MAD Racing and Arizen Racing seats
02-05-2007, 04:58 PM
#21
Originally Posted by z28bryan
But do they?
When I attached the sliders to the brackets, and then tried to attach the bracket/slider combo to the seats, the holes dont line up properly between the slider and the seat.
I am trying a different approach with the seat that I didn't strip the threads underneath, and so far I'm struggling to get the sliders to mount up to the seats, never mind attach the bracket afterward.
When I attached the sliders to the brackets, and then tried to attach the bracket/slider combo to the seats, the holes dont line up properly between the slider and the seat.
I am trying a different approach with the seat that I didn't strip the threads underneath, and so far I'm struggling to get the sliders to mount up to the seats, never mind attach the bracket afterward.
!!! Hopefully we can see what you're talking about and help 
!FYI, my sliders bolted right onto my seats (I put them on there and considered figuring a way to mount them to the floor) as did toofazt's with no problem.... Not being a dick, because they definetly can be confusing, but are you sure they aren't upside down?
02-05-2007, 08:40 PM
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I ended up using the dremel and grinding stone to cut away a few mm so I could bolt the universal sliders to the MRC seats. So much for universal sliders. The dremel part wasn't a pain at all, but you'd think sliders designed for a specific seat would fit. Maybe they just have a quality control issue? Maybe I got unlucky?
02-05-2007, 10:25 PM
#23
Originally Posted by *KANDY SS*
hmmm...
I bought my seats from arizen and the brackets/sliders. They installed in 20 min, but I did drill the holes out so the door wouldn't hit them as much.
I bought my seats from arizen and the brackets/sliders. They installed in 20 min, but I did drill the holes out so the door wouldn't hit them as much.
got any pics by chance? Did any of the holes line up like 2 holes on one side and then you had to drill the other 2 to fit right or what??
02-05-2007, 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by CULATR
got any pics by chance? Did any of the holes line up like 2 holes on one side and then you had to drill the other 2 to fit right or what??
02-06-2007, 08:32 PM
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Tonight I was going to bolt the brackets up to the MRC universal rails. The bracket holes are almost perfect, but require a bit of grinding toward the middle, because the slider rails are a bit inward. This obviously isn't Arizen's problem as they aren't Arizen seats I am bolting these to. I've ground the brackets almost to clear all the holes. I'll finish it up tomorrow though.
So word of advice, MRC seats don't all bolt up to their sliders perfectly. Also Arizen seat brackets don't all fit perfectly to the MRC sliders. They need a small amount of grinding. Be patient too, don't be an idiot like I did and force anything to fit
Other's may have been more lucky, but in my case I wasn't so lucky. They should be fine though once installed (and once I fix my stripped bolt hole problem)
So word of advice, MRC seats don't all bolt up to their sliders perfectly. Also Arizen seat brackets don't all fit perfectly to the MRC sliders. They need a small amount of grinding. Be patient too, don't be an idiot like I did and force anything to fit
Other's may have been more lucky, but in my case I wasn't so lucky. They should be fine though once installed (and once I fix my stripped bolt hole problem)
02-06-2007, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by DEMONBIRD
Alrighty, time for pics **** !!! Hopefully we can see what you're talking about and help !
FYI, my sliders bolted right onto my seats (I put them on there and considered figuring a way to mount them to the floor) as did toofazt's with no problem.... Not being a dick, because they definetly can be confusing, but are you sure they aren't upside down?
!!! Hopefully we can see what you're talking about and help !FYI, my sliders bolted right onto my seats (I put them on there and considered figuring a way to mount them to the floor) as did toofazt's with no problem.... Not being a dick, because they definetly can be confusing, but are you sure they aren't upside down?
This was the only thing I found that I could refer to for the correct way to mount them.
02-07-2007, 04:35 AM
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Originally Posted by z28bryan
So word of advice, MRC seats don't all bolt up to their sliders perfectly. Also Arizen seat brackets don't all fit perfectly to the MRC sliders. They need a small amount of grinding. Be patient too, don't be an idiot like I did and force anything to fit...
It's hard to see under his home made brackets (and they whole thing has been spray painted flat black in this pic) but here's pic where you can see they are the same:
Here's the post it is from:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost....8&postcount=69
I think there is a couple of issues here... One your sliders sound like they were sitting somewhere for awhile and got froze up and Two Arizen has had problems with their adapter brackets (according to KANDY SS) and are revising them...
Oh well, hopefully you'll get those bad boys in soon
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02-07-2007, 08:57 PM
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I just took my Camaro for a spin with the Mad Racing seat Arizen look-alike. The MRC seats are comin back out, and the stockers are goin back in!
Here's what I like about the MRC seats:
-The leather is a pretty good quality
-The seats look really nice
Here's what I don't like about the MRC seats:
-Worst feature, lack of shoulder support, so much that I feel unsafe
-Uncomfortable seat to sit in
-Seat sits way to high and theres no way I'll get my head with helmet to clear the roof panels
-Back adjustment is akward to use
If you do any type of roadracing or autox, DO NOT get these seats. I refuse to even put racing harnesses in these things. I feel like I'm standing up with no belt on in the front car of the Superman ride at six flags. They are very uncomfortable in my opinion, though comfort isn't a huge deal to me. I'll never fit my helmet in my car when im racing. And if I do, I'm basically leaning on my flip visor. I am also so high that I'm looking out windshield almost through the top tint strip. I won't even re install these without the spacers. Seats are coming out!
