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by **EssDub** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:56 am

Hi everyone,

Just a quick question - has anyone here used or are using the fixed-back NZKW seats?

I was looking at getting a couple for my car but i'd like to hear what people think of them first

Ta

by **DexGT** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 9:20 am

I fitted one for someone a while back and personally would never fit them in a car of anyone I cared about.
The seat mounts are held to the seat by bolts that go though a hole(unreinforced) drilled in the fiberglass shell with a washer and nut on the inside.
What would happen in a crash doesn't bear thinking about , personally I would get some racetechs , but any seat you get should have a decent mounting system ie molded in captive nuts.

by **Boosted_162** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 11:13 am

Just kinda stealing your thread Graham :lol:

What are the KW seat mounts like? Im thinking of getting a pair to bolt my evo 7 recaros into my R33.

And my 2c, ive always found that cheap seats get uncomfortable very quickly. If i could afford another set of Brides id buy them in a heartbeat!!

by **d1 mule** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 12:04 pm

i recently had a pretty descent crash (130kph into wall) with1 KW seat and 1 random seat and both came out mint, reasonably comfortable too. for the money cant go wrong

by **Sideros** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 12:56 pm

d1 mule wrote:i recently had a pretty descent crash (130kph into wall) with1 KW seat and 1 random seat and both came out mint, reasonably comfortable too. for the money cant go wrong

Pics/Video/Proof?

Website · by **Emperor** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 1:08 pm

I quite like Racetech, from only sitting in the old mans rx7 a few times they feel comfy and solid.

I've got the Racepro Tarmac in my RX7 and love it also, bit expensive but well worth it above the rest of the racepro models.

by **EssDub** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 1:16 pm

Bear in mind im not looking for an all-out race seat. Just a good bucket seat thats (a lot) lighter than these factory lumps I have, and that will hold me in place when going around a corner with any reasonable speed. I learn't at the TS trackday that my stock ones can't really keep me still when going through the corners at speed

by **B1NZ** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:31 pm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 708350.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 562422.htm

by **cogent** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:24 pm

hated the KW seat and brackets and rails in my MX5, absolute garbage.
Flexed hugely under load and was uncomfy.

Love the racetech 100 I have in the car now!

by **eskimo** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:00 pm

Yea ive had a set of these & hated them... save you coin and get some racetech ones

by **grippa** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:51 pm

Me and heaps of mates have and do run these they are good for the money but plenty better on the market for over twice the price . Mounts are not to flash but good if you cant fab some up yourself !!!

I run them at the moment and find them comfy enough

OMG so shiny! · by **Dell'Orto** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:53 pm

Emperor wrote:I've got the Racepro Tarmac in my RX7 and love it also, bit expensive but well worth it above the rest of the racepro models.

Probably cant get them anymore, they've gone into liquidation.

by **Mr Ree** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 6:35 pm

Stick to brands that invest lots of $ into R&D ie...Racetech

Your life is worth alot more than the monetary saving that a cheap seat will give you.

by **fangsport** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:51 pm

Mr Ree wrote:Stick to brands that invest lots of $ into R&D ie...Racetech

Your life is worth alot more than the monetary saving that a cheap seat will give you.

how many NZKW seats are used in NZ Speedway, NZ rally and Aussie V8's? none you say, ......................................... funny that!!

do any NZKW seats have FIA approval???

by **strx7** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:06 pm

fangsport wrote:
Mr Ree wrote:Stick to brands that invest lots of $ into R&D ie...Racetech

Your life is worth alot more than the monetary saving that a cheap seat will give you.

how many NZKW seats are used in NZ Speedway, NZ rally and Aussie V8's? none you say, ......................................... funny that!!

do any NZKW seats have FIA approval???

they probably dont even past the tests that car manufacturers put their own seats thru........

by **l SIC l** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:33 am

Good to see this topic. This week I was going to go down and spiff out $250 on NZKW brackets for my Recaro SR3 seats... but they actually sound pretty shockingly shit.

Can someone please recommend where I can get decent quality rails for my Recaro SR3 seats? I don't want to have to rob Celine Dion to pay for them either, just something that is good yet well priced!

Thanks guys,
Shaarn

by **postfach** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:36 am

I know everyone else is saying it, but think of it this way, if your seat fails in a crash, your seatbelt becomes useless. It might not happen, but peace of mind is worth so much more than the difference between a cheap seat and a good seat.

As for rails, anything that is 3mm steel or 5mm aluminium should work fine. I have a pair of racetech aluminium rails sitting in my cupboard, I think they're these ones http://www.nzperformance.co.nz/store/racetech-seats/bracket-rb1009m/prod_323.html. I have no use for them so if anyone wants them let me know.

by **Bazda** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:42 pm

The KW brackets look to be ok. Think they are made from 3mm steel.

by **strx7** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 2:50 pm

postfach wrote:I

As for rails, anything that is 3mm steel or 5mm aluminium should work fine. I have a pair of racetech aluminium rails sitting in my cupboard, I think they're these ones http://www.nzperformance.co.nz/store/racetech-seats/bracket-rb1009m/prod_323.html. I have no use for them so if anyone wants them let me know.

thats not a rail, thats a mount/bracket

by **Bazda** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:24 pm

Just read that website, yea thats the seat mount/bracket.

This is their rails which are specific to what car your seat is going into.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 231279.htm

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