Bucket Seat Mounting

Oct 31, 2006
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Just got myself some buckets and wondered how people have mounted them, either on runners or bolted to the floor, ideally want them fixed and not on runners but post pics up all help needed, plus for those with harnesses aswell where have you mounted the left hand lap belt?
 
I bought a custom made subframe which uses the same mechanism as the standard seats to. I then attached the left hand lap belt to the original point that the seat belt clicker does.

If I had it as a track car though it would be bolted onto something... Then the belt would just have to go through the exhaust well with a few cm's of plating.
 

stupac

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Aug 10, 2007
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what kind of buckets have you got? iv been looking into this and places like recaro do rails for the ibiza to fit all recaro seats? id imagine most brands would do the same? think they were around £100 per side but at least you know they'll fit and be sturdy?
 
Oct 31, 2006
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I bought a custom made subframe which uses the same mechanism as the standard seats to. I then attached the left hand lap belt to the original point that the seat belt clicker does.

If I had it as a track car though it would be bolted onto something... Then the belt would just have to go through the exhaust well with a few cm's of plating.

did your custom mountss start life as a specific model mount or was it a completly new fabrication?

am i right in saying i can fix the right hand side to existing seat belt mount at the bottom and then i'd just have to weld in a bolt plate to the underside of the trans tunnel and bolt to that?
 
Oct 31, 2006
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what kind of buckets have you got? iv been looking into this and places like recaro do rails for the ibiza to fit all recaro seats? id imagine most brands would do the same? think they were around £100 per side but at least you know they'll fit and be sturdy?

i've gone for corbeau pro series buckets they are nice fit and comfy to. i'm getting side mounts so just need to work out how to fix them down really, may ask corbeau direct if they do a subframe for the ibiza or one that will fit.

The only other way i can see of doing it is to weld in 2 bars and mount it to them, like some others have done.
 
did your custom mountss start life as a specific model mount or was it a completly new fabrication?

am i right in saying i can fix the right hand side to existing seat belt mount at the bottom and then i'd just have to weld in a bolt plate to the underside of the trans tunnel and bolt to that?

They are just standard mounts from the Ibiza and then welded onto a frame that fits a normal bottom mounted seat.

Yes the right hand harness can just bolt into the original hole as can the 2 rears. Just the left hand one is a bit more tricky.

Have a look on cuprabaz's thread he has a stripped out Ibiza. As do a few others...
 
Oct 31, 2006
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don't suppose you've got any pics of the frames so i can have a gander?

does having them mounted like you've got them make them sit high up?

i'll dig out baz's thread and have look see what done.
 
Oct 31, 2006
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thats ok then, i could picture me getting some and then having to cut a hole in the roof for my head!! Lol

Time for an mail to corbeau i think and see what they offer..
 
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