Quite a different opinion from the rest of you guys huh oh well, I always learn from my mistakes, and I make a ton of them
Here's what I like about the MRC seats:
-The leather is a pretty good quality
-The seats look really nice
Here's what I don't like about the MRC seats:
-Worst feature, lack of shoulder support, so much that I feel unsafe
-Uncomfortable seat to sit in
-Seat sits way to high and theres no way I'll get my head with helmet to clear the roof panels
-Back adjustment is akward to use
If you do any type of roadracing or autox, DO NOT get these seats. I refuse to even put racing harnesses in these things. I feel like I'm standing up with no belt on in the front car of the Superman ride at six flags. They are very uncomfortable in my opinion, though comfort isn't a huge deal to me. I'll never fit my helmet in my car when im racing. And if I do, I'm basically leaning on my flip visor. I am also so high that I'm looking out windshield almost through the top tint strip. I won't even re install these without the spacers. Seats are coming out!
Quite a different opinion from the rest of you guys huh
oh well, I always learn from my mistakes, and I make a ton of them
02-07-2007, 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by z28bryan
I just took my Camaro for a spin with the Mad Racing seat Arizen look-alike. The MRC seats are comin back out, and the stockers are goin back in!
Here's what I like about the MRC seats:
-The leather is a pretty good quality
-The seats look really nice
Here's what I don't like about the MRC seats:
-Worst feature, lack of shoulder support, so much that I feel unsafe
-Uncomfortable seat to sit in
-Seat sits way to high and theres no way I'll get my head with helmet to clear the roof panels
-Back adjustment is akward to use
If you do any type of roadracing or autox, DO NOT get these seats. I refuse to even put racing harnesses in these things. I feel like I'm standing up with no belt on in the front car of the Superman ride at six flags. They are very uncomfortable in my opinion, though comfort isn't a huge deal to me. I'll never fit my helmet in my car when im racing. And if I do, I'm basically leaning on my flip visor. I am also so high that I'm looking out windshield almost through the top tint strip. I won't even re install these without the spacers. Seats are coming out!
Quite a different opinion from the rest of you guys huh oh well, I always learn from my mistakes, and I make a ton of them
Here's what I like about the MRC seats:
-The leather is a pretty good quality
-The seats look really nice
Here's what I don't like about the MRC seats:
-Worst feature, lack of shoulder support, so much that I feel unsafe
-Uncomfortable seat to sit in
-Seat sits way to high and theres no way I'll get my head with helmet to clear the roof panels
-Back adjustment is akward to use
If you do any type of roadracing or autox, DO NOT get these seats. I refuse to even put racing harnesses in these things. I feel like I'm standing up with no belt on in the front car of the Superman ride at six flags. They are very uncomfortable in my opinion, though comfort isn't a huge deal to me. I'll never fit my helmet in my car when im racing. And if I do, I'm basically leaning on my flip visor. I am also so high that I'm looking out windshield almost through the top tint strip. I won't even re install these without the spacers. Seats are coming out!
Quite a different opinion from the rest of you guys huh
oh well, I always learn from my mistakes, and I make a ton of them 
02-07-2007, 10:51 PM
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you must be pretty tall...then again, I'm only 5'6-5'7. Well, I have the arizens and they are very comfortable and a HUGE improvement over stock. Sorry to hear you had a bad experience with your seats.
02-08-2007, 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by angrychicken
I borrowed the idea from you. I just used those metal brackets that we had to buy. just the way we used them for the stock seats I used them as mounting plates.
Hmmm... any pics? I'm sure you're saying you did that for the driver side but not the passenger side (since the floor is so uneven) correct? Lower would be better
02-08-2007, 11:25 AM
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That's cool that you guys got it all working out well. Yes I am 5'11. I am just picky about my seat position due to autoxing. I need to have the perfect angle and height and seat position, closeness to the pedals, shoulder support. The shoulder support on the MRC seats would render my feel for control almost useless since my upper body will go in the opposite direction of where I turn the wheel.
So yeah, I have a set of brand new black leather MRC seats with the Arizen brackets for sale now One of the seats had the rail and bracket ground slightly to fit. The other seat I had stripped the bolt hole on the seat. The driver's seat will probably have about a weeks worth of driving in it. I'll put the stockers back in this weekend. I'll post these for a good deal.
I'll probably start sitting in different people's aftermarket seats and think more about getting a solid back because I never recline my seat very far back. I usually have my seat upright at a "white-boy" angle
So yeah, I have a set of brand new black leather MRC seats with the Arizen brackets for sale now
One of the seats had the rail and bracket ground slightly to fit. The other seat I had stripped the bolt hole on the seat. The driver's seat will probably have about a weeks worth of driving in it. I'll put the stockers back in this weekend. I'll post these for a good deal.I'll probably start sitting in different people's aftermarket seats and think more about getting a solid back because I never recline my seat very far back. I usually have my seat upright at a "white-boy" angle
