Seats for a daily driver DE/Auto-x car?

[e304me]

you should get thr corbeau fx1 pros. 500 shipped new, for both, and a damn good seat

[fretburnr]

These should fit the style of the E30 and should work fine with stock belts.
http://www.speedwaremotorsports.com/.../trend_big.jpg

i have a similar seat, the recaro Sport... Great seat for a daily, i love it... but like that one, not compatible with 5-6 pt harnesses to my knowledge.

[NOMAD]

These should fit the style of the E30 and should work fine with stock belts.

http://www.speedwaremotorsports.com/images/recaro/trend_big.jpg

[speedblind]

Sat in a Recaro Speed the other day. Best aftermarket seat I've ever experienced - definitely the way to go, even if you have to save up a bit to make it happen. Worst places to cheap out on a car that's driven often are the driver touch points: steering wheel, seat, etc.

[m42technic]

Good choice on the Imola. 8-)

[Brew]

Just ordered G-Force 6-point camlock harnesses, and mounting hardware. Going to give VSR a call this week at some point and order up a black Cobra Imola and a Monaco. Hell yes.

[e30bimmerdude]

I am currently running Corbeau forzas.... a bit uncomfortable for longer drives, but you dont even realize your ass is dead when you are having fun, and they are cheap...$220!

[E-rich]

recaros if you have the dough. otherwise..you cant go wrong with a sparco sprint. 300 new. i run one in my car. little aggressive for a daily but you'll love it during track or "spirited" driving.

[e34john]

Gotcha. but are fixed back seats in a "street car" safe ? What's a good and bad combination when you have variables such as (cage or no cage, stock belts or aftermarket harness), in case of roll over for example ?

I think stock seats are ment to break during roll overs so you don't get your head crushed in. But if you have a roll bar/cage you won't really worry about it. I'm just worried about a reclining seats breaking at the pivot, if Im at a stop light and get rear ended by a suburban or something and my seat breaks that bar for the racing harness behind me can do some damage.

[backtrail69]

Recaro SRD's, dont even give it another thought....

+1 My friend has 2 sets one in each of his cars...AMAZING seats.

[joshh]

Just picked up a VSR rollbar this afternoon, and I'd like to run 5 or 6 point harnesses for driving schools and autocross.

Ideally, since this car is still a daily driver, I'd like to have something that reclines, but the only seats I can find that are compatible with 5-points are the Recaro Speeds. They're a bit out of my price range, though. Are there any other similar seats that are cheaper?

I'd also consider fixed back seats, but are they safe to use with factory 3-point seat belts?

If this roll bar has a harness bar you wont be able to use reclinable seats anyways. Just wanted to point that out...I've seen others forget this.

[jlevie]

While it is possible to use the factory harness with a racing shell that supports the use of 5-6 point harnesses, I think you'll find that there's a problem with the buckle. You'll either have to find a way to mount the receptacle end so that it poke through the hole in the seat or each time you put on the belt you'll have to feed the free end thorugh the hole. I tried that when I slapped a Sparco Evo in my 5er and decided it wasn't a workable solution. So I just used the 5 point harness all the time I had the seat in the car (9 months). Properly positioned the Evo and harness was as comfortable as the stock seat.

Corbeau FX1 seats are pretty reasonable (~$300/ea) and are compatible with a 5-6 point harness. With a roll bar in the car the rear seats should be considered as off-limts as far as passengers are concerned (saftey issues). So the only reason I can see for having reclining seats would be to make it easier to use the rear seat for cargo. And keep in mind that you could swap in the seats and harnesses just for track events.

[Brew]

The Cobra Imola II is a pretty outstanding value IMHO. Carbon-kevlar and FIA approved for $529.

Just dont cheap out on a seat...

I'm definitely considering those. I'd like to sit in a few different seats before I bite the bullet though.

The big "but" is can you safely run factory seat belts with a fixed-back seat?

[Mtriple]

Recaro SRD's, dont even give it another thought....

[Jean]

Gotcha. but are fixed back seats in a "street car" safe ? What's a good and bad combination when you have variables such as (cage or no cage, stock belts or aftermarket harness), in case of roll over for example ?