Sparco Seat installed - Toyota Yaris Forums

ilikerice · 05-25-2012, 10:21 PM

So this seat has been my computer chair for years now. After breaking the swivel part of the base, its time to put it to some use.

Purchased sparco seat rails and brackets from MicroImage. like always, great service and advice.

It does not come with instructions but it is not that hard to figure out.. BUT, I did have to remove and install 2 times to get it right.

After Installed, Its definitly lower to the floor. I will be adding spacers later to raise it 2", maybe 3"... Jeff was nice enough to give some tips where the best place to put spacers at.

Pics, enjoy

Spidermandud · 05-25-2012, 10:39 PM

I like the coordination between the seat and the wheels haha.

TPA5 · 05-26-2012, 01:18 AM

Ohhh that looks so good! I want a Sparco so bad, but I don't want to give up my airbags. Looks really sick on your car though. Just need a matching passenger now

Killchain · 05-26-2012, 02:51 AM

Very nice!

winky08 · 05-26-2012, 07:37 AM

nice!! my seats are also sparco!! hehe

ilikerice · 05-26-2012, 08:52 AM

Thanks for the compliments.

I would like to get a passenger seat to match, will have to be a more comfortable seat though. The better half of me HATES fixed back racing seats. It will have to be a reclining type seat... but that wont be for a while though. I did this strictly for autocross. My arm gets tired from pushing on the door trying to keep my body straight

mazilla · 05-26-2012, 11:32 AM

I love my Sparcos(Torinos) and I really like how low I sit now. Before I felt like I was sitting way to far up, the new low is perfect for me. I'm 6'0, but my 5'4 friend could barely see above the wheel, so it's not a perfect fit for everybody.

cali yaris · 05-26-2012, 12:48 PM

That looks great. We have a few tricks for lowering the articulated steering column, makes a low seat feel more "right". My problem is low seat with high steering wheel, it's not ergonomic.

SAV912 · 05-26-2012, 09:31 PM

Looks excellent. Lower too, I wouldn't be able to see over the wheel. lol

No more mods for a while, you're making me have to plan quicker on how to keep up with the only other modified Yaris in the city!

-C

ilikerice · 05-26-2012, 09:45 PM

HAHA.. you got HID's and fogs I really like.

05-25-2012, 10:21 PM	#1
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,868	Sparco Seat installed So this seat has been my computer chair for years now. After breaking the swivel part of the base, its time to put it to some use. Purchased sparco seat rails and brackets from MicroImage. like always, great service and advice. It does not come with instructions but it is not that hard to figure out.. BUT, I did have to remove and install 2 times to get it right. After Installed, Its definitly lower to the floor. I will be adding spacers later to raise it 2", maybe 3"... Jeff was nice enough to give some tips where the best place to put spacers at. Pics, enjoy Attached Images __________________ -Derrick- "Racing is important to men who do it well. When you're racing... It's life. Anything that happens before or after, is just waiting."

05-25-2012, 10:39 PM	#2
Spidermandud Drives: Black '08 Yaris Hatch S Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Johnson City, Tennessee Posts: 320	I like the coordination between the seat and the wheels haha. __________________ -Will-

05-26-2012, 08:52 AM	#6
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,868	Thanks for the compliments. I would like to get a passenger seat to match, will have to be a more comfortable seat though. The better half of me HATES fixed back racing seats. It will have to be a reclining type seat... but that wont be for a while though. I did this strictly for autocross. My arm gets tired from pushing on the door trying to keep my body straight __________________ -Derrick- "Racing is important to men who do it well. When you're racing... It's life. Anything that happens before or after, is just waiting."

05-26-2012, 11:32 AM	#7
mazilla advocatus diaboli Drives: 07 Yaris hatch Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: San Jacinto California Posts: 1,126	I love my Sparcos(Torinos) and I really like how low I sit now. Before I felt like I was sitting way to far up, the new low is perfect for me. I'm 6'0, but my 5'4 friend could barely see above the wheel, so it's not a perfect fit for everybody. __________________ -Type 07 FFL- My odometer 03/11 http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/2843ed85.jpg

05-26-2012, 12:48 PM	#8
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	That looks great. We have a few tricks for lowering the articulated steering column, makes a low seat feel more "right". My problem is low seat with high steering wheel, it's not ergonomic. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

05-26-2012, 01:18 AM	#3
TPA5 Wait, what? Drives: NULL Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: NULL Posts: 242	Ohhh that looks so good! I want a Sparco so bad, but I don't want to give up my airbags. Looks really sick on your car though. Just need a matching passenger now

05-26-2012, 02:51 AM	#4
Killchain Drives: '10 Yaris LB Polar White Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 248	Very nice!

05-26-2012, 07:37 AM	#5
winky08 PHILIPPINE BOY Drives: yaris sedan Join Date: May 2012 Location: philippines Posts: 8	nice!! my seats are also sparco!! hehe

05-26-2012, 09:31 PM	#9
SAV912 Pirate Yaaaaris View User's Garage Drives: '00 Toyota Celica GTS 6MT Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 573	Looks excellent. Lower too, I wouldn't be able to see over the wheel. lol No more mods for a while, you're making me have to plan quicker on how to keep up with the only other modified Yaris in the city! -C __________________ Georgia Bulldogs! '09 Yaris LB 5MT Sold.

05-26-2012, 09:45 PM	#10
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,868	HAHA.. you got HID's and fogs I really like. __________________ -Derrick- "Racing is important to men who do it well. When you're racing... It's life. Anything that happens before or after, is just waiting."

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