Vehicle Specific Bucket Seat Mounting Frames

[Lowercase 56]

hi guys,

 

still not got around to fitting my buckets into my rallye as ive been lazy sourcing metal and titting about making the frames.

 

ive seen some frames for 306s which look like an ideal option that id be willing to pay the price for to save myself a load of bother.

 

just wondering if anyone has any 205 ones and more specifically, any photos of them as id like to buy some that ive actually seen so i know the design will get my seat low enough. - ive modified my side mounts too to get me a bit lower.

 

cheers guys

[Baz 421]

It depends on a few things; the seats, the mounts and how you're trying to mount them.

 

306's have quite different seat mounts to 205's too.

[johnnyboy666 195 1 Cars]

306 seats have one side of the mount horizontal and one vertical if that makes sense

[Lowercase 56]

these are the sparco offerings for the 306. they look like the kind of thing im after, something rigid that can bolt down to the origional mounting points and that i can bolt side mount bucket seat to without it making the driving position super high.

 

this is the omp version for the 205. it looks like it only has a bit that goes across the back? in which case my seats are too narrow to use both the front mounting points.

 

http://www.ybracing.co.uk/page1.php?sitepage=4&area4=&subarea=241&part=653

[Baz 421]

Can you not bolt the side mounts straight to the floor? This will depend on the width of the seat itself of course. Seat mounting is the Achilles heal of 205's although having said that, easier than some! You really need properly mounted seat-bars.

 

It kinda goes without saying too, but please check the condition of the floor/mounts before considering using them, they're weak at best and prone to breaking.

Edited September 22, 2012 by Baz

[Lowercase 56]

yea the route i have been going so far has been to bolt the side mounts directly to the floor mounts. i have been using the mounts closest to the door, to make sure i have room to use the handbrake.

 

the seat is far too narrow to mount the other side to the original points though, so id started welding a tab to the outer side to reach the points, but it looks like arse and it doesnt give me piece of mind.

 

id do the weld in seat bars route but the cross member is in the way of where id need my seat. and i dont want to cut it out incase i ever want to fix normal seats back in again.

 

the mounting points look ok though, no cracks in the metal around them.

 

i could make up some mounts like the 306 ones in the picture above, would work ok? but as i say, id rather buy some and save my self a crap load of trouble.

Edited September 22, 2012 by DaSneakyGit

[S@m 156]

This may be irrelevant and of little use - but 5 door 306's do not have the side mounts, the seats just bolt to the floor like a 205. So, in theory, frames designed for a 5dr might be less work (if you can find them).

 

Sam

[Lowercase 56]

well just a square universal frame would do the job if it was big enough to cover the mounting points and for the side mounts to sit on, and i can just drill my own holes. but theres rubbish information on all these sites

[Leon 24]

These are 205 ones, made by Sparco. I had them bolted to the original mounting points.

 

 

[Baz 421]

That's a base mounted seat.

[Lowercase 56]

surely the base of the side mounts just bolts down near enough the same place?

[Baz 421]

Yep but it'll be higher, they already look quite high to me.

[Leon 24]

That's a base mounted seat.

So is the 306 one the OP showed a picture of earlier, I was just showing him what the 205 version looked like in comparison.

[Lowercase 56]

yea, dont worry too much about the height i dont think, i chopped down my side mounts and drilled new holes in them to make the seat lower.

 

this was done on the premis of bolting them down to the origional points, so it should still sit at the right height.

 

what set up have you got in yours Baz?

[Baz 421]

Pedantic but i see a seat mounting frame, not a seat!

 

I have seat bars in most of mine, but the ones that don't I have selected seats that can be mounted well on the standard mounts because I can't stand badly mounted/upright/too high buckets. Sparco revs for example in standard width are perfect and will drop low enough on standard side mounts.

[Lowercase 56]

got a pic of where you welded the bars on a 205?

[Lowercase 56]

thread bump, any more pics of people fitting bars etc?

[allye 530 3 Cars]

I've been sitting back from this thread, heres my way if you're interested!

 

£10 worth of 30mmx6mm steel, decent bolts, washers and nylocs and a lick of paint and job was a goodun;

 

 

Obviously bolted in place, sat much lower than standard seats as well which was nice!

[dave richards 26 1 Cars]

I've been sitting back from this thread, heres my way if you're interested!

 

£10 worth of 30mmx6mm steel, decent bolts, washers and nylocs and a lick of paint and job was a goodun;

 

 

Obviously bolted in place, sat much lower than standard seats as well which was nice!

I've been sitting back from this thread, heres my way if you're interested!

 

£10 worth of 30mmx6mm steel, decent bolts, washers and nylocs and a lick of paint and job was a goodun;

 

 

Obviously bolted in place, sat much lower than standard seats as well which was nice!

 

 

i made mine in pretty much the same manor but from 40x6 as i had a bit in the shed made mine to fit on the standard subframes as well as the tilt and slide mechanism

 

[allye 530 3 Cars]

Tidy! Would be too high for me though at 6'5'!

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Bucket seats and std mounts don;t work for me, It defeats the object of fitting them as they are pretty weak and most have stress cracks in the odd point

I'd say this is a min