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Old 02-20-2007, 08:00 PM
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Thanks for posting your impressions, OP! It's too bad you have to do some modifications for this to fit...but I had to modify my buddyclub suspension when I got it a few years ago, so it must be something BC likes to make us do!
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Originally Posted by yakswak,Feb 20 2007, 09:00 PM
Thanks for posting your impressions, OP! It's too bad you have to do some modifications for this to fit...but I had to modify my buddyclub suspension when I got it a few years ago, so it must be something BC likes to make us do!
Yeah, it was a mod. I could easily live with... unlike mounting my old recaro in my civic with a "custom" floor bracket... that was a COMPLETE nightmare. I did so much drilling and re'drilling... I wanted to kill myself. It was a wedge floor bracket I think... some "laser" cut.. bla bla... it DIDN'T fit the recaro sliders... at ALL. But thats how we learn and appreciate right
Old 02-24-2007, 09:22 AM
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So after reading your impressions I decided to get one of these myself. I have it mounted to F1spec's SPG-clone seat.

The install was, at least for me, a bit more than trial and error. I was so annoyed with the seat install that it took me more than an hour to get the seat fitted into the car. At first I had mounted both sides of the rail to the seat and tried to get it to fit...after that didn't work, I mounted the rail on one side only, bolted it down loosely, and then mounted the other rail loosely in the car without mounting it to the seat. I knew there was some play so I was finally able to align the bolt patterns to fit the car...

By the way, the seat lowers me quite nicely in the car, but man, what a pain that was to get this in. I agree with the OP, it would be much easier to install if the rails came pre-attached.
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i agree. i installed the rails on my SPG and it took a bit of time to get it right.

are you guys lowered on the rails all the way down? any problems getting the rails to move?
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Originally Posted by TriaXenginE,Mar 7 2007, 12:30 PM
i agree. i installed the rails on my SPG and it took a bit of time to get it right.

are you guys lowered on the rails all the way down? any problems getting the rails to move?
It takes a bit of tweaking to get the rails into that realm of "parallel" for perfect sliding. It will be a little rough if they're not.
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Originally Posted by AP2_S2K,Mar 7 2007, 04:39 PM
It takes a bit of tweaking to get the rails into that realm of "parallel" for perfect sliding. It will be a little rough if they're not.
well, i greased the shit out of the rails too. works fine now.
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Thanks for the write-up. I'm very much considering the spg right now. Just sat in one an hour ago.
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Originally Posted by chuhsi,May 16 2007, 05:20 PM
Thanks for the write-up. I'm very much considering the spg right now. Just sat in one an hour ago.
SPG is the best... if you're a 34" waist and down. Otherwise I recommend the Pole Position.

Call Steve at Inlinefour, 7149031898, tell him Dave Funston sent you.

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Originally Posted by AP2_S2K,May 16 2007, 10:27 PM
SPG is the best... if you're a 34" waist and down. Otherwise I recommend the Pole Position.

Call Steve at Inlinefour, 7149031898, tell him Dave Funston sent you.

www.inlinefour.com
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Originally Posted by Ape_X,May 16 2007, 09:27 PM
SPG is the best... if you're a 34" waist and down. Otherwise I recommend the Pole Position.

Call Steve at Inlinefour, 7149031898, tell him Dave Funston sent you.

www.inlinefour.com
...old thread...worth a shot...

Does Steve offer any discounts on the Buddy Club Low Down seat rails? Or just seats?

Thanks.


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