Afermarket Seats

R555 · 10th February 2012, 17:01

Hi,

I've been looking for some new, lighter seats the past few days. A few different brands have caught my eye, obviously Bride being one of them, but the price is massive, about £1K per seat. So what do you guys think of the following:

Corbeau RRB (weight 11kg)

Sparco R505 TORINO (weight 20kgs)

Buddyclub Racing Spec (weight not known)

I've just spoken to Buddyclub UK, who were the most unhelpful brain dead Lancashire hot pot eating dudes I've even chatted with so might not be able to consider them as BCUK wouldnt supply me with a price.

Alanok · 10th February 2012, 17:04

I like the look of the Corbeau's, look like the OEM seats that Recaro supply to other car manufacturers. PLus side is they are real light.

fat4y · 10th February 2012, 17:05

I use to love the sparco torino's...back in 2003 when I had the carnoissuer catalogue..

Id go with the ones dawid has on his..that or buddyclubs..reasonably priced and light too

R555 · 10th February 2012, 17:05

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Originally Posted by Alanok

I like the look of the Corbeau's, look like the OEM seats that Recaro supply to other car manufacturers. PLus side is they are real light.

I was leaning towards them too but then I came across the Buddyclubs which I think look brilliant and Buddyclub is a Jap brand so still sticking with the JDM theme of my car.

R555 · 10th February 2012, 17:06

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Originally Posted by fat4y

I use to love the sparco torino's...back in 2003 when I had the carnoissuer catalogue..

Id go with the ones dawid has on his..that or buddyclubs..reasonably priced and light too

Whats Dawid got? Is it Recaros??

fat4y · 10th February 2012, 17:10

Cant remember the name..recaro pole or something..

Just checked recaros pole position..only thing is they dont decline etc..Ive sat in them and are excellent for track

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=red...1t:429,r:0,s:0

fat4y · 10th February 2012, 17:14

LOL

R555 · 10th February 2012, 17:20

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Originally Posted by fat4y

LOL

lol I'll add those to my list!

higham · 10th February 2012, 17:25

out of those 3 it would be Corbeau, also buddy club make seat rails now for the fn and are way cheaper than the js

im looking at seats at the minute aswell might go for the pole postions arond £500 a seat and weight some thing like 5kg?

R555 · 10th February 2012, 17:34

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Originally Posted by higham

out of those 3 it would be Corbeau, also buddy club make seat rails now for the fn and are way cheaper than the js

im looking at seats at the minute aswell might go for the pole postions arond £500 a seat and weight some thing like 5kg?

Any links to the Buddyclub seats rails for the FN Chris?

higham · 10th February 2012, 17:36

speak to paul at tdi, he has some on order for his.... im sure he said they were around £150

R555 · 10th February 2012, 17:47

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Originally Posted by higham

speak to paul at tdi, he has some on order for his.... im sure he said they were around £150

I was about to order the J's from Caroline his morning - cost almost £700!

What seats is Paul fitting?

yarters · 10th February 2012, 17:48

how heavy are the standard ones? I'd only pay big money if there was a considerable weight saving personally.. corbeaus and buddy club look nice to me though

higham · 10th February 2012, 17:48

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Originally Posted by yarters

how heavy are the standard ones? I'd only pay big money if there was a considerable weight saving personally.. corbeaus and buddy club look nice to me though

standard seat weigh around 25 kg i think

pauls not decided yet i dont think best speak to him!

stoney · 10th February 2012, 17:49

regarding fn2/FD2 rails does anyone know if FD2 rails are the same as FN2,

Does anyone have oem part numbers for the FD2 items

yarters · 10th February 2012, 17:50

thats a big saving then if you did both seats for the corbeaus...

R555 · 10th February 2012, 17:51

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Originally Posted by yarters

thats a big saving then if you did both seats for the corbeaus...

If you go for fixed buckets then you can get the weight down to 5kgs per seat which is a massive saving.

R555 · 10th February 2012, 17:51

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Originally Posted by stoney

regarding fn2/FD2 rails does anyone know if FD2 rails are the same as FN2,

Does anyone have oem part numbers for the FD2 items

I'm not sure, I'll do some googling and see what I can find out.

higham · 10th February 2012, 17:55

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Originally Posted by R555

I'm not sure, I'll do some googling and see what I can find out.

i been told no they aint the same due to the petrol tank under the seat!

Lunar Tick · 10th February 2012, 18:30

This is something I'm in the process of now for the FD2. OK, as a rule of thumb, a fixed back seat will be much lighter than a recliner. I've used Recaro Pole Positions and they 7.8kgs per shell IIRC. The Buddy Club seat rails (code for FD2 = BC08-RSBSRFG2-L andBC08-RSBSRFG2-R for L and R respectively - dunno what FN2 code is) I have been told will work with any sidemount seat. I have a set sitting next to me and they weigh 4.3kg per seat (yes I weighed them!). So add 4.3kg to any shell weight to get total weight. Not sure what the FN2 OEM seat weight is but I have heard around 25-27kgs. You won't get down to around 5kg per shell unless you go for carbon seats - budget anything from £1100 upwards per shell!

Recaro Pole Positions are very comfortable - had them in the Impreza and drove 400 miles at a time with ease. However, they shot up in price to about £545 per seat now. The problem with some JDM shells such as Bride, Buddy Club etc (apart from cost due to exchange rate) is that they're built for the Jap physique - they tend to be much narrower at the shoulders than we are - which means it may not suit anyone who's less then slender all the way up!

