just wondering if BRIDE's BRIX II seats fit an FD?

 

check out www.tees-usa.com or www.bride.co.jp

 

Here is a whole mess of seats that have been fitted.
Recaro
Pole Position, SRD, JDM Type R seats (DC2)

Sparco
Milano, Torino, Pro 2000, Corsa, Evo (Mr. Stock has them), Evo 2 (Resource has them)

Momo
Street racer, 1000 Lakes

Mazdaspeed
all

RE Amemiya
all

Bride
Artis 2, Zeta, Exas

Tenzo R
Rally

Corbeau
CR1, Forza, A4, RS, GT9CS

Buddyclub

DAD

Cobra
Clubmans

Blitz/Konigg
SK5000, GT2


*Shoulder width less than 25 inches*

*Remove inner reclining **** on most models.*

 

I disagree. I know for a fact that some of those seat models you listed do NOT fit without "modifying" the seat or door panel or both.

25" wide shoulders is too wide for an FD. You need to be more in the under 22" range to have a chance of fitting with no issues. The narrower Bride/Sparco/Recaro seats are between 20-22" at the shoulder wings for example. It's also not just the shoulder width that counts, its the profile of the whole side bolsters.

 

i'm quite surprised that only selected seats fit in the FD!

 

The Recaro SPG-II Japanese model fits (has a more narrow shoulder than the US model).

 

Sorry, you were right. 22 inches is more like it. However, after doing a couple of searches, most of these were seats that others had already fit into their FDs.

 

I know, but people on the forum tend to not list the bad things of something they just spent money on -- bad things like denting in the door panel to clear the seat for example.

If you really want a seat to truly fit without any issues, there are VERY few options.

 

I know that BRIDE PROS and the EXAS Bucket seat will fit with bride brackets and sliders and still clear the door panel. If you get the ZETA, it will touch the door panel though

 

I was trying to make a list of what fits and what doesn't. Maybe I should start over. Thanks for the info.

 

I have the Bride XAX IIs in my FD. I had to remove the reclining ***** on the side, and I made my own brackets to mount to the stock sliders.

 

What about BRIDE BRIX II? They seem to be a popular model but they look a bit wide.

 

For Bride, the best options for trouble-free fitment in an FD would be:

non-reclining: Exas III, Pros, Zeta III Type S
reclining: Brix II, XaX II

Bodyshop: You had to remove the reclining ****? Does that mean you can't recline the seat at wall or is it just really difficult? Hmmm..is the seat mounted all away against the tranny tunnel?

That's a good reason to get the Bride brackets - they place the seat properly so it should fit.

 

You can pretty much make any seat fit if you have stuff fabricated, but you might have to sacrifice things such as ride height (too high, or too low), adjustability (if you fab, sometimes you may have to give up the slider to make it fit), or other things.

 

The Vios III looks interesting. I wonder if they have any at the Super Autobacs in Stanton. Might be worth a trip to see if I can actually fit into one...

 

Looks great for giving more heel/toe room and more headroom for taller drivers. The shoulder wings are pretty wide though, might not fit easily.

 

Got to make sure that I fit first

 

[QUOTE=rynberg]Bodyshop: You had to remove the reclining ****? Does that mean you can't recline the seat at wall or is it just really difficult? Hmmm..is the seat mounted all away against the tranny tunnel?
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I only removed the outside ****. Right now, I don't have the seat close enough to the transmission tunnel. I have some more room. I can still use the **** on the inside (next to the trans tunnel) to adjust the seat.

 

 

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Bring the Dark Angel back damnit!

 

Ah, it sounds like your brackets didn't align the seat as well as they could have. No offense meant by that, you probably need the Bride seat rails to really mount them "properly".

So I take it you mean that if the seat were mounted against the tunnel, you could use the outside **** and you would have zero clearance issues?

 

Hah, I have the opposite problem -- some of the racing seats are too BIG for me! Personally, I don't see how a "normal sized" guy fits into most sport seats. I have a 28" waist and it was a tight fit from my hips all up through my ribcage in a Corbeau CR-1 (advertised as good for up to 34" waist). A Recaro SPG was also pretty damn snug on me. They felt great.

 

Your wish has been granted..

 

I know the Zeta 3's don't fit for sure with the bride bracket unless you remove the door panel. The shoulder is too wide and hits the door panel. I can't speak for any of the reclining seats as I haven't seen any of those in an FD yet. (using bride bracket)

 

Notice I said the Zeta III Type-S, which is significantly smaller and narrower than the normal Zeta III. Good information on the normal Zeta III fitment though.

Also you have to be careful with the brackets and make sure that the wrong side bracket isn't being used -- a true Bride driver's side bracket would be our passenger side....