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Old 10-25-2018, 03:57 AM   #1
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racing seat install questions

any of u guys had 6 point harness and racing seat installed on driver side ?
already bought seat and harness and resistor which is 3.3 oms 2w

my question is where u guys drill the holes for the harness

i am think to drill 4 holes on the floor

or

2 holes on the floor for the leg harness and 1 hole on the transmission

side with factor seat belt on the other side


still going to keep my stock seat belt for sure


any pictures will be helpfully

thx guys



update 2018 10 30


now i running a problem which my bracket is not allow me any lower
but it was just higher compare to stock seat position
any one using sparco ergo size m seat ?
i am using the sparco bracket they r not good for a tall guy
i am 183 cm
any one can help



i currently think to buy another bracket like buddy club or nagisa double lock bracket
the problem is buddy club my not solid with their rails

and nagisa seen be a best opinion, but when i connect to evasive they said it not going to fit my seat

i saw one guys using my seat with that bracket

i dont know neeed help
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Old 10-25-2018, 05:10 AM   #2
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How about buying & installing this & this instead of drilling? Normally use stock belt, when multipoint one @track, lower back of seats.
As in here.
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Old 10-25-2018, 06:04 AM   #3
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How about buying & installing this & this instead of drilling? Normally use stock belt, when multipoint one @track, lower back of seats.
As in here.
That harness bar is way to low IMO.

Also, if your going fixed seat and harness you really need some form of ROPS (roll over protection), i.e. roll cage, because in the the event of a roll over, due to being locked in upright from the harness, without ROPS, your head and neck will now be the things taking the hit.

https://www.supercars.com/videos/201...in-townsville/

With a 3 point, your shoulder can drop, thus getting your melon out of the crush zone.

Something like this for the street and the occasional track day or khana would be good

https://www.renowngarage.com/blog/re...oint-roll-bar/

Or this

https://gspeed.com/product/ft86-bolt-in-roll-bar/

Because this

http://www.speedhunters.com/2017/12/...ing-harnesses/

http://www.speedhunters.com/2017/07/roll-cage-tech/

As for mounting the seats, if you cannot pick up the OEM locations, you may require plates underneath, no point in having all the good gear, only to have the fixtures rip through the floor in the event of an accident.


Food for thought
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I would suggest having a professional race shop handle the install for you.

Edit: and have them fab you a roll bar while they're at it
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I bet those seats are universal and will need specific gt86/brz/fr-s seat brackets to install them.


I totally destroyed an OEM seat trying to salvage the seat rail. I ended up throwing it away and purchasing new seat brackets to install my racing seats. Then you drill your bracket and mount the seat to it. No drilling on the car. The new seat bracket (if you have ordered the correct one) will bolt to the factory seat location.
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now i running a problem which my bracket is not allow me any lower
but it was just higher compare to stock seat position
any one using sparco ergo size m seat ?
i am using the sparco bracket they r not good for a tall guy
i am 183 cm
any one can help
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now i running a problem which my bracket is not allow me any lower
but it was just higher compare to stock seat position
any one using sparco ergo size m seat ?
i am using the sparco bracket they r not good for a tall guy
i am 183 cm
any one can help



i currently think to buy another bracket like buddy club or nagisa double lock bracket
the problem is buddy club my not solid with their rails

and nagisa seen be a best opinion, but when i connect to evasive they said it not going to fit my seat

i saw one guys using my seat with that bracket

i dont know neeed help
What's the issue with Buddy Club rails?
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What's the issue with Buddy Club rails?
people said that the rail is not parallel after u tighten them down
and it may waggling when u hard cornering on the track



i have use it, so don't my word
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Fellows, as I understand you are good with racing seats. On reviewseye, I found reviews on some models. So, I want to make a present for my brother but I don't know a lot about it. Which one would you choose? Or maybe it's better to consider other options? Thanks in advance.
Seats are very personal, your friend needs to sit in it to see if it fits him and the car.

Plus cheap and poorly fixed seats can kill.

Legalities might be a issue IRT airbags, or lack of them.
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86MLR: expensive and well fixed seats can kill aswell. That's why such seats are street-illegal setup (at least in countries that care about safety and enforce modification legality rules), as one needs in addition to such also multipoint harness and rollcage and wear helmet, but due reducing visibility helmet is no-go on streets either. Catch 22.
I'd probably go to what's still legal, as in reclaimable recaros, instead of braking the law or modding car to track-only non-street-legal one. At most would add to that seat also bolton harness bar like Essex's + helmet & multipoint safety belts (it that combo gets allowed on local tracks) only on track, while daily driving with stock belt on streets.
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get everything fix and waiting for the harness install. will be done on wedneday

will post a review !!!
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