Category: Interior
Price: $250
Private or Vendor Listing: Private Listing
Part Fits (you may select multiples): Series I, Series II
Location (US State/Canada/Int): KY
Item Condition: Used

Looking for the right solution to mount fixed back (side mount) seats as low as possible in your RX-8? Look no further.

The seat mounts are custom at this point. They began as Corbeau bottom mounts that would accommodate for sliders and a bottom mount seat. At 6'2", and given the height of most fixed back seats that work for me, using sliders was not an option. On previous cars I have mounted side mounts directly to the seat mount, so that's what I wanted to do.

I took the Corbeau mounts, which are made for very wide seats, welded 3/16" steel to the center of them to get more surface area to work with for the narrow Recaro SPG width, and then aligned the seat. Once I had it aligned, I cut out the excess, added some extra welds for good measure, and hard-mounted Sparco steel side mounts and the Recaros themselves with standard seat mounting hardware. I had also modified the seat belt mounts and added another hole to mount lap belts for my harness.

I painted it matte black, and at the end of the day, this is a completely rigid mount that gets MOST side mount seats as low as physically possible without removing carpet or cutting the floor any. Driver and passenger have the same things done.

Based on my measurements, this should fit other popular side mount seats like the Sparco Evo2, other Recaro models, Status Ring, and more. There is plenty of adjustment available to move the seat forward and vertically higher, but this will not accommodate sliders, which add precious height to the mount.

Base weight: about 18.4 pounds per side. I did not feel comfortable using any less steel, so they're beefy to say the least.

Located in Lexington, KY. Asking $250 plus shipping for the pair.

Pics:

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More pictures available upon request.

Proof of the mounts working exactly as intended. They may not be FIA approved, but they were every bit as stiff as the chassis itself. This is me driving and a passenger riding along.

 

Bump. Price drop to $250 for the pair. That's as cheap as one bracket+mount combination would typically cost.

 

nice! when i get my buckets i might contract you to make me a pair, i have no experience welding.

GLWS

BUMPERS

 

hi
are they still available?

 

Yes. PM me your zip code if you'd like a shipping quote