Race seats on C36
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Race seats on C36
I'm thinking of getting a pair of Sparco Chrono's or ultra-light Corbeau's for my car. Not a fan of the oem ones and its a good way to drop some weight and add some bling.
Has anyone done this,and what slider/frame set up did you use ?
One of the biggest hurdles is being able to find a way to use the oem seatbelts.
The seatbelt reciever is attached to the seat and I don't want to have to resort to a rollcage/rollbar set up.
Does anyone know if the seatbelt buckle reciever is electrically hooked up to the car ?
I miss the days of the seatbelt reciever being attached to the tranny hull
Has anyone done this,and what slider/frame set up did you use ?
One of the biggest hurdles is being able to find a way to use the oem seatbelts.
The seatbelt reciever is attached to the seat and I don't want to have to resort to a rollcage/rollbar set up.
Does anyone know if the seatbelt buckle reciever is electrically hooked up to the car ?
I miss the days of the seatbelt reciever being attached to the tranny hull
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My C36 w/ just Koni's and only slight lowering w/ # 2 and 3 pads on stock springs already corners better than my S4 w/ an H&R/ Bilstein cup kit does.............stock seats weigh 85 lbs each.........vs 24-27 lbs for Sparco's...thats almost 100lbs weight loss.
I don't really agree that the 4spd is such a slushbox....plus this car has recirculating ball steering, which makes it a great platform for handling.
You know this car raced quite sucessfully in the German Touring Car series.
S4's have R&P with servotronic assist which IMHO makes it numb in comparison.
I track at Lime Rock( PDA ) and I'm almost sure the C36 will yield great lap times .
I've seen my fair share of autotragic equipped cars lap faster than 5/6 speed manny cars w/ equal hp/weight ratios.
Its all in how the car is setup. Not what tranny you have ; )
Funny thing is a majority of the drivers I know on the street can't even heel to toe or rev-match properly., hence them turning in slower times and would probably do better driving an autobox.
The magic # for this car is getting it to 3100 lbs from 3500. Once there it will be pretty impressive and nimble.
Oh , and C43 seats are even heavier.
Last edited by AMG140.6; May 2, 2008 at 08:37 AM. Reason: spelling
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You can put seats in your car assuming you get the proper rail kit for a W202. The female part of the seat belt will unbolt from your OE seat and bolt onto your new rail. All you need to do at that point is plug it back into the main harness. OE seatbelt will be fully functional.
See the Recaro seat install on my clk here www.clk32k.com
See the Recaro seat install on my clk here www.clk32k.com
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You can put seats in your car assuming you get the proper rail kit for a W202. The female part of the seat belt will unbolt from your OE seat and bolt onto your new rail. All you need to do at that point is plug it back into the main harness. OE seatbelt will be fully functional.
See the Recaro seat install on my clk here www.clk32k.com
See the Recaro seat install on my clk here www.clk32k.com
Wow ! You continue to amaze me . Danke !
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don't mean to brag fellas
but my car takes corners good too and i only dropped mine
but yea, i can turn really sharp and the car will just turn, C36 are really good handling cars to me
but yea, i can turn really sharp and the car will just turn, C36 are really good handling cars to me
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The GT3 seats won't fit a W124 chassis, as the shoulder area is too wide. Given the W202 is smaller, I suspect the same problem, plus, GT3 seats cost a grip. For a daily driver, do you really want a fixed back bucket seat? They are a ***** to get in/out of and not good for sitting in for long periods of time. I ran into this problem with my Sparcos in my Corvette.
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HEY FELLAS I GOT A ?
i didn't wanna start a new thread but any of you know what i should do about the plastic covering over the IR sensor on the drivers door that's cracking? this happend on my 420 and water got in and killed the sensor i wanna save the one on my c36 any ideas? i don't wanna replace the whole handle guys at mb sed i had to i was like f u lol.
..wat u guys think?
..wat u guys think?
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Why not look into some leather recaro reclinables. I agree on not having a fixed back as a daily. Corbeaus are not the greatest seats. Pretty uncomfortable. I guess the question is how much do you want to spend on a seat? You can make rails to fit. I made a set of rails out of 1/8 angle iron to fit porsche 944s seats into a vw rabbit.
