Buckets
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hi all, been an age since i last posted. Just wondering, any one here got some Monaco bucket seats? Do they fit in alright or are they to wide. how do you find them on longish trips?
thanks
Alex.

hi alex i have FIA monacos in my car and they are spine shattering to say the least 20 minis and you want to be out of them

for road application i would get some seats........ reclining type for sure!

I drove over 100 miles in mine and thought nothing of it lol, yeah they can be a little wide they rub slightly on the b-pillar and you cant get people in the back, but i like em :)

Hi guys, I've got some metro turbo seats (retrimmed in cream to match) but i kinda fancy a more sporty seat. Think i'll put a cage in to.
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Alex.

I have been there ..... done that ... now my car has Cobra Daytona2's in .... much more like it!!!

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ive just sold 2 monacos i had a roll cage to and they used to rub on it. but comfort wise i thought they were good on road and track. but for my next seats ill be going scrappy hunting i think.

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

Golf seats are easy to fit ... just make up some channel for them to slide in and weld it to the floor before paint.
Weld on a bracket for the single front bolt and roberts your mothers brother!

I'm really tempted to do this on Candice's car but she has her mind made up on something else ....

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I've got MX5 seats in mine.

Really narrow, easy to fit, you can still get in the back and best of all they have speakers in the headrests!!

I must wire mine up. I paid £50 from a scrappy.

Wil

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Bargin!

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I have Monacos in mine. They're comfortable on your back and shoulders but you do get a numb arse as the padding is poor on the base.
I've driven for 4-5 hours in them to MITP every year since 1999, plus Avonpark, and down to cambride for RR session.
I guess the comfort level is something you get used to.

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i friend of mini has shoe horned some BMW mini seats in and he states theres no issues and they are very comfy

halfe leater ...hmmmm..................

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

Every day is a school day ...........

How fast and how expensive ...... the same question...

I find Cobra classics are real cumfy on long runs, plus are quite small giving a little more room inside.
Shane.

I had a Corbeau leather seat in mine ( still have )

Must admit, it looked ok, but really was a piece of s***

After a few months, the base/frame of the seat itself broke.
Now whether this was due to the massive acceleration of my car , passengers in the back hanging onto my seat during acceleration, or crap construction, who knows....

Well, I do actually, I took it apart, and welded the crap out of it. Cheap crap construction did play a major role.
Still not a bad looking seat, and reasonably comfy.

I had a Sparco bucket in my first Mini, and I thought it was quite comfy. Then again, I was 17 and very stupid back then, so may not appreciate it the same now.....although it and a harness, did pretty much save me from very serious injury too.

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202mph standing mile
speed didn't kill me, but taxation probably will

I think it depends on the build of the individual as well as the seats. The most comfortable car seats I've ever sat in were a set of no name clubman style buckets I had in my first Mini, although they held me perfectly they did cause some embarrassment when one of my mates couldn't physically fit in them. On the other side of the coin I find anything with lumber support very uncomfortable due to the lack of natural padding in my back.

i had some sparco sprints in one of mine and usedd to drive that some fair distances.

i thought they wer fairly comfy as buckets go. they're cheap and look smart too!

Some good points there Rob. My fav bucket is the Cobra classic too .... V. comfortable but a bit ugly.

I have real problems with most seats that have shoulder support due to my very broad shoulders resting on them rather than between them.

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john cooper works leather recaros are the way

Monaco's in my mini - did the journey to avon and back (3 hours each way) without any back aches. anyone who says different is too old!

astra GTE recaro's in mine...paid a pound for the pair off ebay, definately the comfiest seats i've had in a mini...plus i cant get me fat arse in buckets!

On 8th of Feb, 2007 at 12:30pm AlexB said:
Monaco's in my mini - did the journey to avon and back (3 hours each way) without any back aches. anyone who says different is too old!

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How fast and how expensive ...... the same question...

i got MG metro seats and they are comfy. i lifted the front slightly to aid support.

my main problem with bucket seats is that there designed for race use, so about 10 hours use a year. in a road car the material rips easy and the padding saggs and you feel the frame through your bum.

get the recliners and the material is better, there designed for every day use, you can still get in the back or put stuff in the back, and there adjustable so more comfy.