Minuni racing seat/rail set
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Originally posted by MarkS2K
Nice seats Richard. You actually weight 200+ pounds!!! Damn, you don't look that heavy, but then again, I haven't seen you in a long time. Guess we'll find out on Friday how heavy you look. Better lay off the Rajin' Cajun red beans and rice.
Nice seats Richard. You actually weight 200+ pounds!!! Damn, you don't look that heavy, but then again, I haven't seen you in a long time. Guess we'll find out on Friday how heavy you look. Better lay off the Rajin' Cajun red beans and rice.
The seat and rails can be sold separately. Please contact me if you have any questions.
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Here are some more pics - sorry about the bad quality, I took them in a hurry.
Maximum forward position
Quick look at the rail setup from the driver's side
Maximum rearward position
Another look at max rearward position
Max rearward position with door closed - the seat fits perfectly
Maximum forward position
Quick look at the rail setup from the driver's side
Maximum rearward position
Another look at max rearward position
Max rearward position with door closed - the seat fits perfectly
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My seating position - I'm 5'11" with relatively long legs (or so my wife says) - this position makes my left leg almost fully extented when pushing down on the clutch, and there's about 2.5~3 more inches to go backwards for taller drivers
The seat features fully removeable, adjustable padding secured via velcro. If you don't like the padding or the color, you can have it re-upholstered with thicker padding, thinner padding, different colors, etc. I'm going to have a small pillow behind my lower back - i can't sit too deep into the seat due to my, er, natural padding
The seat/rail setup weighs *approximately* 30-35 pounds. I say approximately because I forgot to weigh it
and from my experience shipping stuff, it feels more than 20 pounds yet less than 40 pounds, so I took the higher number. However, after moving my stock seats around, I can confidently say it's noticeably lighter than the stock seats.
My seating position - I'm 5'11" with relatively long legs (or so my wife says
) - this position makes my left leg almost fully extented when pushing down on the clutch, and there's about 2.5~3 more inches to go backwards for taller driversThe seat features fully removeable, adjustable padding secured via velcro. If you don't like the padding or the color, you can have it re-upholstered with thicker padding, thinner padding, different colors, etc. I'm going to have a small pillow behind my lower back - i can't sit too deep into the seat due to my, er, natural padding
The seat/rail setup weighs *approximately* 30-35 pounds. I say approximately because I forgot to weigh it
and from my experience shipping stuff, it feels more than 20 pounds yet less than 40 pounds, so I took the higher number. However, after moving my stock seats around, I can confidently say it's noticeably lighter than the stock seats.
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Originally posted by S2R
the stock seat is 28lbs, so yours must be about 20lbs or so.
the stock seat is 28lbs, so yours must be about 20lbs or so.
btw, took the seat out today and adjusted again - it fits perfectly now
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Originally posted by mingster
how much do you think it weighed when you lifted it up?
btw, took the seat out today and adjusted again - it fits perfectly now
how much do you think it weighed when you lifted it up?
btw, took the seat out today and adjusted again - it fits perfectly now
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Originally posted by S2R
i looked at Sparco seats and all their fiberglass seats weigh from 13-17 lbs, so i would guess the seat is about that. the rails would probably be 7-10lbs
i looked at Sparco seats and all their fiberglass seats weigh from 13-17 lbs, so i would guess the seat is about that. the rails would probably be 7-10lbs
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From: jimisapostwhore
yup, i did some research on fiberglass seats to see the weight range. cf seats can weigh about 9lbs. unfortunately, i couldn't find any weights on seatrails. i would imagine the rails would weigh about the same as mine, which is around 7lbs or so.
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well, I really need the info about the stock seat vs Minuni seat..!! if possible in the future, please weight that for me..!! also, I wonder if this rail set will fit all other seats from Sparco? Recaro? Spoon? Mugen??...or other brands... thanks!