I just spent $400 on a beautiful tig welded FIA rally legal seat mounting solution for the Talon.
I don't know how to feel. It's the perfect setup, BUT $400 DOLLARS? Gah!
What I do know, is that the co-driver's seat is getting bolted to the frikin floor, stumps and rocks be damned. (with proper backing plates on the inside and outside of the unibody, bolting a seat with manufacturer specified FIA mounts is legal). It'll also only cost me about $30 in metal and some welding time 
I hear ya...
It's a weird feeling when you start paying a lot of money for stuff that you're reasonably sure you could replicate 98% of the performance for 10% of the cost.
I've fought this the entire Escort build. Harsh difference between that and the MX6.
HiTempguy wrote:I just spent $400 on a beautiful tig welded FIA rally legal seat mounting solution for the Talon.
I don't know how to feel. It's the perfect setup, BUT $400 DOLLARS? Gah!
What I do know, is that the co-driver's seat is getting bolted to the frikin floor, stumps and rocks be damned. (with proper backing plates on the inside and outside of the unibody, bolting a seat with manufacturer specified FIA mounts is legal). It'll also only cost me about $30 in metal and some welding time
Do you have the correct, manufacturer specified side mounts that you are then bolting to the floor? I'm struggling a bit with this myself in my E46 M3 build - I can get non-mfgr side mounts for about 1/2 the cost of the manufacturer (Racetech) mounts, but then the seat loses it's FIA crash rating. Not that I need FIA crash rating for HPDE but if I slide down the slope, drink the kool-aid and make this a full wheel-to-wheel race car build someday I'd feel better having the "correct" mounts - and have to spend the money again...
The VAC side mounts work great. If you're worried about them, I'd happily take them off your hands...
pigeon wrote:Do you have the correct, manufacturer specified side mounts that you are then bolting to the floor?
Yep, Sparco aluminum mounts at $150 for one seat.
So, in case anyone is following along, I'll have spent $800 to MOUNT my $2000 worth of seats 
Racing is expensive herp derp 
Safety items for me while racing are the only thing I refuse to bat an eye at. I don't care how much it is, if I lose a limb or too many brain cells in a wreck then I won't be racing anymore anyways. I wouldn't lose any sleep over the seats at all. 
Its the thing your body touches the most in a car, save steering wheel. If you are happy, don't look back.
docwyte wrote:The VAC side mounts work great. If you're worried about them, I'd happily take them off your hands...
They will be used for the passenger seat but I still need side mounts for the driver seat.
