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So for a while I've been thinking about getting a bucket seat for the Teg. The JDM Recaros are nice to look at for sure, but being 6ft / 13 stone they offer little comfort and even less support.
The OCD in me wanted to just replace the drivers seat with another Recaro - the SPG XL (As again, I'm too big for Pole Positions). Sadly there is no where near me where I can go and try it out. There's no way I'm spending nearly a grand on a seat online to find it's not for me, then the hassle and faff of returning.
Just up the road from me I have Castle Combe Circuit and there is a company called Merlin Motorsport there, who specialise in motorsport parts (funnily enough). They allowed me to go up and test some seats out. They're a Cobra seat dealer - I was happy with Cobra as they're a British brand and all hand made in England. I was looking at the Imola and the Suzuka. In person, it was clear the Suzuka would be a bit too hardcore for me & would have to pole vault into the car as the bolsters were quite high.
The Imola on the other hand was a nice compromise. They had the standard size and the GT. The standard was a tad tight on me, and the GT offered a little bit extra width, which was perfect - so I took it home.
The Missus was well happy that I was cluttering the kitchen again with car stuff :
So out came the OE Recaro, and in went the seat rails :
After some faffing around lining everything up and getting it tight, the Cobra was in :
Fitment wise, it's pretty tight as you can see here the gap against the door card :
Overall I'm really happy with it - British made, FIA approved, weighs 7KG, half the price of a Recaro & most importantly I fit and have plenty of support.
Think I'm pretty much ready for a shakedown on track now.
The OCD in me wanted to just replace the drivers seat with another Recaro - the SPG XL (As again, I'm too big for Pole Positions). Sadly there is no where near me where I can go and try it out. There's no way I'm spending nearly a grand on a seat online to find it's not for me, then the hassle and faff of returning.
Just up the road from me I have Castle Combe Circuit and there is a company called Merlin Motorsport there, who specialise in motorsport parts (funnily enough). They allowed me to go up and test some seats out. They're a Cobra seat dealer - I was happy with Cobra as they're a British brand and all hand made in England. I was looking at the Imola and the Suzuka. In person, it was clear the Suzuka would be a bit too hardcore for me & would have to pole vault into the car as the bolsters were quite high.
The Imola on the other hand was a nice compromise. They had the standard size and the GT. The standard was a tad tight on me, and the GT offered a little bit extra width, which was perfect - so I took it home.
The Missus was well happy that I was cluttering the kitchen again with car stuff :
So out came the OE Recaro, and in went the seat rails :
After some faffing around lining everything up and getting it tight, the Cobra was in :
Fitment wise, it's pretty tight as you can see here the gap against the door card :
Overall I'm really happy with it - British made, FIA approved, weighs 7KG, half the price of a Recaro & most importantly I fit and have plenty of support.
Think I'm pretty much ready for a shakedown on track now.