Vixen race seat advice?

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Can anyone offer experience in terms of fitting a race type seat suitable for sprints and hillclimbs into a Vixen S3.

I've been looking at various options from very expensive Cobra Racer-pro FIA to used seats from a MX5, and lots in between. It would be helpful to know of specific seats that owners have already fitted and therefore know are suitable. It does not need to be FIA approved but I need a seat with a head restraint that is within 5cm's of helmet. Unfortunately this rules out my standard high back Vixen seat as the head restraint is to low.

Just to add complexity, it needs to work with the standard 3 point belt. Therefore high sides are a no no.

Seats I've been thinking of so far include :

Cobra Racer-pro - http://www.cobraseats.com/racer-pro.asp
Cobra Classic RS - http://www.cobraseats.com/classic-rs.asp
TVR Griffith / Chimaera std seat
MX5 seat - not sure which version(s) fit - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAZDA-MX5-MK2-2-5-S-VT-B..._trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&nma=true&si=C5jB%252FkCT04BJbf8j36iAUf0yo5E%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
Land Rover Discovery 3rd row seat - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332071040484?_trksid=p20...
Lotus Exige/Elise - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272507325267?_trksid=p20...
Caterham / Westfield - ?

Any help appreciated.

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I'm 6 foot. I do like the Elise seat. It looks great in the Chimp. I'm just concerned that the wide part of the seat back (at the shoulders) would be too wide for the Vixen. Any chance you could you measure it for me.

The Cerbie seats (and other TVR used examples) are a nice option but fetch very high prices often in poor condition, so I think an Elise or Cobra is the way to go.

TVRMS - The Cobra Historic is the same as the Racer-Pro but a slightly different pattern trim - nicer actually so thanks for that. It maybe the best option so far but at £500 new, would like to find a 5 year model being replaced. Great to know it fits the Vixen though as I had thought the shoulders may be too wide.

I've just been told of an 'extra high' high back Vixen seat - never seen or heard of one before. Have seen a photo and it's identical to the standard high back but taller. Maybe a purer option.

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BillC99 said:

I have Elise seats in my S2 that I use for sprinting.

Thx Bill. Would you be able to post a picture of the seat in situ?

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Thx Gtrene. The Cobra historic was my seat of choice but the seat base was just 1" too narrow for me. A real shame. So I purchased the Cobra Monaco narrow instead. Haven't fitted it yet but will post pictures when done.

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The seat fitted just about perfectly, so all in all I'm happy with the result.

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