Any way to improve seat support?

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Re: Any way to improve seat support?

Post by BillTheButcher » Tue Feb 05, 2013 11:10 am

The bucket part of the seat isn't pronounced enough in the B5/C5. I had a look when we got to our destination (after the banged head incident) and she's just sort of perched in the middle of the seat. Even with the back of the horizontal section at its lowest setting they're just not sculpted (if that's the right word) enough to hold small people in place.

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Re: Any way to improve seat support?

Post by Cheeseboytim » Tue Feb 05, 2013 1:13 pm

BillTheButcher wrote:they're just not sculpted (if that's the right word) enough to hold small people in place.
Sound like more duct tape is needed! :D
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Re: Any way to improve seat support?

Post by sweegie » Tue Feb 05, 2013 1:21 pm

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Re: Any way to improve seat support?

Post by chunky79 » Tue Feb 05, 2013 2:21 pm

Well, bum_bum hasn't been on and said it yet so I will, what the feck is the woman doing out of the kitchen???
I agree the seats aren't the most supportive, my mates vxr seats were bloody brilliant.
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Re: Any way to improve seat support?

Post by Shoppinit » Tue Feb 05, 2013 2:23 pm

The seats in the R8 are good. I wonder if they would fit.
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Re: Any way to improve seat support?

Post by bam_bam » Tue Feb 05, 2013 4:54 pm

Shoppinit wrote:The seats in the R8 are good. I wonder if they would fit.
Aren't they TT seats? TT seats come with a centrally mounted buttplug, right? Let's wait for Amar to come along, he drove a TT recently.
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Re: Any way to improve seat support?

Post by mavada » Tue Feb 05, 2013 5:02 pm

...i would avoid any possibility to install TT (related) stuff in my car, i dont even park next to a TT. My door will get dents....cos its a woman car, like the Mini Cooper (s)
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Re: Any way to improve seat support?

Post by chunky79 » Tue Feb 05, 2013 7:48 pm

bam_bam wrote:
Shoppinit wrote:The seats in the R8 are good. I wonder if they would fit.
Aren't they TT seats? TT seats come with a centrally mounted buttplug, right? Let's wait for Amar to come along, he drove a TT recently.
Think he RODE the tt, not drove it.
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Re: Any way to improve seat support?

Post by MikeFish » Tue Feb 05, 2013 8:45 pm

chunky79 wrote:Well, bum_bum hasn't been on and said it yet so I will, what the feck is the woman doing out of the kitchen???
He was giving her a lift to the shops of course.

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Re: Any way to improve seat support?

Post by MikeFish » Tue Feb 05, 2013 8:47 pm

ChrisRS6 wrote: I remember my mate's old M3 which had electrically adjustable boulsters which helped to adjust the support which was very useful.
The old M5 seats used to move the bolsters in as you cornered at high speed.

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Re: Any way to improve seat support?

Post by Daveperc » Sat Feb 16, 2013 7:06 pm

OK Shop, Ginger - did you get you CG-locks, and were they any good??

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Re: Any way to improve seat support?

Post by BillTheButcher » Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:16 pm

Daveperc wrote:OK Shop, Ginger - did you get you CG-locks, and were they any good??
Good bump. :)

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Re: Any way to improve seat support?

Post by gingertoss » Sun Feb 17, 2013 12:46 am

Yes I did, track toy doesn't come out to play until April. Will report after first track day.
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Re: Any way to improve seat support?

Post by Shoppinit » Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:37 am

Yup, got my CG-Lock but haven't had time to use it. I'm going out for a hoon later so I'll try it today and let you know.

I put a 4 point harness in the M3 yesterday and took it for a blast, so it'll be interesting to compare the different levels of support.
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Re: Any way to improve seat support?

Post by bam_bam » Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:52 am

[I put a 4 point harness in the M3 yesterday and took it for a blast, so it'll be interesting to compare the different levels of support.[/quote]
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