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Fitted 2 Cobra imola buckets in the Pug last week. Only just had a decent chance to play about with them. They seem bloody high!!

I'm not tall but with a lid my head will be near the ceiling!!!!

The guys I go to the 'ring with will be knackered trying to have passenger laps.

Any ideas?? It's the correct subfram and the seat is on it's lowest point on the rear mount, and second from lowest on front mount....

Gutmann pug

If the sub frame is the same cobra fit as mine then it bolts directly to the holes used for the standard subframe and the seat bolts driectly to that. I dont think it has height adjustment. The only thing to make sure of is that you pick up on the correct holes either side else the chair goes in on the pxss.
Maybe it has less head height than a 205 to start with though?

me

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3 pics coming your way via our shared friend....

I forgot your email address so the pics are being forwarded.....

Cheers let me know your thoughts.

Gutmann pug

send them to my work addy. I will private it to you now

Senior_AP

Looks as though the problem lies in the seat.

Cos it's the Diolen (solid frame) it's side mounted. So, there is a subframe, the bars that connect the subframe to the side mounts attached to the seat, the seat then sits on that. In essence there is too much ****e under the seat needed to fit it!!

If it was an underside mount, there would be n0o need for any of that rubbish except just the subframe itself.

Will have a look tonight.

Dream Weaver

Chop out the std mounting points then weld some bars/box section accross to fix the seats to. Its the only way to negate the headroom problem i'm afraid.

Heres how its done in the 205 - http://www.stockhatch.net/seatfitting/index.htm

aggs

Welding in bars is also the safest mounting for the seat.
I have seen many aftermarket seats fixed to the floor in an unsafe manner i.e. to a part of the floor which is not very solid.
If you have an "off" and hit something solid the seat could rip off and come loose with you strapped in.!!
Not a "just" job but could be a vital attention to detail.

Senior_AP

Short of going down Dream Weavers route (which i can't as I'm off to the 'Ring on Friday) all else has failed I'm afraid!! Side mounted seats simply don't work in a Pug.

Monaco's have been ordered. I should recoup the money I spent on the Imola's and some.

Plus, they were too tight on my hips/****.

Gutmann pug

Fat boy .......

cheap and cheerful Monaco's do the trick for me. When you get them in put a bit of tape on the edge which your fat **** has to slide across when getting into the car. If you dont do that it will wear over time.

Gary

Senior_AP

...OR JUST CUT BACK ON BEER.

Cheers Gutman.

Dream Weaver

Corbeau Forza's are also worth a look for the wider ****

I fit in mine well enough and they are cheap on Ebay - got mine for £180 with frames and harnesses and they already havea leather patch on the side to stop wear.

Rich D

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They are not comfy though... had one in my R5 play car and **** me it was nasty to sit in for more than 5 mins...

The tubular frame stuck in my back!

Senior_AP

Many people prefer the Cobra Monaco over the Corbeau Forza. Nearly eveyone I've spoke to say the Forza sticks in your back.

Odd, I thought the Forza was a better seat - obviously I was mistaken.

A case of name snobbery. People see Cobra and think Max Power - well, as long as I'm cumfy that's all that matters.

Gutmann pug

Your only going to be sitting in it for 12 mins at a time unless you do two laps and then its 24 mins. Neither will be that comfy but they serve a purpose .......

me

Senior_AP

Very good Gary.....you can knock 2 and a half mins off of that ya ******.