As per this thread, 3 years ago Recaro decided to discontinue their subframes for the B4 chassis, causing a headache for anyone wanting to fit aftermarket Recaro seats to their car without a lot of fuss and effort. To be clear, this does not affect RS2 or Coupe Recaro seats as they are a single unit.
With this in mind and following on from developing a subframe to fit Recaros to a friend's B5 S4 (same NLA issue), I thought I'd ask on here if there was a requirement for some subframes suitable for fitting aftermarket Recaro seats to the S2, like Speeds, Pole Positions etc. The frames can be used to fit any off the shelf aftermarket Recaro seat or can be adapted to fit Mitsubishi seats (as I've done on the S4). While I've not yet found out the mounting hole positions for Sparco, Cobra or Corbeau, the frame design can be adapted to any of these manufacturers and made to order, should the requirement exist.
Having seen the crude product available from Corbeau and Cobra I decided to actually apply thought to the design of the subframe and have made it lighter and stronger for a similar sale price. The subframes are a solid mount into the original seat mounting points on the floor, sill and transmission tunnel and then use the Recaro universal runners to provide forward and backward movement. For track use the runners can be omitted on the passenger side to further drop the CoG of the passenger. A fixed seat position is also possible on the driver’s side to achieve improved head room, this requires some additional information though. (even with the Recaro frame on the lowest setting, my head still brushes the roof, a lower seat would be required for anyone over 6' who want to be comfortable / safe).
The Cobra & Corbeau frames I've seen sit very high, higher than the Recaro items(!) as Big Lee and quattro Dan will testify and higher than the standard seats on the lowest setting - which is too high for most on track with a helmet and is not ideal.
From my estimations, the seat should sit 2" lower without runners, 1" lower than stock with runners. There is no height adjustment but then this is a fairly standard trade-off when using aftermarket seat frames. Any additional height can be added using machined spacers or modified design to your specification.
Projected cost is £99 each (not including runners), I'll need to look into delivery option to see if that includes P&P or not. This is a function of small batch size leading to increased cost.
Please indicate your interest in this thread, stating the type of seat that you want to fit and what car it's going into.
With this in mind and following on from developing a subframe to fit Recaros to a friend's B5 S4 (same NLA issue), I thought I'd ask on here if there was a requirement for some subframes suitable for fitting aftermarket Recaro seats to the S2, like Speeds, Pole Positions etc. The frames can be used to fit any off the shelf aftermarket Recaro seat or can be adapted to fit Mitsubishi seats (as I've done on the S4). While I've not yet found out the mounting hole positions for Sparco, Cobra or Corbeau, the frame design can be adapted to any of these manufacturers and made to order, should the requirement exist.
Having seen the crude product available from Corbeau and Cobra I decided to actually apply thought to the design of the subframe and have made it lighter and stronger for a similar sale price. The subframes are a solid mount into the original seat mounting points on the floor, sill and transmission tunnel and then use the Recaro universal runners to provide forward and backward movement. For track use the runners can be omitted on the passenger side to further drop the CoG of the passenger. A fixed seat position is also possible on the driver’s side to achieve improved head room, this requires some additional information though. (even with the Recaro frame on the lowest setting, my head still brushes the roof, a lower seat would be required for anyone over 6' who want to be comfortable / safe).
The Cobra & Corbeau frames I've seen sit very high, higher than the Recaro items(!) as Big Lee and quattro Dan will testify and higher than the standard seats on the lowest setting - which is too high for most on track with a helmet and is not ideal.
From my estimations, the seat should sit 2" lower without runners, 1" lower than stock with runners. There is no height adjustment but then this is a fairly standard trade-off when using aftermarket seat frames. Any additional height can be added using machined spacers or modified design to your specification.
Projected cost is £99 each (not including runners), I'll need to look into delivery option to see if that includes P&P or not. This is a function of small batch size leading to increased cost.
Please indicate your interest in this thread, stating the type of seat that you want to fit and what car it's going into.
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