Which Bride Seats Fit For Fd?
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check out www.tees-usa.com or www.bride.co.jp
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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.*
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.*
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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.
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.
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Originally Posted by rynberg
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.
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.
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Originally Posted by travisorus rex
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.
If you really want a seat to truly fit without any issues, there are VERY few options.
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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
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Originally Posted by rynberg
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.
If you really want a seat to truly fit without any issues, there are VERY few options.
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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.
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.
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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.
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Originally Posted by artowar
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...
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[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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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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Originally Posted by Bodyshop
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.
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?
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Originally Posted by artowar
Got to make sure that I fit first
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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)
Originally Posted by rynberg
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.
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.
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Originally Posted by 1FooknTiteFD
I know the Zeta 3's don't fit for sure with the bride bracket unless you remove the door panel.
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....