mounting my Recaros. Ideas inside

[JKnight]

In regards to the seat bracket material I can only offer one personal story that will drive my choices when it comes to seat brackets or adapters. A friend of mine was killed in 2004 when the drivers seat brackets ripped away from the floor in a highway-speed accident. From what I know, it was a Chevy cavalier, not modified in any way. He was thrown from the vehicle.

Since that happened, I've always been a bit paranoid about "custom" seat mounting brackets, especially DIY. I would always overbuild this part of your car. But I get that I may be more sensitive to the situation than most.

[MtotheIKEo]

Depending on how much cutting you are willing to do (sounds like you're open to the idea) I've been a fan of how DSE makes their seat mounts. I have done it in a similar fashion and it makes for a solid mount that can be tied in to other facets of the car.
Make them from 1"x3" tube and you can adjust the height/angle to meet your needs.
http://www.detroitspeed.com/Projects...dee1969251.jpg

[68LS1]

Have you looked at Wedge Brackets?

http://wedgebrackets.com/seat-brackets-home/

[WSSix]

Originally Posted by tubbed69

Trey I dont think they will fit and you should sell them to me,Recaros are very comfortable,that was a good deal on them.

lol, no way Jose. I missed out on the ones for sale in the for sale section that were also a good deal. I'm so excited to have these seats.

Originally Posted by JKnight

In regards to the seat bracket material I can only offer one personal story that will drive my choices when it comes to seat brackets or adapters. A friend of mine was killed in 2004 when the drivers seat brackets ripped away from the floor in a highway-speed accident. From what I know, it was a Chevy cavalier, not modified in any way. He was thrown from the vehicle.

Since that happened, I've always been a bit paranoid about "custom" seat mounting brackets, especially DIY. I would always overbuild this part of your car. But I get that I may be more sensitive to the situation than most.

Agreed. Which is why I don't want to throw caution to the wind on these changes.

Originally Posted by MtotheIKEo

Depending on how much cutting you are willing to do (sounds like you're open to the idea) I've been a fan of how DSE makes their seat mounts. I have done it in a similar fashion and it makes for a solid mount that can be tied in to other facets of the car.
Make them from 1"x3" tube and you can adjust the height/angle to meet your needs.
http://www.detroitspeed.com/Projects...dee1969251.jpg

I like the way DSE does their mounts as well. I thought about doing that and incorporating the trans cross brace into the front section. However, I'm just not at that point with what I'd have to go through in order to make those changes. One of the down sides to doing the work in stages unfortunately.

Originally Posted by 68LS1

Have you looked at Wedge Brackets?

http://wedgebrackets.com/seat-brackets-home/

I contacted them years ago and never heard back. I know some people have their brackets and others have told me they are impossible to get a hold of. I think that would save me some trouble, but if they don't want my money, then I'll keep it.

Thank you all for the replies!

[Vega$69]

Originally Posted by JKnight

In regards to the seat bracket material I can only offer one personal story that will drive my choices when it comes to seat brackets or adapters. A friend of mine was killed in 2004 when the drivers seat brackets ripped away from the floor in a highway-speed accident. From what I know, it was a Chevy cavalier, not modified in any way. He was thrown from the vehicle.

Since that happened, I've always been a bit paranoid about "custom" seat mounting brackets, especially DIY. I would always overbuild this part of your car. But I get that I may be more sensitive to the situation than most.

If the seat belts were bolted to the floor pan bosses how would a broken seat bracket allow a person to be thrown from the car?

Was this a case where the belts were integral to the seats?

[JKnight]

Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, I don't know all the details leading up to the outcome. The seat information is one of the few details the family passed along.

[glassman]

Trey, i have the same seats as yours. The dimensions from Recaro really haven't changed much over the years. I went the Wedge route, they were kinda pricey, but super stout, as if you autocross or track, you'll need something beefy.

On your 1/8 to 3/16 question, this is one of those "safety" cases where bigger isn't just better, its also an insurance policy of sorts, its there when you need it.

Wedge is a small company, when i called, they answered from the shop, if you get my drift. They use a german slider (compatible with the Recaro spec iirc) and use their jig to weldd up

[WSSix]

Thanks Mike. I emailed them this morning. We'll see if they respond. I may try calling them next week too before I start making my own setup. If I do go that route, I hope I can use my current sliders. They look the same as the ones on Wedge's site.

[carbuff]

Here are a couple of pictures of the ones Eric made for my car. I needed them as low as possible, as I'm relatively tall and with a helmet, it's easy to get into the roof of a second gen. These were originally to be used with a Sparco seat, but I ended up with Recaros instead... Maybe they will give you some ideas:





We did cut out and shorten the hump right under the seat near the front to allow them to get that low, and the spacers in the rear were required to allow the sliders height to move...

[WSSix]

I appreciate it Bryan. Does that bracket first bolt to the seat and then to the floor? That was one area I was concerned about using a bracket like that.