BRIDE fixed back seats - i want road tests and comments

[slide86]

I need new seats for my car and im looking at getting some bride fixed back seats and rails.

i want peoples reviews and comments on these and fixed back seats in general.

ie - comfort
- pains after driving
etc etc

lemme know what you think.
cheers

[samuek]

i had one in my old car, they are pretty good to drive with but your always in the one position so you cant do chapp laps looking cool LOL... your balls start to hurt aswell

[hara_kiri]

for a track car i say fixed backs are top shit, but for say ur daily that u'd drive everyday could be uncomfortable altho if ur daily has coilovers its gonna be uncomfortable neway so id rock it

personally im gonna find a bride recliner for my sil which is street driven/slid and leave the fixed back in the 86

i love havin a fixed back tho, for me i personally love the bride fixed back, holds me in perfect

[slide86]

what about rails, what are the best to go for. there are so many types

[jono86]

^^holds you in when you sit in your stationary car??^^ :P:P:P:P
i love you rob hahaha
oh and bride fixed back FTW! they are rad but dunno bout for long drives.

[hara_kiri]

what about rails, what are the best to go for. there are so many types[/b]

bride rails if u can find them, or find a mate with weldin skills, bride have low rails which is good for tall peeps


^^holds you in when you sit in your stationary car??^^ :P:P:P:P
i love you rob hahaha
oh and bride fixed back FTW! they are rad but dunno bout for long drives.[/b]

hahaha, yea ur jus never down when i go for stealth unrego drives haha

[slide86]

there is bout 30 different types of ride rails.

the full seat base type or just the rails for each side.

whats the advantage of the full seat base type?

[patience]

This is a good question as I'm looking at getting some soon too, except a recliner. Any comment on those as well? I'm 6"1 and average build, and don't like a really low driving position. Do the different rails determine the height of the seat?
sorry to hijack your thread.

[monkeymajik]

I have a zeta3 fixed back.

For a daily I would say no, as it is a pain to turn around/look over your shoulder. Comfort is no problem on long drives. Dont buy one without sitting in one first though. I'm 6"2 and 67kg and the type L (large size) is very snug on me. So check the fit first!

[RME1]

I had a driver's side Bride fixed bucket seat on my little corolla. It was wicked for driving mountain runs etc. But once the drive takes longer than 1hour ++ ... u get out of the seat, and u look like a baboon!! T_T
Better to have one for the study/tv and then use it when ur really wanting a good track day/drift day etc. :D They are made to play GT4 in >_<

[Gilly]

I used a Zeta fixed back

seat was fine comfortability wise

STRONGLY reccomend sitting in a set before you buy.

i had rails made so i can't comment on Genuine Bride ones.

[StockAE86]

Got a Zeta 2 with genuine rails. All good for track and daily. Can do headchecks no probs. Have driven long distances no prob as the seating position is prob how I'd have it set for a reclinable anyway.

[nebuchernezzer]

I've not got a Bride but I used to drive 2.5 hours to Oran Park about once or twice a month, 4.5 hours to Wakefield park about 2 or 3 times a year and about 15 minutes to work every day.
Only thing I didn't like about a fixed back was that you can get very hot in one, not much ventilation when the seat wraps you up and then is backed by fibreglass.
I used to get a bit numb after driving to Wakefield, drifting all day then driving home.
But that's like a whole day in the seat, I suspect I'd feel a bit stiff and numb in just about any seat after that period of time in one.
Definitely sit in one first, you'll probably find that most Bride's suit skinny arse people. I bought my seat off a skinny mate but he wasn't skinny enough to be comfy in my fixed back.

[bryzilla]

I had a Brix 1.5 and a Zeta 2 in my FC, Both were awesome, although if I had the choice again I would probably only get a fixed back for a dedicated track car.

Its not that its uncomfortable, more unpracticle - hard to headcheck, hard to get in and out of (especially with a dished steering wheel, though you get used to it.) and your always stuck in the one upright position.. you can't relax..and your girlfriend will have trouble finding a good position :P

Go a bride reclinable like the brix 2, holds you just as well, and is a hell of a lot more practicle.