once i set it and no one else ever drives the car, so once i got it into position, i bought a hefty 1 inch diameter wood chisel and - while lifting/pushing on the seatback - wedged it in between both halves of the track. seat is rock solid now and it cost me $8. plus the end of the chisel has a nice black and gold translucent handle on it and everyone thinks its some kind of lever or pull handle for some magic modification i installed in the car. so yeah, its totally ghetto, it totally works, it was totally cheap.
05-20-13, 11:59 AM
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hey captain! sorry to thread jack, but i forgot to follow up on the rear seat i bought from you. it fits perfect, went in like a charm, of course with a little modification, but i fooled my buddy who used to have an fb into thinking they were original. he was all like DUDE U GOT A 2+2!
05-20-13, 12:07 PM
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hey captain! sorry to thread jack, but i forgot to follow up on the rear seat i bought from you. it fits perfect, went in like a charm, of course with a little modification, but i fooled my buddy who used to have an fb into thinking they were original. he was all like DUDE U GOT A 2+2!
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