I'm going for Corbeau Pro Series which are British built (yay!), light (7kgs) and have extra padding making them suitable for road car:

10th February 2012, 17:01	#1 (permalink)
R555 Supporter Car: 2007 CTR, Milano Red Join Date: 17th November 2009 Location: North Yorks Posts: 4,785 Thanks given: 737 Thanked 330 Times in 314 Posts iTrader: (6)	Afermarket Seats Hi, I've been looking for some new, lighter seats the past few days. A few different brands have caught my eye, obviously Bride being one of them, but the price is massive, about £1K per seat. So what do you guys think of the following: Corbeau RRB (weight 11kg) Sparco R505 TORINO (weight 20kgs) Buddyclub Racing Spec (weight not known) I've just spoken to Buddyclub UK, who were the most unhelpful brain dead Lancashire hot pot eating dudes I've even chatted with so might not be able to consider them as BCUK wouldnt supply me with a price.

10th February 2012, 18:30	#20 (permalink)
Lunar Tick Supporter Car: 2008 FD2, Vivid Blue Join Date: 8th June 2010 Location: Cumbria, UK Posts: 775 Thanks given: 59 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts iTrader: (1)	This is something I'm in the process of now for the FD2. OK, as a rule of thumb, a fixed back seat will be much lighter than a recliner. I've used Recaro Pole Positions and they 7.8kgs per shell IIRC. The Buddy Club seat rails (code for FD2 = BC08-RSBSRFG2-L andBC08-RSBSRFG2-R for L and R respectively - dunno what FN2 code is) I have been told will work with any sidemount seat. I have a set sitting next to me and they weigh 4.3kg per seat (yes I weighed them!). So add 4.3kg to any shell weight to get total weight. Not sure what the FN2 OEM seat weight is but I have heard around 25-27kgs. You won't get down to around 5kg per shell unless you go for carbon seats - budget anything from £1100 upwards per shell! Recaro Pole Positions are very comfortable - had them in the Impreza and drove 400 miles at a time with ease. However, they shot up in price to about £545 per seat now. The problem with some JDM shells such as Bride, Buddy Club etc (apart from cost due to exchange rate) is that they're built for the Jap physique - they tend to be much narrower at the shoulders than we are - which means it may not suit anyone who's less then slender all the way up! I'm going for Corbeau Pro Series which are British built (yay!), light (7kgs) and have extra padding making them suitable for road car: Last edited by Lunar Tick; 10th February 2012 at 18:41.

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10th February 2012, 17:04	#2 (permalink)
Alanok Supporter Car: 2008 CTR, Alabaster Silver Join Date: 30th March 2009 Location: Darlington, UK Posts: 836 Thanks given: 48 Thanked 104 Times in 100 Posts iTrader: (7)	I like the look of the Corbeau's, look like the OEM seats that Recaro supply to other car manufacturers. PLus side is they are real light.

10th February 2012, 17:05	#3 (permalink)
fat4y The Property Man Car: 2007 VW Beetle 1.6 Join Date: 7th November 2008 Location: Glasgow Posts: 5,848 Thanks given: 21 Thanked 323 Times in 319 Posts iTrader: (6)	I use to love the sparco torino's...back in 2003 when I had the carnoissuer catalogue.. Id go with the ones dawid has on his..that or buddyclubs..reasonably priced and light too

10th February 2012, 17:10	#6 (permalink)
fat4y The Property Man Car: 2007 VW Beetle 1.6 Join Date: 7th November 2008 Location: Glasgow Posts: 5,848 Thanks given: 21 Thanked 323 Times in 319 Posts iTrader: (6)	Cant remember the name..recaro pole or something.. Just checked recaros pole position..only thing is they dont decline etc..Ive sat in them and are excellent for track http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=red...1t:429,r:0,s:0

10th February 2012, 17:14	#7 (permalink)
fat4y The Property Man Car: 2007 VW Beetle 1.6 Join Date: 7th November 2008 Location: Glasgow Posts: 5,848 Thanks given: 21 Thanked 323 Times in 319 Posts iTrader: (6)	LOL

10th February 2012, 17:25	#9 (permalink)
higham Car: 57 CTR GT, NHB Join Date: 2nd August 2009 Location: manchester uk Posts: 3,126 Thanks given: 119 Thanked 231 Times in 223 Posts iTrader: (0)	out of those 3 it would be Corbeau, also buddy club make seat rails now for the fn and are way cheaper than the js im looking at seats at the minute aswell might go for the pole postions arond £500 a seat and weight some thing like 5kg?

10th February 2012, 17:36	#11 (permalink)
higham Car: 57 CTR GT, NHB Join Date: 2nd August 2009 Location: manchester uk Posts: 3,126 Thanks given: 119 Thanked 231 Times in 223 Posts iTrader: (0)	speak to paul at tdi, he has some on order for his.... im sure he said they were around £150

10th February 2012, 17:48	#13 (permalink)
yarters Supporter Car: 07 NHB CTR Join Date: 13th February 2011 Location: Leeds Posts: 758 Thanks given: 154 Thanked 97 Times in 94 Posts iTrader: (1)	how heavy are the standard ones? I'd only pay big money if there was a considerable weight saving personally.. corbeaus and buddy club look nice to me though

10th February 2012, 17:49	#15 (permalink)
stoney Supporter Car: 2007 FN2 GT Join Date: 24th March 2010 Location: lisburn Posts: 3,343 Thanks given: 84 Thanked 290 Times in 268 Posts iTrader: (4)	regarding fn2/FD2 rails does anyone know if FD2 rails are the same as FN2, Does anyone have oem part numbers for the FD2 items

10th February 2012, 17:50	#16 (permalink)
yarters Supporter Car: 07 NHB CTR Join Date: 13th February 2011 Location: Leeds Posts: 758 Thanks given: 154 Thanked 97 Times in 94 Posts iTrader: (1)	thats a big saving then if you did both seats for the corbeaus...