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Old Nov 18, 2016 | 01:56 PM
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No cracks in my Buddy Club rails after six years, knock on wood! Sparco Ergo medium fits in my S2000 on them, though I had to trim a little of the seat flange near the transmission tunnel because it hit right on the wider upper flange of the X-bone frame (no way you're just hammering that in a little, it's structural), and also a little notch at the top to clear the soft-top hinge as it comes down. I was also not able to use the lowest possible setting in the rear of the rail due to the seat base being too wide to fit between the rails. I don't think it is possible to get an Ergo all the way down on the floor unless you skip adjustable rails. Because the Ergo's butt is wider than the S2000's rail mount holes, you can only get it as low as the rail itself.
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Old Nov 18, 2016 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Arro
Probably not since the PCI bracket is one piece. It should just bolt up. The buddy club rails are difficult because they are independent or each other and all rail alignment has to be done by the installer in order for the rails to slide smoothly while adjusting the seat.
The hard part would be trying to access the rear floor bolts with the seat already bolted in to the bracket, if you have the seat set all the way back.
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Old Nov 18, 2016 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by thomsbrain
No cracks in my Buddy Club rails after six years, knock on wood! Sparco Ergo medium fits in my S2000 on them, though I had to trim a little of the seat flange near the transmission tunnel because it hit right on the wider upper flange of the X-bone frame (no way you're just hammering that in a little, it's structural), and also a little notch at the top to clear the soft-top hinge as it comes down. I was also not able to use the lowest possible setting in the rear of the rail due to the seat base being too wide to fit between the rails. I don't think it is possible to get an Ergo all the way down on the floor unless you skip adjustable rails. Because the Ergo's butt is wider than the S2000's rail mount holes, you can only get it as low as the rail itself.
Good to know that the Ergo Mediums can be made to fit. I have a Ergo Large I started a project to make fit, and didn't finish due to life getting busy, but I'm not sure it's going to be possible. How much lower does the Medium sit vs the stock seat?
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Old Nov 19, 2016 | 12:28 PM
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i just ordered a Sparco Evo 2.. and man im worried about the install. i emailed the PCI people and he recommended i get a different seat ! has anyone had good luck with PCI mount and Evo 2 seat ?
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Old Nov 25, 2016 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by bdo
Good to know that the Ergo Mediums can be made to fit. I have a Ergo Large I started a project to make fit, and didn't finish due to life getting busy, but I'm not sure it's going to be possible. How much lower does the Medium sit vs the stock seat?
Because the butt width is too wide to squeeze between rails, the final height isn't much lower than stock. It's easily an inch or so higher than my previous smaller seat, where you could put the butt right on the carpet.

I'm guessing a large isn't going to fit without some serious cutting.
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Old Jan 25, 2017 | 04:12 PM
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Does anyone know when the seats will be in stock on the sparco.it site?
Every seat I like is out of stock and got no reply from them when I sent an email.
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Old Jan 25, 2017 | 05:13 PM
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2017 catalog can be found online. But yes, you're right, the Sparco.IT website still doesn't have most seats available. My wife emailed Spaco.IT about seat availability, "online in a couple of weeks" was their reply. That was 2 weeks ago.

I did manage to buy a Sparco Circuit from one of their German distributors.

I bought 2 harnesses, a HANS device and a steering wheel from Sparco.IT. Arrived in just 6 days.
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Old Jan 26, 2017 | 12:00 PM
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we are actually going to do a seat fitment test on all our in house seats and most some more inbound seats. First one up is Sparco Circuit II
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Old Jan 26, 2017 | 12:36 PM
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Are yall paying with pay pal?
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Old Jan 26, 2017 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by RedCelica
Are yall paying with pay pal?
Not with Sparco.IT I didn't. Used my CC. I didn't think I needed any protection dealing with Sparco direct.
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