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Old Mar 21, 2024 | 03:29 PM
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Race seats

Anyone have race seats? What seats fit in the F56? Going to do some serious measuring soon to try and determine what will fit and wanted to check and see if anyone has suggestions. I am too big working and on the driver mod of weight reduction. Never the less want a larger sized race seat.

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Old Mar 25, 2024 | 11:21 AM
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Planted has the seat brackets for the F56. One of the few places that does. https://www.ecstuning.com/b-planted-...-parts/v-mini/

Then you just have to pick the seat you like best. Most should fit as they are about the same size and area as the R53 and R56, you should have more room in the F56, so its should fit more.

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-recaro-parts/

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-sparco-parts/v-mini/

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-omp-parts/v-Mini/
 
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Old Jul 7, 2024 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by ECSTuning
Planted has the seat brackets for the F56. One of the few places that does. https://www.ecstuning.com/b-planted-...-parts/v-mini/

Then you just have to pick the seat you like best. Most should fit as they are about the same size and area as the R53 and R56, you should have more room in the F56, so its should fit more.
Bumping an older thread to ask if these brackets would fit an F54. I found them through Planted's website. F54 and F60 often just get left out despite having the same fitment as F55/56/57 for other stuff, I want to believe it's the same here. Looking to put some Corbeau LG1 Wides in my Clubman.

Originally Posted by johnnys2quick
I am too big working and on the driver mod of weight reduction. Never the less want a larger sized race seat.
Same here.
 
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Old Jul 9, 2024 | 08:48 AM
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Dont know, I have not seen anyone do that. Just F60 to upgraded F60 and F56 to F57 and F55

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Old Jul 27, 2024 | 05:28 AM
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all my life Recaro has been the name in racing seats
 
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Old Aug 1, 2024 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Stu-mon
all my life Recaro has been the name in racing seats

Have not proceeded with seats, I am dropping the tranny again. That sentence will never be perceived the same since our societal changes of the last few years.
 

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Old Sep 11, 2024 | 10:14 PM
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Anyone know if the Planted technology Bases allow the Oem Jcw seats to sit lower, or have used them to fit recaro CS into a F56.

my current Jcw 22yr seats feels high in the cabin ( although far lower outside) than my previous lounge leather seats ?

I have a similar issue with my R59 roadster and Recaro which I would to be lowered also


 
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https://apexwheels.com/blog/technica...67aaQe04EpzreU

not seen many examples on our platform but here is a guy in India with the recaros cs fitted
no idea on how he done it …
 
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