Aftermarket Seats

Riptide67 · 06-04-2015, 12:39 PM

Hola friendZ!

So, I've been doing some research on seats as of lately. It is one of the next steps I've gotta hit with my car. My most major concern is seat clearance in regards to height. I'm pretty tall coming in at 6'3" and weighing in at 210.

What seat and rail combos are you taller people running?

Obviously a lower combination would be preferred.

Thanks for the help!

Asheth · 06-04-2015, 02:04 PM

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gomer_110 · 06-04-2015, 02:45 PM

I run Bride Vios III's and Bride FO rails. Only 6'1" here but even with a helmet on I'm not touching the ceiling.

nismo13807 · 06-04-2015, 03:09 PM

i have recaro poles seats with buddy club rails/bracket.. pretty low combo.. i for one trying to look for something higher since im 5"7...the buddyclub rails brings it lower then stock alot imo..

DIGItonium · 06-04-2015, 03:52 PM

Man... I'm drooling for the '15 NISMO seats.

Riptide67 · 06-04-2015, 05:17 PM

The 15' Nismo recaro's are lame. If it was a full seat, they would be great. But they still utilize the regular OEM bottoms. That is my only gripe with them.

Hotrodz · 06-04-2015, 09:11 PM

What is your waist size, that is a big factor for us wide bodied folks as well. I'm 35" and I set in a Status GT, they pinch me right on the hip bone just enough to be uncomfortable.

mag_black · 06-04-2015, 10:08 PM

Status GTX and buddy club super low. You can see how low the seats are w/ the rails.

nismo13807 · 06-04-2015, 11:14 PM

so what setups is there?
-buddyclub seat base with rails (seems to be the lowest so far)
-plants seat base (needs rail)
-Corbeau Seat base with rails
-sparco seat base (needs rail)
?
?
?

GaleForce · 06-04-2015, 11:15 PM

Do the Buddy Club rails work with seats that recline?

GaleForce · 06-04-2015, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nismo13807

so what setups is there?
-buddyclub seat base with rails (seems to be the lowest so far)
-plants seat base (needs rail)
-Corbeau Seat base with rails
-sparco seat base (needs rail)
?
?
?

I currently have Bride MO rails with Takata Drift Pro seats. They sit higher than stock.

DIGItonium · 06-05-2015, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Riptide67

The 15' Nismo recaro's are lame. If it was a full seat, they would be great. But they still utilize the regular OEM bottoms. That is my only gripe with them.

Really? That stinks. I didn't sit in, but it looks better than our stock seats (well nicer material than my cloth base seats). I think the seats I've looked at were Bride Stradia. So expensive.

mag_black · 06-05-2015, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GaleForce

Do the Buddy Club rails work with seats that recline?

Gale, they're side mounts, so most likely not. And to be honest, it took a little bit of maneuvering to get them to fit the GTX. My brackets have some tension so it causes my sliders to bind when I try to slide it forward and back.

GaleForce · 06-05-2015, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mag_black

Gale, they're side mounts, so most likely not. And to be honest, it took a little bit of maneuvering to get them to fit the GTX. My brackets have some tension so it causes my sliders to bind when I try to slide it forward and back.

Good to know. Thank you sir

nismo13807 · 06-05-2015, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mag_black

Gale, they're side mounts, so most likely not. And to be honest, it took a little bit of maneuvering to get them to fit the GTX. My brackets have some tension so it causes my sliders to bind when I try to slide it forward and back.

yea mine is not smooth either when sliding front and back.. the flaw in the buddy club brackets/rails is that it is 2 seperated brackets instead of 1 whole base holding it all together.. it's too much messing around with it to try to get it to parallel perfectly

06-04-2015, 12:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
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gomer_110 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Perrysburg, OH Posts: 17,992 Drives: '11 Nismo #528 GM Rep Power: 36940	I run Bride Vios III's and Bride FO rails. Only 6'1" here but even with a helmet on I'm not touching the ceiling. Riptide67 likes this. __________________ '11 370Z Nismo #528 Fast Intentions \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| Uprev \| CSF \| Zspeed \| Z1 Motorsports \| AST \| Swift \| SPC \| SPL \| Whiteline \| Hotchkis \| Bride \| Schroth \| Robispec \| Cusco \| Nismo \| Volk \| Forgestar \| Hoosier \| RJM '17 Titan Bone Stock

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nismo13807 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Illinois Posts: 340 Drives: 2013 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 3367	i have recaro poles seats with buddy club rails/bracket.. pretty low combo.. i for one trying to look for something higher since im 5"7...the buddyclub rails brings it lower then stock alot imo.. dimitarm and Riptide67 like this.

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06-04-2015, 05:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
Riptide67 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Oak Harbor, WA Age: 36 Posts: 1,610 Drives: 09 Nismo #0483 PW Rep Power: 68	The 15' Nismo recaro's are lame. If it was a full seat, they would be great. But they still utilize the regular OEM bottoms. That is my only gripe with them. __________________ 2009 Nismo 370Z and 1975 Datsun 280Z 2+2 - PNW_INC - Legacy_Ohana Follow me on Instagam @s3zero_z3four

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Hotrodz Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NW, AZ Posts: 9,330 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 2684384	What is your waist size, that is a big factor for us wide bodied folks as well. I'm 35" and I set in a Status GT, they pinch me right on the hip bone just enough to be uncomfortable. GaleForce likes this. __________________ *Fast Intentions TT Installed and Tuned by Seb at SpecialtyZ 610whp 560tq:\|Fast Intentions 3" TT-TDX*\|SpecialtyZ/Fast Intentions 72 Row Oil Cooler\|SZ 6 Puck Clutch & Flywheel\|3GsCustoms\|Z1\|Wavetrac\|Hotchkis\|Whiteline \|Blitz\|Fortune Auto 500\|Fujimura\|SPL\|H&R\|TK\|TWM\|RPM Rollbar\|Sparco\|Next Level Performance\|TrackSpec\|AeroFlow Dynamics\|Pioneer\|

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mag_black A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,400 Drives: 09 370Z MT6 Rep Power: 666	Status GTX and buddy club super low. You can see how low the seats are w/ the rails. Asheth and GaleForce like this. __________________ fujimura ≠ abbeyRoadCompany ≠ fastIntentions ≠ motordyne ≠ avantGarde ≠ ecutek ≠ nismo ≠ stillen ≠ stoptech ≠ gtm ≠ spl ≠ carbonfiberelement ≠ stance™

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nismo13807 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Illinois Posts: 340 Drives: 2013 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 3367	so what setups is there? -buddyclub seat base with rails (seems to be the lowest so far) -plants seat base (needs rail) -Corbeau Seat base with rails -sparco seat base (needs rail) ? ? ?

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