Fixed-back Seats

[phenline]

hey i was lookin' at gettin' a fixed back racing seat for my car and i am just wondering what are the legalities of them.

- can i have on in a road / dail driven car?

- or do you get yellow stickers for them?

cheeers

[br3ndan]

They are illegal especially in 2 door cars with a back seat like skylines.

This is becuase in case of an accident the back occupants will have trouble getting out.... unless u wanna take out the back seats then its fine...

Whether police officers well really notice it or not is a different question... But it could prevent claims or whatever with insurance...

[bnr#@]

They are only legal in two seater cars. if you realy want one then you either need to re-register your car as a two seater and remove back seats/seatbelts or have a spare reclinable seat handy if you get a yellow and need to go over the pits. I had to go over the pits with my gtr which has a fixed back seat for the driver and thats the only thing they picked on (understandable)

Still have the yellow on now....

[phenline]

well if i had one and got a yellow i could just stick my original back in ay.. hrmm

so can i register my car as a two seater but still leave the two seats and the belts in the back?

Edited May 15, 2008 by phenline

[br3ndan]

well if i had one and got a yellow i could just stick my original back in ay.. hrmm

so can i register my car as a two seater but still leave the two seats and the belts in the back?

hahaha na i dont think you can dude...

why not just by a reclinable one... like the bride offers...

[ossie_21]

I was under the impression that it was fine as long as 1 of the front seats was reclinable...

[NA_Goodness]

It probs is, but it looks weird like that. If you want to get rid of the rear seats, panel it all in lightweight MDF so it looks clean. Othereise it'll look stripped and "ghetto" like

[inthisglass]

or just put a loose fit seat cover over it

so they cant tell if its reclinable or not..

[bnr#@]

No, defenitley not ok if one reclines, both need to recline. No can not leave back seats or rear seatbelts in place if re-registering the car as a 2 seater.

If you want both fixed back then the only legal way to do it is take out the rear seats and seat belts and re-register it as a 2 seater (you will need to take it to the pits for them to see that you have removed everything)

If you just want the drivers as a fixed back like mine then dont worry abut it and just swap seats over if you get in trouble....

Have been dealing with this issue for a while now as my gtr has a fixed back drivers seat and i dont want to get rid of it as it holds realy well and weighs nothing

[br3ndan]

cant always let fear control you man!

hahaha

[Boss-zilla]

you also have to plug the holes that go through to the outside (6 in a r32) i used small grub screws.

[Kaido_RR]

hey i was lookin' at gettin' a fixed back racing seat for my car and i am just wondering what are the legalities of them.

- can i have on in a road / dail driven car?

- or do you get yellow stickers for them?

cheeers

i would suggest before you buy one, you test sit in it, if you can.

depending on how you are built, will be a major factor in how comfortable the seat is. I can tell you getting in and out of the car will be alot more uncomfortable.

also for longer driving im told they are uncomfortable also.

Bride offer a very high end reclinable seat which is around $2000 -$2500 its meant to be the best of both worlds in terms of fix back and reclinable.

here some info on it: ( GIAS SPORT, STRADIA SPORT )

Edited May 17, 2008 by [Michael]