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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

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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...

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....

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 by 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?

hahaha na i dont think you can dude...

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

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

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 )

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