Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 09:24 AM |
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Seat Runners
I'm not sure whether to go for fixed seats or on runners yet. Any thoughts, ideas etc.?
I have Cobra Roadster 7 seats.
JB
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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sucksqueezebangblow
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 09:26 AM |
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Fixed unless there's a good reason why you need runners, they're really heavy!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 09:30 AM |
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fixed seats helps keep out friends who might crash it, especially of your like me and shorter than them 
"What you can get in? oh that's too bad" 
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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coozer
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 09:44 AM |
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Runners are heavy? Got mine off a Citreon C4 and they are quite light. Very helpful for ajusting the seat to get at the area behind to store tools,
water other sh1t etc.
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1980 Z750
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twybrow
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 10:36 AM |
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I got some very low profile allumium runners, that weigh naff all, and only added 23mm to the seat height.
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 11:07 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by twybrow
I got some very low profile allumium runners, that weigh naff all, and only added 23mm to the seat height.
Can U remeber where from?
JB
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 11:18 AM |
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Its a toy for me, and I want my mates to be able to play too - and my wife too for that matter.
So my driver seat is on runners - passenger is fixed.
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 11:38 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dangle_kt
Its a toy for me, and I want my mates to be able to play too - and my wife too for that matter.
So my driver seat is on runners - passenger is fixed.
That was my thinking too (cos I'm such a nice guy )
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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tegwin
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 11:48 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by twybrow
I got some very low profile allumium runners, that weigh naff all, and only added 23mm to the seat height.
As above..... where did you get those from?
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DorsetStrider
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 04:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by twybrow
I got some very low profile allumium runners, that weigh naff all, and only added 23mm to the seat height.
Where did you get them from? And are they SVA friendly?
Who the f**K tightened this up!
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Vindi_andy
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 06:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Daddylonglegs
quote:
Originally posted by Dangle_kt
Its a toy for me, and I want my mates to be able to play too - and my wife too for that matter.
So my driver seat is on runners - passenger is fixed.
Ditto but I was TOLD she had to be able to drive it, that and the fact that it had to have 4 seats else I couldnt have one.
My runners came from intatrim and they are Ali and very low profile couldnt tell you the actual measurement but certainly no more than an inch
That was my thinking too (cos I'm such a nice guy )
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 06:52 PM |
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Mmmm have the roadster7 seats not to be hard against the rear bulkhead then????? I thought they had due to lack os support in a rear end shunt???
Someone confirm or slate this???
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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RichB
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 08:50 PM |
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I'm having both my seats on runners.
My brother-in-law used to have an Elise with fixed passenger seat and found it really annoying that he couldn't stuff a bag behind the seat (and
then squash it by moving the seat back).
So I guess it depends what your intended use is. I want to be able to go away on driving hols so am building in a few (southern) comforts but I
wouldn't if I was building a track biased car.
Just my two-penneth!
Rich
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twybrow
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| posted on 2/2/09 at 04:28 PM |
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sorry, just sawe all thr posts asking where I got my seat runners from.... They were from 'RatSport', but I believe MWS also sell the same
ones (and may even supply RatSport with them).
Seat runners
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 7/2/09 at 02:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dangle_kt
Its a toy for me, and I want my mates to be able to play too - and my wife too for that matter.
So my driver seat is on runners - passenger is fixed.
Actually good point, somewhere my girlfriend is going to want to drive it, if only to get the other car out or to pop to Asda. So is it possible to
cut them so I've got the seat all the way back to fit me but she can shorten it? My thinking is to fit them a little further forward than normal
for this, and it saves leg ache from CBA adjusting the seat after her
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gaz_moose
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| posted on 8/2/09 at 08:43 PM |
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ford runners are quite low and are not that different to recaro ones.square shape rover 200/400 are like recaro ones to.
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 8/2/09 at 09:58 PM |
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So don't the roadster seven seats need to be against the rear bulkhead then??? Have I been misguided??
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 11/2/09 at 05:28 PM |
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Probably but then if you're 4 foot 9 the car's going to be short if you're doing that. Surely you can pull it a few inches closer so
the missus can have a go 
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gottabedone
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| posted on 14/2/09 at 01:36 PM |
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My Roadster 7's are mounted on Renault 5/11/18 seat runners. They are 1" high and they adjust from a bar at the front so you car screw
whatever handle to it that you lke.
They must have 9-10" of travel
Steve
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dhutch
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| posted on 11/3/09 at 03:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by twybrow
sorry, just sawe all thr posts asking where I got my seat runners from.... They were from 'RatSport', but I believe MWS also sell the same
ones (and may even supply RatSport with them).
Seat runners
Are they aluminum? Doensnt mention it.
- They look the the same ones as sold on ebay (search 'universal seat runner' .
- I got a pair of the 'cobra copy' runners from the same seller as they lock both sides. Just need hackin/bending to the right width.
Daniel
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belgian2b
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| posted on 14/3/09 at 06:20 PM |
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Hello,
my runners are from a Xantia.
only 25 mm high , not too heavu and easy to adjust to width of the seat.
Gerardo
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