Marrad ST3 install
#21
Registered User
Thread Starter
Is the seat actually any lower than the stock seat? It's difficult to tell from your pictures.
I used to have an SPG on Buddy Club rails and it could get low - I'm 5'10" all torso. Really interested in these as a replacement for stock seats, mostly for daily driving to get lower.
I used to have an SPG on Buddy Club rails and it could get low - I'm 5'10" all torso. Really interested in these as a replacement for stock seats, mostly for daily driving to get lower.
I sat in the passenger seat to compare seat height. With the PCI slider bracket, I gain about an inch or so in headroom vs stock. I think with the BuddyClub rails, I’d sit lower (about an inch in my estimation). My head is not against the seat back, but its approximate of where my head would be if i was in the stock seat while driving (IMHO).
About an inch and half from soft top. I think the hardtop is about an inch higher.
i’ve also measured the sticker height on the back of the helmet for reference.
Here are pictures with of the clearance of the seat with the door closed.
I've drove to Sacramento and back last weekend (200+ miles roudtrip) and the seat was comfortable and I felt planted (at least guning it through on ramps, Sacramento is quite flat).
Please keep the questions coming!
#22
every time you update this thread I just want these more and more
I would love to be able to get them with a suzuka blue border to match my interiors black and blue, or even with suzuka blue inserts if that is easier
I would love to be able to get them with a suzuka blue border to match my interiors black and blue, or even with suzuka blue inserts if that is easier
#23
Registered User
Thread Starter
Ha! I think Mark could help you out with that... The middle of the seat is held by Velcro, so you could take them out pretty easily and have them reupholstered. Oh, I also wanted to mention, there is a hole in the lower part of the seat for a 5 point.
#24
All the cushions are removable, so reupholstering them and making the seat two-tone would be easier and less expensive than changing the perimeter. I will look into pricing.
#25
Originally Posted by Micalbertl' timestamp='1469538672' post='24025163
every time you update this thread I just want these more and more
I would love to be able to get them with a suzuka blue border to match my interiors black and blue, or even with suzuka blue inserts if that is easier
I would love to be able to get them with a suzuka blue border to match my interiors black and blue, or even with suzuka blue inserts if that is easier
#26
Thank you for all of the pics. Definitely looks like you dropped a few inches - more would be better seeing your broomstick line. Guess it's time to sell my Mugen exhaust and get a new seat.
#27
Here’s a few pix of me with a helmet in the ST3. I’m all torso with 31inch legs @ 6ft, so folks with long legs and shorter torso may gain more head room.
I sat in the passenger seat to compare seat height. With the PCI slider bracket, I gain about an inch or so in headroom vs stock.
I sat in the passenger seat to compare seat height. With the PCI slider bracket, I gain about an inch or so in headroom vs stock.
#28
Registered User
Thread Starter
Np. I'll try that this weekend and take pix. In definitely not passing the broomstick test as is. I track with a hardtop with a rollbar in my potential future.
#29
Registered User
Thread Starter
Originally Posted by Jtt' timestamp='1469504934' post='24024963
Here’s a few pix of me with a helmet in the ST3. I’m all torso with 31inch legs @ 6ft, so folks with long legs and shorter torso may gain more head room.
I sat in the passenger seat to compare seat height. With the PCI slider bracket, I gain about an inch or so in headroom vs stock.
I sat in the passenger seat to compare seat height. With the PCI slider bracket, I gain about an inch or so in headroom vs stock.
#30
Registered User
Thread Starter
Originally Posted by Jtt' timestamp='1469544065' post='24025252
[quote name='Micalbertl' timestamp='1469538672' post='24025163']
every time you update this thread I just want these more and more
I would love to be able to get them with a suzuka blue border to match my interiors black and blue, or even with suzuka blue inserts if that is easier
every time you update this thread I just want these more and more
I would love to be able to get them with a suzuka blue border to match my interiors black and blue, or even with suzuka blue inserts if that is easier
[/quote]
Cushion is still in. Didn't even occur to me to remove it.