Preferably, I want to know the weight for cloth seats.

I just picked up a pair of competition Sparco Sprint Seats and each of them weigh a mere 15lbs. Also, anyone have any regards on these seats?

But In Black.

 

I guess around 25-30lbs maybe more like 40lbs...best way to kow is weigh them...weigh yourself then hold the seat and weigh yourself again... take the difference in the weights and voila...you now know the weight of the seat!!

 

Yea, thats what I did to get the weight of the Sparco's. I'll do the stock ones tomorrow but wanted a quick response.

 

I'd like to know myself...I have some stock seats out but no scale!!

 

GXL/'vert seats (without head rest speakers) are supposed to be 35 lbs each.

 

Cool beans. I remember hearing 45lbs/per seat though. I'll provide a definitive answer tomorrow, unless someone can pull through.

 

Usually, It's the other way around!

 

Correct. I weighed them today and they came In at 35lbs each. That, with my passenger weigh at 70lbs. Now with them gone, I've further reduced the weight.

Further, I've reduced my FC well over the 200lb mark.

 

And you doubted me....

 

Have you weighed them? I think they are supposed to be 17lbs each, which is still a substantial weight savings.

BTW, the FIA homogolation is much more important than saving a few pounds.

 

Now if I could just find the weight for a NA miata seat...

 

No. Not doubt...just approached with scepticisim.

 

I did weigh them In the parking lot with my home scale. Perhaps It may have been off considering I was weighing them on a ashpalt surface. Even still, at a loss of 40 to 36lbs., with the seats alone, Is all good with me.

What does FIA homogolation mean exactly?

 

I got me some Corbeau Forza's...FIA approved, 14 lbs

 

FIA homologation means that you can run them in a racecar and pass tech inspection. Homologation is only given to seats that are safe for the occupant to be sitting in. I've never seen the test standards, but i know the seat has to sustain a pretty good set of beatings.

In street terms... I would trust that a seat deemed safe for racing is going to sustain a collision without folding you in half when you get hit.

 

If I can I will get that for you. I am visiting my parents this weekend and they have his and her miatas. My dad is always trying to talk me into getting a set of those seats for my RX7. They are nice heavy duty and water repellant.

 

So are the Sparco Sprint's approved for FIA homogolation?

 

If they are, they'll have a label on them stating the homologation # and the date of manufacture.

FIA requires all safety equipment to be replaced within certain timelines. Harnesses are between 3-5 years depending on class, and I'm not sure what seats are. (they base that on date of production)

 

are they really 35lb!? I took the seats out of my 10AE yesteday and they felt pretty light.. 25, maybe... tops!

 

I removed my rear carpet, storage, and removed the passenger seat....2600 pounds on the dot, I'm happy my fat TII is pretty skiny now

 

AE's had Leather seats. Therefore, they'd weigh more. Only real way Is to take them out and weigh them.

How about doing that and adding to this thread. We know the weight of Cloth seats but what about leather?

Jimmy, how quick I was to overlook the side marking FIA # on each of the Seats.

 

Technical Explanation: They are proof-tested for a 24g 50mS impact.
Technical Reality: You will most likely die from a 16g 50mS impact.
Technical Result: The seat can take a lot more than you can.
Non-Technical Summary: You have no-joke race seats, while most of your local ricers have "sport" seats that they think are race seats.

FIA link:
http://www.fia.com/homepage/selection-a.html

 

Thanks!!!

I'm not to keen on the Technical Reality though.