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Old 04-08-2021, 08:32 PM
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Looks like you have the one piece PCI mounts. Im guessing the adjustable PCI mounts would work? Im looking to get these once they are back in stock (one distributor said 6-8 weeks). My main concern is fitting in the seat lol. Im a 36" waist. Hopefully its not too small for me.

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Originally Posted by no_boost_NB
Looks like you have the one piece PCI mounts. Im guessing the adjustable PCI mounts would work? Im looking to get these once they are back in stock (one distributor said 6-8 weeks). My main concern is fitting in the seat lol. Im a 36" waist. Hopefully its not too small for me.
15" may be a tad small, I'm 32" on a good day, more like a 34" right now though and they are snug.I can put one hand on the side but not both sides.
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After looking at the dimensions compared to the 16" version. The shoulders are much wider which would fit me much better but the cushion to the harness hole is shorter which I think is my problem, I am 190lbs, 5' 10" but I have a longer torso. Sitting on the floor with back to the wall I measure floor to shoulder 26", if I slouch in seat a bit I fit much better. I think the seat is a pass for me due to my personal fitment.

A slightly more natural proportional individual and different mounts may work much better. Now to see if I can return the seat or need to sell it.
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Old 04-09-2021, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by SuperTuner12010
15" may be a tad small, I'm 32" on a good day, more like a 34" right now though and they are snug.I can put one hand on the side but not both sides.
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After looking at the dimensions compared to the 16" version. The shoulders are much wider which would fit me much better but the cushion to the harness hole is shorter which I think is my problem, I am 190lbs, 5' 10" but I have a longer torso. Sitting on the floor with back to the wall I measure floor to shoulder 26", if I slouch in seat a bit I fit much better. I think the seat is a pass for me due to my personal fitment.

A slightly more natural proportional individual and different mounts may work much better. Now to see if I can return the seat or need to sell it.
Well, looks like I have 6 weeks to lose some weight to fit in these lol. We would probably fit better in the 16" version(I'm 5' 10" 230lbs with broad shoulders), but I doubt that the 16" would fit in the car very well. The shoulders seem way to wide for the Miata at 24".

If you're still on the hunt for a seat maybe check out the Sparco QRT-R. Its a bit wider in the shoulders compared to the racequip 15" and the seat bottom to harness hole is 26.3"(no measurement from cushion to harness hole). I've also seen a few threads with the QRT-R installed. Pretty snug fit in the car but seems to work.
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Originally Posted by no_boost_NB
Well, looks like I have 6 weeks to lose some weight to fit in these lol. We would probably fit better in the 16" version(I'm 5' 10" 230lbs with broad shoulders), but I doubt that the 16" would fit in the car very well. The shoulders seem way to wide for the Miata at 24".

If you're still on the hunt for a seat maybe check out the Sparco QRT-R. Its a bit wider in the shoulders compared to the racequip 15" and the seat bottom to harness hole is 26.3"(no measurement from cushion to harness hole). I've also seen a few threads with the QRT-R installed. Pretty snug fit in the car but seems to work.
Yeah, still looking for something to fit me, as the car is going to be a daily I am really concerned with comfort as well. In my last NA I had a Bride Gias rep mounted to the one piece PCI brackets(cut off the tabs for the floor mount and was able to side mount it. I was very happy with that seat and as I don't plan on any racing that requires and FIA seat at the moment I may go that route for the time being knowing that the seat fits me well. I am worried about buying another seat and it not fitting. $885 for the pair of reps and as I already have both PCI brackets it makes since.

The QRT-R looks nice though and I wouldn't mind going that route but can't find any local shops that I can try them out, I would need different mounts for sure though. PLM, or maybe the Bell mounts.
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Pegasus has them in stock now.

https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/pr...duct=RQP966789
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Originally Posted by SuperTuner12010
Well after going to Summit and them saying that the seats listed as in stock was in fact not in stock. Canceled the order and saw one in stock at Jegs and ordered it. It arrived yesterday.

Seat is very nice, the leather on the bolsters was one of my favorite parts. One issue I had that I am unsure if it is the correct fit or not is it feels narrow in the shoulders. I have to roll my shoulders forward for my upper back to make contact on the seat and then roll my shoulder back and it was very tight but locked me in very well. The only other seats I've had for comparison was a reclining Bride(not sure if real or fake) that I used with the same mounts in my last Miata and those fit me perfect.

Onto the fitment in the car....they don't fit with the PCI mounts I got on FB marketplace. The rear mounting hole is the least an inch too high. The bottom of the seat fits without issue, the shoulders hit the NB door cards slightly but the seat was clocked a bit towards the door so if I could mount the seat and bolt in the mount it may have pulled it away from the door just enough to close with very little contact.

In the pictures the seat is sitting with the front bolt on at the very front/top bolt hol, the rear of the seat is sitting on the back of the mount, and the headrest is resting on the roll bar.





what was the final result of this seat? im 6ft 180-190 lbs a 34-36 waist. how did you fit in it? did you get it to fit without doorcard modification or trans tunnel modification??
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