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SteveW
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17th Jun 08 at 17:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

what make have you gone for ??
I had cobra sidewinders ages ago and the subframes supplied with it made them really nice and low.
Then when i got some sparco seats they came with adapters which bolted to the OE subframes and the seats were too high.

is it only cobra that do tailored subframes so the seats sit really low ?

Matt L
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17th Jun 08 at 17:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i went corbeau with i tailoured subframes they were lower than original and didnt go as far forward
Adge
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17th Jun 08 at 17:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i am 6 2" and i have Momo Gt racers "i think" loads of room andcould easily cope with bigger load lol
SteveW
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17th Jun 08 at 17:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

cos im searching through all the seat websites but none of them show HOW they fit into the corsas... so i cant get an idea if they sit high or not

oh and im 6ft 7 lol

so it makes it harder

[Edited on 17-06-2008 by SteveW]
Marshall
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17th Jun 08 at 17:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

6 1" with konig k5000 recliners-
SteveW
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17th Jun 08 at 17:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

marshall how much headroom you got with that ?

loads n loads ?
Marshall
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17th Jun 08 at 17:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i'll run out to the garage and get a rough measurement.
SteveW
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PMSL cheers
Mattb
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17th Jun 08 at 18:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote



hows rodimus prime?

[Edited on 17-06-2008 by Mattb]
Marshall
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17th Jun 08 at 18:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

probably 7" from top of seat to headlining and 4" from top of my head to headlining. although mine is a sunroof model so that takes 1" off easy.
this is with normal height adjustable frames wound right the way down.
John G
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17th Jun 08 at 18:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by SteveW
cos im searching through all the seat websites but none of them show HOW they fit into the corsas... so i cant get an idea if they sit high or not

oh and im 6ft 7 lol

so it makes it harder

[Edited on 17-06-2008 by SteveW]


Soft cushion on the floor i think for you steve
Kurt
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17th Jun 08 at 18:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Matt L
i went corbeau with i tailoured subframes they were lower than original and didnt go as far forward


suposedly tailored!! they were a pain in the arse!

p.s heres my Corbeau Carrera's




im near enough im 5foot11 and i have plenty of room

[Edited on 17-06-2008 by Kurt]

[Edited on 17-06-2008 by Kurt]
Mattb
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17th Jun 08 at 18:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

sparco, cobra, and corbeau all do tailored subframes
Marshall
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17th Jun 08 at 18:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

angle grinder action. possibly an option:



what seats does the lad who owns fads old corsa have? hes damn tall.
ed
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17th Jun 08 at 18:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Cobra sub frames can be used on most seats Steve. They would have fitted the Sparcos too
SteveW
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17th Jun 08 at 19:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

hmmm i do remember the sidewinders being a pretty good height cos of the frames.

so think i will go for cobra seats.

just need something pretty light weight that screws in from the bottom
ed
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Cobra Imola

SteveW
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They be side mounted Ed cant go for them.. but they look nice

(im assuming they are side mount cos of the screw on the side)
bieransri
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quote:
Originally posted by SteveW
They be side mounted Ed cant go for them.. but they look nice

(im assuming they are side mount cos of the screw on the side)


they are but its not that hard to get them to go on corsa mounts. sit pretty low anyway, i know i could only just see over steering wheel with mine. so if you did the same probably be about right
ed
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17th Jun 08 at 19:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

You can bolt the side mounts onto sliding sub frames. Or just be a man and bolt them in
sunshine beast
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Mine were Cobra Opus were realy low to the floor, i am 6ft 2 and there were plenty of room as you can see how low they are in the second pic!







SteveW
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
You can bolt the side mounts onto sliding sub frames. Or just be a man and bolt them in


stop speaking spanish you know i dont understand that !!

you know how high the sparcos were in thunder.. dont want that to happen again
ed
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17th Jun 08 at 19:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

The Cobra frames are a hell of a lot lower than the standard Corsa items. I reckon you could get away with it, especially as the Cobra side mounts will let you mount the seat as low as they would be if they were base mounted.

I think.

When you planning on buying them? I'm going to be getting some one day soon
SteveW
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how soon ? lol
oh im just writing up a list of stuff i want for the corsa.. wont be getting them for a few months yet
bieransri
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17th Jun 08 at 20:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

ed, the problem i had with this was, its not the side mounts that make them sit high.
its the adaptors that change bass mounted to side mounted.
and these were cobra items!

best pic i have of how mine sat, can see there was room for a cage too.

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