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leema
PostPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:30 pm 
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i have recently bought a set of autotecnica racing seats, i obviously want to put them in tha mini. i need to get rails i can see that, just most of the rails i have looked at will make the seat to high. has anyone done this before? and what rails work well with a mini making the seat low enough? or are there other methods are there for putting these seats in tha mini?

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I used a Cobra base designed for Mini with my Sparco's.

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Hi Matt,

I modified the cobra frames so they sit lower by cutting the rear legs about 1.5inches and modifying the front anchor slots to allow the seat to sit lower. It's worked fine for me.

I don't think you will be able to find an aftermarket seat base that will sit ultra low. You will need to make your own base for that...

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im running fixed back sparcos, without rails in minme.

made custom u shaped doovas

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leema,

When you mean seat rails, do you mean runners??

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Hanra
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The Cobra rails allow the seat to slide back and forth, and are actually height adjustable at the rear of the frame.

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If it really is a race seat, why would it be on rails? Should be fixed.
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smac wrote:
If it really is a race seat, why would it be on rails? Should be fixed.


Yep, that was my point exactly!

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there not fixed back racing seats, more like sports seats sorry i should have said that to start with. they look pritty much the same as wrx seats. and yes i mean runners. so where can i get myself a set of these cobra runners you are all talking about?

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any seat can be a race seat..

if you race with it.. ;)

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if you race with it.. Wink

wise words yoda, thats quote of the week i think

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