Moorron
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 02:24 PM |
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which grp/carbon seats
Going to buy some light weight seats, but i am unsure of what makes are out there.
I found flukes seats to be an ok price at £500 each, but i wouldnt mind a cheaper option.
What are Mk's seats like? i could do with weight, price and how sturdy they are.
Bear in mind im only 12 stone and on the slim side so i want a nice tight fit.
is there anyone near to me with Mk grp seats i can sit in as i dont have the time to drive to notts to try before i buy?
Cheers.
Sorry about my spelling, im an engineer and only work in numbers.
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 02:34 PM |
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Mk seats are perfect and very light
value for money is excellent compared to to others and fitment for you should be fine
although I doubt they do many different sizes anyway so you cant be choosey unless you pay
££
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nitram38
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 02:42 PM |
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I bought some of a guy on ebay, his user name is redpip1984.
The seats come with optional pads.
They cost me £350 with pads and aluminium brackets.
They are high density grp so are light but strong. They only weigh about 5 kg each.
EBAY LINK
If you are in Surrey, pop around and have a look. They are for my next project and not fitted yet!
Mine are the ones shown as option A but with option D pads
 
Seat
[Edited on 24/11/2006 by nitram38]
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jos
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 02:58 PM |
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You can try sitting in my seats if you like
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iank
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 03:03 PM |
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I'm very happy with the Mac#1 seats despite requiring the FB ones 
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=54468
Price was very good - includes the mounts in the above deal.
Have a big cross for strengthening in the back - didn't crack  when I tried them for size (100kg). The narrower ones would be even stronger
presumably.
Next day delivery as well.
[Edited on 24/11/06 by iank]
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Moorron
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 03:16 PM |
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jos, what seats have u got? i wouldnt mind tho mate. time/place?
the ebay ones look nice, just looking at the gts ones now (if i can find them).
mk's website is very basic. i heard they do kevlar top half seats also. anyone got some pictures?
the money is burning a whole in my pocket.
Sorry about my spelling, im an engineer and only work in numbers.
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iank
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 03:21 PM |
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To be honest if £1000 for a pair of seats is 'ok' you might be worth going to Tillet they do full carbon seats for that.
http://www.tillett.co.uk/index2.html
B1 for example: http://www.tillett.co.uk/PDF/B1%20Info.pdf
[Edited on 24/11/06 by iank]
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the moa 2
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 09:28 PM |
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I was thinking of getting those seats of ebay that look sweet especially with the padding.
Can you chose the colour of the padding ?
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nitram38
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 09:30 PM |
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I think it is Red Blue or Black
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jos
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| posted on 24/11/06 at 10:26 PM |
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mine are standard mac#1 seats for zr chassis
I don't think they're fb's but they may very well be
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scotty g
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| posted on 25/11/06 at 07:52 AM |
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I can vouch for the GTS ones, they are very comfy, similar to the MK ones in styling i'm told but possibly a tad cheaper, don't know by
how much though, they now do padding for them as well, see the thread in the GTS section, there are some pictures of the demo car at Exeter wearing
padded seats, very nice.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 26/11/06 at 08:10 PM |
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MK Carbon Fibre inserts
And fitted
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Moorron
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| posted on 27/11/06 at 01:25 PM |
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cheers for the pics. i think both the gts and the mk ones look the part. I just need to sit in them both to see which ones fit the best.
where are gts based? if there near mk i can try them both out on the same trip and buy there and then.
Or has anyone local got these seats i could plant my butt into to try out?
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Valtra
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| posted on 29/11/06 at 09:33 PM |
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low sides
At risk of being shot down in flames , has anybody got any with lower sides (in the hip area ) they can recommend , all these buckets look a tad tight
to me 
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DIY Si
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| posted on 29/11/06 at 09:51 PM |
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They are narrower than a normal car seat, but then these need to hold you tighter. I find the worst bit to be the chest section, as I fit my ar$e in,
but not my chest/shoulders.
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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Valtra
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| posted on 30/11/06 at 12:13 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by CaLviNx
quote:
Originally posted by Valtra
At risk of being shot down in flames , has anybody got any with lower sides (in the hip area ) they can recommend , all these buckets look a tad tight
to me
Eat less then..........
I have big bones !
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iank
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| posted on 30/11/06 at 09:56 AM |
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I have big bones (and the pie problem doesn't impact seat fit )
The Mac#1 FB seats for the larger gentleman fit me perfectly.
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nitram38
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| posted on 30/11/06 at 07:09 PM |
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Cheap seats on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Seats-Kit-Car-Suit-Locost-Westfield-Caterham-Tiger_W0QQitemZ130054010802QQihZ003QQcategoryZ100921QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Don't know why link not working
[Edited on 30/11/2006 by nitram38]
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Moorron
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| posted on 1/12/06 at 08:20 AM |
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the link worked for me but they had sold by the time i viewed them.
Also a pity the colour was as bad as your car
The GTS ones in the pic earlier in this thread, are they new ones as the pics on thier website dont 'tie up' with them? or could anyone
tell me which ones they are so i can ring up and order some.
cheers
Sorry about my spelling, im an engineer and only work in numbers.
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