D.A.D. Racing Seats...
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Originally posted by Jimmy325i
Sliders are good because you never know when the wife or gf will need to take you to the hospital and having the seat too far back and no way to move it isn't going to work out so great.
Sliders are good because you never know when the wife or gf will need to take you to the hospital and having the seat too far back and no way to move it isn't going to work out so great.
Nick
my g/f can't go beyond secind in my car and only one other person is authorized to use my FC and that is my friend for over 9 years(considering i am 18). Not to mention only one other person in my family would know how to drive stick. But I want the sliders. what I wanted to know is if the cobras had the brakes like the other ones. let me get you all a link.
http://sportscar-parts.com/bracket.html
MAZDA
323 86-87 D814T D815T
323 (2 WD) 88-93 D986T D987T
323 (4WD) 88-91 D984T D985F
626 82 D314T D315T
626 83-86 D302MAF D302MAF
GLC 77 D318F D319F
GLC 78> D316T D316T
MIATA C22060 C22060
MX6 89> D938T D939T
PICKUP 78-85 D770T D771T
PICKUP B2000 >88 C22040 C22040
PICKUP 86-92 D852T D853T
PICKUP B4000 93> D1044T D1045T
RX3 73 D300MAF D300MAF
RX4 74 D742T D742T
RX7 78-85 C22010 C22010
RX7 86-91 C22039 C22039
,these are part numbers for the brackets for mazda vehicles for the Corbeau seats. Do the Cobra seats have these?
MAZDA
323 86-87 D814T D815T
323 (2 WD) 88-93 D986T D987T
323 (4WD) 88-91 D984T D985F
626 82 D314T D315T
626 83-86 D302MAF D302MAF
GLC 77 D318F D319F
GLC 78> D316T D316T
MIATA C22060 C22060
MX6 89> D938T D939T
PICKUP 78-85 D770T D771T
PICKUP B2000 >88 C22040 C22040
PICKUP 86-92 D852T D853T
PICKUP B4000 93> D1044T D1045T
RX3 73 D300MAF D300MAF
RX4 74 D742T D742T
RX7 78-85 C22010 C22010
RX7 86-91 C22039 C22039
,these are part numbers for the brackets for mazda vehicles for the Corbeau seats. Do the Cobra seats have these?
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What specifically is wrong with the DAD seats? I've been kind of eyeing those too. Have heard several good things prior to this thread and haven't really heard anything specific here other than they are "cheapo".
And for a reclining seat, they are probably $200-$300+ less than anyone else...
And for a reclining seat, they are probably $200-$300+ less than anyone else...
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i've been looking at the dad seats too, and i've heard theyre really good copies of the sparco torinos, but would like to hear some first hand accounts of how they compare. anyone have them? my brother has the torinos and they are the best seats ive ever sat in other than recaro srd's (thats saying alot)
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Yo,
Basically you want the seats to be "FIA" approved. It's some racing sactioning body. Sparco, Momo, Recaro, etc. are all FIA approved. I don't think the knockoff seats are approved and will probably not do well in an accident.
You have to ask yourself how much is your life worth in an accident. If you get rear ended and your $200 seat sheers in half and you get bent over backwards over frayed fiberglass shards...it wasn't a good investment. I would save your money until you could get a reputable and safe seat from known manufacturers: MOMO, Sparco, Corbeu, Recaro.
I think you can get Recaro SRD seats for about $400 each and they are awesome.
Just my 2c.
Kevin
1989 GTUs "You get what you pay for."
Basically you want the seats to be "FIA" approved. It's some racing sactioning body. Sparco, Momo, Recaro, etc. are all FIA approved. I don't think the knockoff seats are approved and will probably not do well in an accident.
You have to ask yourself how much is your life worth in an accident. If you get rear ended and your $200 seat sheers in half and you get bent over backwards over frayed fiberglass shards...it wasn't a good investment. I would save your money until you could get a reputable and safe seat from known manufacturers: MOMO, Sparco, Corbeu, Recaro.
I think you can get Recaro SRD seats for about $400 each and they are awesome.
Just my 2c.
Kevin
1989 GTUs "You get what you pay for."
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Having sat in and owning both. (the cobra's are soon to be mine... well one of them is most definately mine and the other is questionable)
I'd definately feel safe in an accident in either seat. I personally think the cobra's are better although they do weigh a bit more for the added protection and comfort.
Sparco makes a good FG seat that costs about 350 and weighs in at 12lbs. I'd get one of those if I had the cash.
FIA approval is the only way to go. I was going to make my own CF seats for a class I was taking and my instructor convinced me not to do it for safety reasons. If you get some cheap *** knock offs and someone gets hurt from your install job you are laible. Thats not a position I want to be in personally.
Using mild steel bar stock it is very easy to adapt the mounting points on the bottom of the seats to the stock sliders. Or, You can make new brackets entirely for pretty cheap. The seat manufacturer specific sliders are expensive because they have to make and stock a zillion different brackets, and do the R&D for all those cars to ensure they fit. If there is enough interest I will make a template or produce an adaptor for the cobra's when I get them. Let me know who'd want something like that.
I'd definately feel safe in an accident in either seat. I personally think the cobra's are better although they do weigh a bit more for the added protection and comfort.
Sparco makes a good FG seat that costs about 350 and weighs in at 12lbs. I'd get one of those if I had the cash.
FIA approval is the only way to go. I was going to make my own CF seats for a class I was taking and my instructor convinced me not to do it for safety reasons. If you get some cheap *** knock offs and someone gets hurt from your install job you are laible. Thats not a position I want to be in personally.
Using mild steel bar stock it is very easy to adapt the mounting points on the bottom of the seats to the stock sliders. Or, You can make new brackets entirely for pretty cheap. The seat manufacturer specific sliders are expensive because they have to make and stock a zillion different brackets, and do the R&D for all those cars to ensure they fit. If there is enough interest I will make a template or produce an adaptor for the cobra's when I get them. Let me know who'd want something like that.
i'd just thought i'd jump in to say it is very unsafe to use a harness w/o rollcage. if you flip and the roof comes down on you, it will either crush your skull and put your spinal cord through the bottom of the seat or snap your neck as you body has nowhere to go. thus being a big no no.
) I just need something closer to the floor.
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Turns out that I've been sold out on my cobra's.... Just had lunch with my buddy and he has someone giving him cash for the pair tonight. The 200 he's paying me is going into a sparco ultra.
Originally posted by 1987RX7guy
Once again are there kits for rolcages to fit our cars or do you have to custom make it? links would be good.
Once again are there kits for rolcages to fit our cars or do you have to custom make it? links would be good.
there should also be a local shop that will weld in cages but you will need to strip carpeting etc out for them to do it. apparently sparking from the welder and carpeting don't get along too well.
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Originally posted by Jimmy325i
Turns out that I've been sold out on my cobra's.... Just had lunch with my buddy and he has someone giving him cash for the pair tonight. The 200 he's paying me is going into a sparco ultra.
Turns out that I've been sold out on my cobra's.... Just had lunch with my buddy and he has someone giving him cash for the pair tonight. The 200 he's paying me is going into a sparco ultra.
Nick
