Well I'm always taking information from Club Civic but I'm never posting much. So heres a little for anyone looking at bucket seats.
I started running autocross this April, and decided long before that I wanted a good bucket seat for it. After a lot of research I settled on the Buddy Club Racing Spec seat, Memory Fab Super Low Position Seat Rails, and Sparco 4 Point single buckle 2in bolt in harness.
The seat is a high quality fiberglass frame with sufficient padding wrapped around the front of the seat. I am approxmately 6' 1", 165lbs., with a 34in waist. Theres no way to describe this seat other than freakin' tight. It holds me tight enough I would feel safe being launched into space in it. In spite of this it's surprisingly comfortable. Well padded and gives a good seating position. After driving my car with this in for a few weeks, I sat in my brothers Corbeau steel-framed seat, and felt like I was on a park bench.
The Memory Fab seat bracket is awesome. Great and solid construction. Just remember that when they call it a "super low position mount," they are not even remotely kidding. The new seat puts my sitting position a full 3 inches or more lower than stock. This makes daily driving slightly tougher for a few weeks until you get used to it, and may flat out be too low. If you are shorter than 6 feet tall, DO NOT use this bracket. But on the upside, g-forces are almost non-existent. The bracket has on it a stock seat belt mount, which is great for daily driving, since you can't turn to check your blind spot with a 4 point on.
The harness is a good solid harness legal for street use and solid for track use. Although like some other inexpensive harnesses, I've noticed a small tendancy to loosen up over time. It's a small complaint and barely noticeable, but then again I use it for 80 seconds at a time.
Here are some pictures of the set up for anyone who wants to see. If anyone wants more pictures or different angles just let me know and I'll put them up. Overall I love the set up and would recommend it to others. I'm having a friend make me a few modified L pieces for the seat bracket to raise it up about an inch, and see if its any better. As it is I think its so low I'm having trouble seeing cones when they get close. Also one thing to keep in mind that I DIDN'T know, is that in some types of racing the seat can actually change your class. For instance, I run SCCA sanctioned autocross, and I was bumped up 2 classes (to street-modified) because the seat is not upholstered on the back.
I started running autocross this April, and decided long before that I wanted a good bucket seat for it. After a lot of research I settled on the Buddy Club Racing Spec seat, Memory Fab Super Low Position Seat Rails, and Sparco 4 Point single buckle 2in bolt in harness.
The seat is a high quality fiberglass frame with sufficient padding wrapped around the front of the seat. I am approxmately 6' 1", 165lbs., with a 34in waist. Theres no way to describe this seat other than freakin' tight. It holds me tight enough I would feel safe being launched into space in it. In spite of this it's surprisingly comfortable. Well padded and gives a good seating position. After driving my car with this in for a few weeks, I sat in my brothers Corbeau steel-framed seat, and felt like I was on a park bench.
The Memory Fab seat bracket is awesome. Great and solid construction. Just remember that when they call it a "super low position mount," they are not even remotely kidding. The new seat puts my sitting position a full 3 inches or more lower than stock. This makes daily driving slightly tougher for a few weeks until you get used to it, and may flat out be too low. If you are shorter than 6 feet tall, DO NOT use this bracket. But on the upside, g-forces are almost non-existent. The bracket has on it a stock seat belt mount, which is great for daily driving, since you can't turn to check your blind spot with a 4 point on.
The harness is a good solid harness legal for street use and solid for track use. Although like some other inexpensive harnesses, I've noticed a small tendancy to loosen up over time. It's a small complaint and barely noticeable, but then again I use it for 80 seconds at a time.
Here are some pictures of the set up for anyone who wants to see. If anyone wants more pictures or different angles just let me know and I'll put them up. Overall I love the set up and would recommend it to others. I'm having a friend make me a few modified L pieces for the seat bracket to raise it up about an inch, and see if its any better. As it is I think its so low I'm having trouble seeing cones when they get close. Also one thing to keep in mind that I DIDN'T know, is that in some types of racing the seat can actually change your class. For instance, I run SCCA sanctioned autocross, and I was bumped up 2 classes (to street-modified) because the seat is not upholstered on the back.
