Low profile seat runners?
Low profile seat runners?
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drgoatboy

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2,033 posts

238 months

Monday 26th November 2018
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Hope someone can help, I'm changing the seats in my car with the goal of getting the seat as low as possible.
Its essential the drivers seat is still on an sliding runner (rail?).
Can anyone recommend a twin locking rail that is super low profile? Single locking rails for seem reason seem to be lower profile but I would prefer the security of a double locking rail.

Best I can find is 29mm tall for a double rail which seems like a lot, but there may be better out there (most sites don't put the height on their dimensions).

Thanks!

kambites

71,681 posts

252 months

Monday 26th November 2018
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For cars where you need to be really low, the usual solution is to use a rail which attaches to the side of the seat rather than the bottom so you can have the seat right on the floor. Is that an option for you?

drgoatboy

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2,033 posts

238 months

Monday 26th November 2018
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thanks Kambites.
Don't even side mount seats need a sliding runner underneath the mounts (unless the are bolted straight to the floor)?

kambites

71,681 posts

252 months

Monday 26th November 2018
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drgoatboy said:
thanks Kambites.
Don't even side mount seats need a sliding runner underneath the mounts (unless the are bolted straight to the floor)?
Yes they do but since the seats sit between the runners rather than over them, the seat can be mounted right on the floor however thick the runners are.

drgoatboy

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Monday 26th November 2018
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kambites said:
Yes they do but since the seats sit between the runners rather than over them, the seat can be mounted right on the floor however thick the runners are.
Oh I see what you are saying! so you need adjustable sound mounts, Gotcha!

I don't have adjustable sound mounts, and although the Elise seats I am fitting do indeed side mount they also have bolts underneath (although that could be over come) hence the need for slim runners....