cobra misano lux seats

cobra misano lux seats

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KMud

2,924 posts

155 months

Friday 28th September 2012
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The Daytonas are purty smile

Any foreseeable issues with losing the side airbag? Both regarding faults showing and MOT issues.

SturdyHSV

10,083 posts

166 months

Friday 28th September 2012
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KMud said:
It would be non-CF for me. Is there something special about these cobras?
Just the CF, those ones in the classifieds are a pretty tempting deal, but the CF and logo are worth it for me, as the car's a keeper, I'd always wish I'd got the CF ones...


007 VXR

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64,187 posts

186 months

Friday 28th September 2012
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SturdyHSV said:
KMud said:
It would be non-CF for me. Is there something special about these cobras?
Just the CF, those ones in the classifieds are a pretty tempting deal, but the CF and logo are worth it for me, as the car's a keeper, I'd always wish I'd got the CF ones...
Cant beat a bit of carbon lickbiggrin

KMud

2,924 posts

155 months

Friday 28th September 2012
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SturdyHSV said:
Just the CF, those ones in the classifieds are a pretty tempting deal, but the CF and logo are worth it for me, as the car's a keeper, I'd always wish I'd got the CF ones...
I'm fine with GFRP/plastics, and would actually rather not have a logo. Hell, if I wasn't ok with plastics I guess I'd be in an M3 tongue out

I'm really struggling to get my head around replacing seats...seems easy for rigid mounts, sliding mounts start getting limited, and tilting mounts seem to be like rocking horse poop :|

SturdyHSV

10,083 posts

166 months

Tuesday 2nd October 2012
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Wenter and sat in one today. A very good comfy fit for me, will be pulling the trigger on a pair of these once I sort out where's cheapest.

Think I'll need some universal seat sliders and I'll get a mount made locally if necessary.

Excited? Yes.

Should probably mention sneakily that some 'Ro seats may be for sale soon (more, as I have a full set at monkfish too... So there'll be two sets of fronts and one rear set in fact...)

Edited by SturdyHSV on Tuesday 2nd October 20:34

neiljohnson

11,298 posts

206 months

Tuesday 2nd October 2012
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Recaro cs are the seats fitted to the corsa Vxr as well as other oe cars 007 you sat in some in Sams Rs they are awesome seats & available with side airbags so you can retain that.
Where does the seatbelt stalk attach? I imagine it goes directly to the subframe like the majority of modern cars in which case you will need to retain the stock subframes

SturdyHSV

10,083 posts

166 months

Friday 5th October 2012
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May have bought some. Will be fill leather, grey stitching, carbon fibre back, with Monaro stitched into the headrest smile

Will of course post pictures as and when smile

007 VXR

Original Poster:

64,187 posts

186 months

Friday 5th October 2012
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SturdyHSV said:
May have bought some. Will be fill leather, grey stitching, carbon fibre back, with Monaro stitched into the headrest smile

Will of course post pictures as and when smile
Any news on fitting and air bags ?

MadMaxHSV

1,814 posts

197 months

Friday 5th October 2012
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SturdyHSV said:
May have bought some. Will be fill leather, grey stitching, carbon fibre back, with Monaro stitched into the headrest smile

Will of course post pictures as and when smile
Did they let you use the proper Monaro logo or something else?

SturdyHSV

10,083 posts

166 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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No air bags, no room in them at all, only recaros I think have that option

No, copyright etc. So I went for just an italic font, looks good though and looks familiar without being an infringement smile


kieranrob

611 posts

160 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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Nice am looking forward to seeing them fitted! You getting the subframe manufactured by someone local?

SturdyHSV

10,083 posts

166 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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Yeh, I'm liberating a pair of manual slide rails / subframes from an omega just in case they're similar (they're free so worth a go) and then if not will take them to a bodywork/metal fab guy a friend of mine knows smile

KMud

2,924 posts

155 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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Sturdy, any chance you could measure the mounting-bolt spacing when you've got the seats out? smile

I'm currently thinking I'll go tilting mounts and non-reclining seats, just need to check there's actually room!

ARAF

20,759 posts

222 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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KMud said:
I'm currently thinking I'll go tilting mounts and non-reclining seats, just need to check there's actually room!
Your main problem with going that route, is the headrest hitting the roof. I think this was the reason why car manufacturers moved away from tilting seats, to tilting back rests. It's much cheaper to manufacture a hinge on the runners, than hinge and slide mechanism under the chair.

SturdyHSV

10,083 posts

166 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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I will do my best to be thorough on the measurement front smile

I'm hoping to end up sitting lower than the stock sofas, as much as I like the driving position, I've always felt slightly higher up than I'd expected to be.

So excited, I think it's about a 3 week build time, but will see. I used GSM Sports Seats who have been fantastic, and price matched too wink Very happy

007 VXR

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64,187 posts

186 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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What price did you get them at in the end ?

SturdyHSV

10,083 posts

166 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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Long story involving 3 different possible suppliers, but in the end, all in, delivery + logo etc came to £1,700.

KMud

2,924 posts

155 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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ARAF said:
Your main problem with going that route, is the headrest hitting the roof. I think this was the reason why car manufacturers moved away from tilting seats, to tilting back rests. It's much cheaper to manufacture a hinge on the runners, than hinge and slide mechanism under the chair.
Yeah, the mounts aren't cheap but some are very thin and it gives more seat options. Quite frustrating that there's nowhere you can go to try the damn things!

SturdyHSV

10,083 posts

166 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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KMud said:
Yeah, the mounts aren't cheap but some are very thin and it gives more seat options. Quite frustrating that there's nowhere you can go to try the damn things!
The people I got the seats from are apparently soon opening a big showroom with a range of seats and driving games, might be useful smile

KMud

2,924 posts

155 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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SturdyHSV said:
The people I got the seats from are apparently soon opening a big showroom with a range of seats and driving games, might be useful smile
Hopefully sustainable! Are they supplying you with the mounts that bolt to the floor ?