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Direct fit racing seats

I'm looking for a nice set of direct fit racing seats with harness (i.e. bolt-on with very little modification required). Not looking for anything specific, just something better than stock. Please offer suggestions. Thanks! :tiphat:

The NISMO seats will fit just fine.

The Nismo seats are a direct replacement they fit and are comfortable. Also the Nismo seats will add to the appeal of your interior. The Nismo seats helped me at the track as they weight less and plant you in the seat better. Overall the stock oem Nissan seats are not that bad they are just heavier.

And don't forget the nismo seats retain side airbags. If you drive the car on the road at all, that's important.

To be clear, they're referring to the 2015+ Nismo Recaros

New, they're not worth ordering bc the dealer price is nuts.

If you have cash to burn, you can get Recaro sportster CS, which is what the nismo partially uses. It has airbags

Don't forget that you will sit higher

And remember the factory bar behind the seat is NOT good enough for use with harnesses.

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Originally Posted by gomer_110 (Post 3757522)

And remember the factory bar behind the seat is NOT good enough for use with harnesses.

Yeah. It's made from aluminum foil. Believe me.

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Originally Posted by Stino (Post 3757282)

If you go with an oem seat your going to need a hole on the bottom for 5+ point harness systems. If you go with aftermarket with a slider just make sure the height is no more then 1" greater than the recaro sportser cs. If you go with a fixed position seat you get about another 1" or so to work with. Also if it's not a dedicated track car avoid fixed back seats since the oem belt won't work right.

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Originally Posted by M.Bonanni (Post 30210)

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!

Racing harnesses are designed for racing seats. Without the proper positioning of the shoulder harnesses they are rendered useless or even harmfull in some cases. Not to mention, you can't properly use an anti-submarine (crotch) belt unless you want to cut a hole in your stock seat.

If its staying put in your seat that you are concerned about, check out the CG-Lock. Cheap, removeable, and designed to work with your stock seat belt to keep it locked in place and keep you from sliding around in the seat.

If its safety you're concerned about, keeping everything stock is much safer than having some racing safety parts and some stock parts. Its either all the way stock, or full race gear (roll bar/seat/harnesses/helmet/hans). Those are the only truly safe ways to do it.

:iagree:

Full race gear or stock belts. No in between. There was a great strategy chart on this subject that was posted on the forum a while back but I couldn't find it. It showed all the different options and configurations for stock and race modifications with regard to seat belts and whether they were safe or unsafe. Very informative - wish I could find it again.

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Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 3757712)

There is a middle ground between bone stock and full preped dedicated track car. It's like saying either no helmet because OEM is safe or full carbon fiber helmet $3k+. No in between is just silly. Because spending many tens of thousands of dollars making a fully compliant race car and tow vehicle is just not necessary for HPDE or what the OP was asking.

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Thanks for the replies/advice. I'll take a look at the Nismo seats and see what it's going to set me back. :tiphat:

C'mon...what a joke. These eBay sellers are delusional.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2016-Nissan...sAAOSwQglamMSu

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Originally Posted by Stino (Post 3758799)

LOL I understand a damaged seat can get re-upholstered but this crap is going to make your car smell like it was on fire.

Plus your car will probably become haunted.

We order custom brackets that will be direct bolt-in for pretty much any aftermarket Recaro/BRIDE seat

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Originally Posted by CRiZO (Post 3760200)

Plus your car will probably become haunted.

:icon18:

Not to jack the thread but, can someone confirm that a 2015 Nismo leather Recaro will be a direct fit for in my 2010 which currently has the 'Sport' seats?

I was told 'yes' by a couple of folks but, a local Nissan parts guy said 'no', it's a different bracket, etc.

Thanks in advance

They haven't changed. A few other forum members have swapped them.

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Originally Posted by NorthStyle (Post 3762642)

They haven't changed. A few other forum members have swapped them.

Thanks