They fit! Lotus seats anyone?
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Lotus S1 seats only sat in car on blocks at moment but the driving position is good, plenty of base width and the shoulder does not foul the side of the hood pivot. Got to fibreglass in Aluminium box-section to form new mount. Too many exciting projects going on at once... Must finish some of them! Will add better cushioning to base to reduce "lotus numb bum"...
No they dont hinge and the passenger seat is fixed. The drivers seat is on rails so some access to that cubby hole i have never used in 3 years 
They offer a massive improvement in support. I bought the seats for 190 quid. I have not decided whether i fit these or not. May see if Serie 2 seats fit which are much more comfortable. I will be retrimming them anyway to add more style and get an exact colour match for my car.
Another interesting points is that the passenger seat can be mounted 2" lower than the original seats and go 6" further back offering a big improvement on leg room. BUT the lower seat does not look so good from front/rear view...
Also not decided on what to do with seatbelt. Will see soon.
They offer a massive improvement in support. I bought the seats for 190 quid. I have not decided whether i fit these or not. May see if Serie 2 seats fit which are much more comfortable. I will be retrimming them anyway to add more style and get an exact colour match for my car.Another interesting points is that the passenger seat can be mounted 2" lower than the original seats and go 6" further back offering a big improvement on leg room. BUT the lower seat does not look so good from front/rear view...
Also not decided on what to do with seatbelt. Will see soon.
spend said:
VictorMeldrew said:
Why? They don't hinge, so no access to cubbys, they look pants and I'd bet they're damned uncomfortable. Doesn't seem like an improvement over standard fitment to me - what am I missing?
I think we need to form an old fogies club Phil 
Dave
Chimjunkie - load up on pies; the standard seats get more supportive when the tunnel and door hold you in place anyway!
I'm intrigued though - how does the passenger seat go 6" further back? Do you actually mean the seat is shorter so there is 6" of extra "legroom" in front of the seat? The standard passenger seat in mine goes hard back against the parcel shelf, so how could I get something 6 inches further back than that? Genuinely puzzled.
Edited by VictorMeldrew on Tuesday 29th January 19:19
The shape of the seat is different and much slimmer. From your back to then back of the seat is just over 1cm. Not measured the 6", But with old seat in my legs were bent. With lotus seat legs are straight and still a little room. Dont think my old seat would go right back without the seatbelt being jammed.
Just saved around 20kg on the interior so definitely no pies!
Just saved around 20kg on the interior so definitely no pies!
Looks great 
How will the headroom be when finally fitted? Looks like there could be an improvement if anything?
I've been thinking about T350 seats for a while now but they don't seam very supportive either (confirmed by numerous magazine reports). The Lotus seats look to offer better support and look like they belong (unlike ALL aftermarket seats when fitted to a TVR).
Will be interesting to see how they are on a long Journey because I find the Griff seats mighty comfy, just lack support.
How will the headroom be when finally fitted? Looks like there could be an improvement if anything?
I've been thinking about T350 seats for a while now but they don't seam very supportive either (confirmed by numerous magazine reports). The Lotus seats look to offer better support and look like they belong (unlike ALL aftermarket seats when fitted to a TVR).
Will be interesting to see how they are on a long Journey because I find the Griff seats mighty comfy, just lack support.
Oh Lordy lordy lord grover
The rail is spaced about 2 inch further apart from the standard TVR one. Because the seats are based on a rigid plastic frame they are very slim. I have to put an 80mm block under back rail points and 40mm under front. There is complete flexibility in mounting height from there. If you look at my photos these were taken with the seats mounted around 1cm higher than the chim seats. I shall be glass fibre bonding some box section aluminum to form spacers for the new mounts. Rake and height can then be fine tuned with washers. Got to work out carpeting around the higher mounts etc..
In answer to the mounting question. It is probably more work to reuse TVR rails than to build new ones. Beside the way the TVR rails are just bolted through a flimsy bit of floorpan is truly unbelievable. Makes me feel there is absolutely no care in safety taken with these cars.
The rail is spaced about 2 inch further apart from the standard TVR one. Because the seats are based on a rigid plastic frame they are very slim. I have to put an 80mm block under back rail points and 40mm under front. There is complete flexibility in mounting height from there. If you look at my photos these were taken with the seats mounted around 1cm higher than the chim seats. I shall be glass fibre bonding some box section aluminum to form spacers for the new mounts. Rake and height can then be fine tuned with washers. Got to work out carpeting around the higher mounts etc..
In answer to the mounting question. It is probably more work to reuse TVR rails than to build new ones. Beside the way the TVR rails are just bolted through a flimsy bit of floorpan is truly unbelievable. Makes me feel there is absolutely no care in safety taken with these cars.
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