Recaro SPG's

[phoenixcsl]

Morning, let's discuss SPG solutions for my car...

I really fancy a pair, possibly not helped because I was chatting to Ant @ Simpsons the other day about them when they were working on my car.

I have a few questions for all of you that have fitted them.

1/ Which mounting points do you all use? VAC ones or the ones which Simpsons fabricate? Any differences between the two?

2/ Where do you locate your original seat belt buckle? I'd like the choice of either normal seat belt or harnesses for track.

3/ Rear Seat access, not that I've had anyone in the back apart from my little one, is it possible to squeeze an adult in there?

4/ Harnessess, where do you chaps mount them to? Is it worth investing in a safety devices bolt in rear turret / hanrness mount? I've seen the Isofix solutions etc, are these safe?

5/ Re-sale...If I was to sell my front seats to fund said conversion, would I severely limit re-sale of the car? not that I have any immediate plans to sell the car anytime soon but you never know.

Ta muchly

[shimmy]

So many questions.......


1. VAC
2. I think they are fitted to the seat side mount?
3. No, maybe a kid. Not sure you'd get a tyre in.
4. Rear on two bolt in isofix, front on right seatbelt point with eyebolt and left on played and drilled new point. Next time I'd fit a centre two as well.
5. Unless your car is permanently and irreversibly changed to track slag I'd keep them and put back in later. Will limit resale otherwise.

[phoenixcsl]

Originally Posted by shimmy

So many questions.......


1. VAC
2. I think they are fitted to the seat side mount?
3. No, maybe a kid. Not sure you'd get a tyre in.
4. Rear on two bolt in isofix, front on right seatbelt point with eyebolt and left on played and drilled new point. Next time I'd fit a centre two as well.
5. Unless your car is permanently and irreversibly changed to track slag I'd keep them and put back in later. Will limit resale otherwise.

Nice pic Shim, have you finally decided to come out of the closet?

I do have a lot of questions, only because I want to get it right and not cock it up and regret it...init

No intention to change the car to a permanent track beast, but want a better seat imo.

Am I right to assume that the VAC mounts have to be ordered from the states?

[shane@mbtech]

If you mount the drivers seat on a slider you will get someone past into the back. I did with my corbeau pro series seats.

I only had adjustable slider because my track driving position is about 1ft further forward than my road lounging driving position.

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by lawsy

If you mount the drivers seat on a slider you will get someone past into the back. I did with my corbeau pro series seats.

I only had adjustable slider because my track driving position is about 1ft further forward than my road lounging driving position.

mot have to have slider now

[phoenixcsl]

Originally Posted by shimmy

mot have to have slider now

Yeah that's correct.

Originally Posted by karbonkid

4. 6 point with shoulders fitted to H brace for me.
5. Keep seats if you can afford to as you never know.

VAC mounts can be ordered from USA or Simpson can supply these too but guess they only source from the states anyway.

There has been a drivers side VAC Mount on eBay for a short while:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120901393765?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p398 4.m1438.l2649#ht_500wt_1156

Thanks Alex,

Without sounding stupid, what is a H brace? Or am I sounding stupid?

Thanks for the eBay link, I'm tempted to buy that to get the ball rolling...

[karbonkid]

1. Recaro slider/ FIA Mounts
2. OEM belts kept in same place with receptor on recaro side mount.
3. Even with a slider fitted you get minimal access to rear, poss a child but not an adult. I fit two tyres in rear going through the middle of the two seats.
4. 6 point with shoulders fitted to H brace for me.
5. Keep seats if you can afford to as you never know.

VAC mounts can be ordered from USA or Simpson can supply these too but guess they only source from the states anyway.

There has been a drivers side VAC Mount on eBay for a short while:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1209013937...#ht_500wt_1156