Lets see your aftermarket seats!

ht4e · 08-02-2021, 11:44 AM

i tried searching but does anyone know if all recaro aftermarket seats (not the nismo factory one) fit over the stock V2 nismo seat rail and slider. some of them look almost identical to the nismo seats I have in the car. I am just wondering the fact that there is lack of information on fitment for recaro means most aftermarket recaro seats fits directly.

SeeThruHead · 08-02-2021, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ht4e

i tried searching but does anyone know if all recaro aftermarket seats (not the nismo factory one) fit over the stock V2 nismo seat rail and slider. some of them look almost identical to the nismo seats I have in the car. I am just wondering the fact that there is lack of information on fitment for recaro means most aftermarket recaro seats fits directly.

afaik only the upper seat back on the nismo is a real produced by recaro part. the lower seat is nissan. So I wouldn't expect full recaro seats to bolt in. also I'm sure it would depend on what recaro seat you're trying to install no?

edit: you can see here even the juke recaro don't fit
the370z.com/exterior-interior/123966-swaping-out-seats-question-juke.html

fatso666 · 08-06-2021, 10:48 AM

here's mine

shadow85 · 12-08-2022, 07:39 AM

Just installed my Braum Elite X series with planted brackets.

I sit uncomfortably lower than the oem stock setup.
Does anyone know if I can add risers of any sort to this new Braum and Planted setup, so I can sit higher?

redondoaveb · 12-08-2022, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by shadow85

Just installed my Braum Elite X series with planted brackets.

I sit uncomfortably lower than the oem stock setup.
Does anyone know if I can add risers of any sort to this new Braum and Planted setup, so I can sit higher?

You should be able to on the rear of the bracket. There's a diy on here that's specs out spacers and longer bolts to do it to the oem seats. When I had oem, I did that mod

shadow85 · 12-08-2022, 01:37 PM

Ok kool. Gona check it out. Yea i was hoping to do the rear only, because I feel that the seats are angled backwards slightly for some reason.

jojodrum3 · 12-09-2022, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by milmast

After going through all 18 pages of this thread, I'm still kinda uncertain as to what seat bases will work best to mount a pair of Recaro Pole Positions in a low position. I'm not a big guy, 5'9", 31" waist, 160 lbs, but I do want to be able to use a helmet at the track. Has anyone have anything good to say about the Buddy Club base & sliders paired with Pole Positions? TIA!

I know this post is a bit old, but I've got the Buddy Club sliders with a side mounted Tillet B8 seat.

The brackets included don't provide the actual lowest or rear most position, so I had to fabricate brackets. Part of the issue is that the seat is too wide to fit between the sliders and adjustment bar at their widest position.

Tractionless · 12-09-2022, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by shadow85

Does anyone know if I can add risers of any sort to this new Braum and Planted setup, so I can sit higher?

Looks good but that OE shifter is killing your interior vibe. I have a M45 auto knob that is plug and play for sale and if pared with the manual shift boots on ebay it really cleans up that dated auto shift knob and ugly bezel area.

shadow85 · 12-14-2022, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Tractionless

Looks good but that OE shifter is killing your interior vibe. I have a M45 auto knob that is plug and play for sale and if pared with the manual shift boots on ebay it really cleans up that dated auto shift knob and ugly bezel area.

Funny you say this, I have just been looking at ways to spice up the auto shifter in my Z. Can you show me photos or link to what exactly is available for me to do this?

Z Runner · 12-16-2022, 05:05 PM

Z Runner · 12-16-2022, 05:06 PM

JDZ · 10-26-2024, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Z Runner

What seat brackets did you ise for this, and is the seat height close to factory? Ive heard its challenging to get the seats low enough.

OptionZero · 10-29-2024, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by JDZ

What seat brackets did you ise for this, and is the seat height close to factory? Ive heard its challenging to get the seats low enough.

Any reclineable seat is going to be pretty much impossible to get lower than stock due to the sliders on the bottom.

If you want to go lower, you need a bucket, mounted in fixed position. The angle of the seat will also substantially affect headroom.

I needed space to fit with a helmet. First tried a combo of Z1 side mounts and a Sparco EVO 2 US QRT. Got headroom but the seat back was angled back so much I had an uncomfortable time reaching either the pedals or steering wheels due to how far back it left me.

Swapped to a newer Sparco QRT EVO XL. It has a more vertical back, which solved the issue. Fit with helmet now, and everything else is in reach comfortably.

takeways:
If you want to go low, you will need to sacrifice with a fixed bucket or custom setup

test fit, test fit, test fit

trangalang · 10-30-2024, 12:06 AM

Recaro Profi SPG XL
Z1 fixed side mounts
Parts from Schroth to attach the receptacle

6'1, about 180lbs

OptionZero · 10-30-2024, 02:33 PM

man the Recaros look great. Really wish I could fit in them properly

12-08-2022, 07:39 AM	#709 (permalink)
shadow85 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: South Australia, Austra Posts: 918 Drives: 15' 370Z A/T AMM TT Rep Power: 25	Just installed my Braum Elite X series with planted brackets. I sit uncomfortably lower than the oem stock setup. Does anyone know if I can add risers of any sort to this new Braum and Planted setup, so I can sit higher? God-Speed, Rusty and sx moneypit like this.

12-08-2022, 01:37 PM	#711 (permalink)
shadow85 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: South Australia, Austra Posts: 918 Drives: 15' 370Z A/T AMM TT Rep Power: 25	Ok kool. Gona check it out. Yea i was hoping to do the rear only, because I feel that the seats are angled backwards slightly for some reason. redondoaveb likes this.

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Z Runner Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 332 Drives: 2016 370Z KAD M Base Rep Power: 27	sx moneypit likes this.

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OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,235 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 214100	man the Recaros look great. Really wish I could fit in them properly __________________ OptionZero Build Thread

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ht4e Base Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Houston Posts: 51 Drives: prospective 370z Rep Power: 7	i tried searching but does anyone know if all recaro aftermarket seats (not the nismo factory one) fit over the stock V2 nismo seat rail and slider. some of them look almost identical to the nismo seats I have in the car. I am just wondering the fact that there is lack of information on fitment for recaro means most aftermarket recaro seats fits directly.

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