Cupra Steve
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these tomorrow
Will have fun fitting them!
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TheCam
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Registered: 16th Mar 07
Location: Kirkcaldy
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Easy to fit steve if you get the correct subframes... look good
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TheCam
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oh and take pics when fitting
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Cupra Steve
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Will be custom subframes, fuck giving recaro £150 for sub frames!
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Cupra Steve
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quote: Originally posted by cam1
oh and take pics when fitting
Will look pooh to begin with, i'll chuck some snap on seat covers over them until i've got the cash to retrim them
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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quote: Originally posted by Cupra Steve
Will be custom subframes, fuck giving recaro £150 for sub frames!
i agree, i mean its only the subframes that hold the seats to floor in a crash
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Cupra Steve
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quote: Originally posted by Steve
quote: Originally posted by Cupra Steve
Will be custom subframes, fuck giving recaro £150 for sub frames!
i agree, i mean its only the subframes that hold the seats to floor in a crash
Stev in the case of a crash i'm in a 106 anyway, i will then get a 3" shiny tube through my head so if the seats fall out i may be ok
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AK
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with proper harnesses or mickey mouse ones?
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Cupra Steve
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No harnesses. Normal seat belts. Will be retrimmed in Leather and alcantara.
My car isn't a track car, but i find the standard seats very uncomfortable and don't support you at all. My mate has these in his DC2 and they're amazing. No need for harnesses, still have rear seats and a 'mickey mouse' cage
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antscorsa
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please dont go retrimming them!!!!
the alcantara is awesome
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Cupra Steve
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quote: Originally posted by antscorsa
please dont go retrimming them!!!!
the alcantara is awesome
Well they won't match the rears. Are they alcantara? If it's similar to the standard alcantara then i'll just get the bolsters etc retrimmed in black leather
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Rob B
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id pay for the subframes steve, defo worth it , and sell me your 106 leather .
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Cupra Steve
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As i said Rob i'm keeping the rear seats, and retrimming these so i may have front seats for sale if thats any use to ya? Still have those nimrods too
I may purchase the subframes, but my brother can easily fabricate them, he's put S2 RST recaro's in his mates mini, cav sri seats in his suzuki sj, and have all been strong and work perfectly.
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baza31
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I remember when i bought some cheapy subframes , was a bag of shit and a bitch to fit, in end payed the extra and got the originals which went straight in and the quality was a million times better
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Butler
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Ive got custom subframes, and why not its cheaper. AK, how do you define mickey mouse harnesses? Im buying some soon and going for the standard buckle ones rather than aircraft style. Its not going to be used in motorsport so FIA regs dont apply so why pay the extra?
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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My 'subframes' were standard Corsa ones with little bits of 1" wide, 1/4" thick steel bar holding them on, made in a garage, using M10 bolts and shitloads of washers to space them.
Passed an MOT, never moved...
Cheaper than paying for side mounts and metal bars to be welded to my floor.
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Robin
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I had mickey mouse harnesses too, if by that, you mean ones with a standard buckle.
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Butler
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I think thats what he means, im considering them for mine, just not sure what the advantages of aircraft style buckles are over them unless it is a racing car and required by regs.
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Cupra Steve
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quote: Originally posted by Butler
I think thats what he means, im considering them for mine, just not sure what the advantages of aircraft style buckles are over them unless it is a racing car and required by regs.
Only advantage is that when you undo the standard ones your arms are still in the harnesses where as the aircraft style ones completely undo.
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