Seats

[Guest Alan Harrison]

I just missed a couple of seats from a Bx GTI in ebay. Shame because they look really nice and I know Citroen seats are nice and comfy. Whats everyone else using.........other than the RH seats

[Guest Battery Bill]

I know you say other than RH seats, but we are using Recaro's (as supplied by RH and a million scrapyards around the country. We have had to cut lots from the base and weld new straps across, but they are now only 50mm from the floor (less than a Cobra) This is important as I am 6ft 4 and Joey probably will get there soon. (size 10 feet 12 years old!).

We have a section on our website about chopping ours up.

cheers

[Guest SteveL]

Cobra Roadsters. Very easy to fit into the 2B, and very comfortable. Both are on runners, but they're only about 30mm from the floor. Everything came from Merlin Motorsport.

 

Steve

[Guest paul thompson]

Corbeu Clubmans in Vinyl, Fit really well, using runners from a metro which are very flat.

[Guest Ant]

Just to be different - I've got self made seats. 3 parts - 2 swabs and a single back panel. Less than 100 quid total cost, and they took 2 days to make. Headrest provision included. Colour and design of your choice. Extra leg room comes for free

 

Ant

 

[Guest Mr Pid]

Ive got some beautiful cobra racnig seats in black rock material with blue embroidery, they look lovely but are bolted stright to the floor!!!

 

yeh i was impatient and wanted to get them in asap, i guess it will be much safer and practical to get some runners. Did someone say metro ones are pretty good? Admittedly i am 5"11 and cant see over the bonnet that well once i'm in the car!

 

You could always ask Ant if he fancies making another set?!

 

Stu

[Guest Rob Walters]

Alan I have got one of the older S7's with the origninal seats, I've been looking at seats in Europa they do Cobra, Richfield and Corbeau. I have consisdered the Cobra roadster 7 but as I have already got a torneau cover that I dont want to alter it. Due to the width Im fairly limited to the choice. I have also looked at the Cobra classic and cub. But I think I am goign to settel for the Richfield RX1155N in cloth (the existing seats are vinyl and I sweat like the proverbial on a hot day), one of the main selection criteria is the height as I do not want to change the torneau.

 

 

I would be interested to know if any one has used these seats before.

 

The lead time on the Richfield is about 6 weeks, if you go direct to richfiled then they work out cheaper.

 

these links may be usefull

 

 

www.richfieldseating.co.uk

www.europspares.com

www.cobraspares.com

 

regards

 

 

Rob

[Guest Alan Harrison]

Corr those Richfield seats look nice. It looks like the bill will come to about £400 for the pair when you add the runners. I could afford that, but I'd have to do without wheels and tyres.

 

I saw some cream and blue vinyl seats by Intatrim that I really like but they were even more money. Also I think your point about sweaty seats is valid.

 

Oh damn it! The suns gone in. I'll never finish this car.

[ibrooks]

Rob,

My S7 has Mini seats. My only gripe about them is that they are too low - I prefer a headrest. I have a set of Mini seats with headrests - the headrests sit nicely between my shoulder-blades. Headrests my a*se.

 

If anyone has a local salvage yard that gets bent motors it's worth looking for a set of Daewoo Matiz seats as they are nice and comfy and dead narrow.

 

Iain

[Guest cjbailey]

So where is the headrest then between your shoulder blades, or on your a*se!? Hehehehe... Sorry, couldn't resist.

[Guest paul thompson]

Did Someon say Metro ones are pretty good?

 

Yes, I have those, they are very flat indeed, you will need to modify the bar that releases the lock tho' cause it is too wide, I only have the drivers side operational, but I used the passenger side ones to keep the seat heights the same.

[Guest Alan Harrison]

I think Ant's home made seats are a good idea. They remind me of an old car my dad owned with a bench front seat. I think it was a Vauxhall. It had a column change. It must have been brilliant for courting couples. Hmmmmm. Now, if I just cut through those two tubes there move the pipes and wires to one side and eeeerrrrrrr convert to front wheel drive I could install an Antbenchseat and maybe I could pull some birds. I just have to get rid of this oil from under my finger nails.

[Guest piddy]

Hello Alan.

I have Cobra roadster 7 seats fitted very good.

 

I know of some one that had a pair of Renault 5 seats he was given away.

They are grey with red stripes and would suit a hood very well,especially a red one.

I've just sent him an e mail to see if there still available.

Piddy.

[Guest Anthony B]

All

 

I have fitted OMP Eco Sky seats in black vinyl to my S7 to replace the cobra roadster 7 seats that were originally fitted. They are mounted on a subframe I made up, in fixed position.

 

They look good as they have a big OMP logo on them, are very comfortable and give great location. They JUST fit in which keeps it pretty snug and are about £110 from demon tweeks.

 

Ant

[Guest Ant]

Hmmmmm. Now, if I just cut through those two tubes there move the pipes and wires to one side and eeeerrrrrrr convert to front wheel drive I could install an Antbenchseat and maybe I could pull some birds.

 

Strangely enough I pulled before I started work on the kit car. Perhaps as well really