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Seat brackets
Posted: December 25th, 2013, 11:00 am
by MazdaRider
Are their any other seat brackets that are universal with ours for aftermarket seats
Re: Seat brackets
Posted: December 27th, 2013, 3:15 pm
by MrMazda92
None that I have ever seen... I believe Sleeper6 and AaronTietje have come up with bracket solutions in recent months.
I am working on a fairly universal bracket project right now, intending to swap between Mazda3 and stock seats, as the Mazda3 seats are more comfortable for long drives.
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It's a slow project, I move at the pace of an inebriated snail when building most things...
Re: Seat brackets
Posted: December 27th, 2013, 7:53 pm
by MazdaRider
Sparco just made a pare for mx3
$140.00 each
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Re: Seat brackets
Posted: January 17th, 2014, 6:32 pm
by gerald_23
Do You know the part number? And do you know if you need new sliders too?
Re: Seat brackets
Posted: January 17th, 2014, 10:58 pm
by AaronTietje
These are the best seats brackets out there IMO:
http://www.plantedtechnology.com/
Also will run you about 140 each.
Re: Seat brackets
Posted: January 27th, 2014, 12:10 pm
by Josh
I just made my own this weekend... Cost me less than 10 bucks and some fabrication time. But the FD bucket fits nice. I will need to lower the rear a bit more but other than that it sits about as high as the 92-93 buckets.
Re: Seat brackets
Posted: January 27th, 2014, 3:53 pm
by AaronTietje
Josh you can't just come in here and say stuff like that with out pictures.
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Re: Seat brackets
Posted: January 27th, 2014, 11:23 pm
by MazdaRider
If any ones heard of wedge brackets cost $105 shipped
Re: Seat brackets
Posted: January 29th, 2014, 11:52 am
by Josh
AaronTietje wrote:Josh you can't just come in here and say stuff like that with out pictures.
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lol I will put some up this week
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The FD bucket is narrower and is made of fiberglass vs the heavy MX buckets. It is quite nice to ride in.
Re: Seat brackets
Posted: January 29th, 2014, 11:54 pm
by [LVPA]93GsSe
AaronTietje wrote:Josh you can't just come in here and say stuff like that with out pictures.
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Agreed.
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Re: Seat brackets
Posted: January 30th, 2014, 11:56 am
by Josh
Fine Fine... I snapped a couple quick ones this morning.
My welds are OK I am not really that worried about them as long as they are strong. the base of the RX bucket is about 6.5" narrower than either MX seat. As I mentioned I need to do some more work to it, like lower the rear more and slide it back some. It sits level which is what mattered. I was in a hurry, my 94' busted a spring and mice had chewed the foam in the base so it was pretty uncomfortable. I drilled out all of the OE mounting points off of the OE rails and used them with 1/8" plate mild steel to weld the rails to.
Re: Seat brackets
Posted: January 30th, 2014, 12:27 pm
by AaronTietje
I like it. The seat looks good in there.
Re: Seat brackets
Posted: January 31st, 2014, 12:26 pm
by Josh
the FD seat fits really well in there, being smaller than the 92-93's it is far more of a sport bucket. It has no springs inside and is a fiberglass shell so it is lighter even. I am going to play with it more, going to slide the rail back further, and drop the rear down about 1.5-2", but this will eventually go into the RS, but need to find a mate to this near mint suede bucket...
Re: Seat brackets
Posted: January 31st, 2014, 5:02 pm
by MrMazda92
Josh, these look far more relaxed in the shoulder area. Definitely appeals to me, as that is the only point of discomfort I found with stock seats!
Re: Seat brackets
Posted: January 31st, 2014, 7:20 pm
by Josh
These are awesome. So much more comfortable than either sets I have the 92's and the 94's. They feel great in the shoulder area, the lower lumbar also. the rails are just kind of tricky is all, but now that I have done it the other side will be cake. They are small in comparison to the 92's and 94's, especially in the base, but that is only because I am kind of a bigger guy. They feel just as good as a standard sparco bucket IMO, and a little more comfortable.