Have I still got the only MK5 with different seats? It's been a few years since I fitted them. Factory seats were very heavy, side airbag issue can be solved with resistors, seat belt warning sound switched off on computer, mounting same as MK4 or make custom ones like I did. I think it could be done for £500 if you use 2nd hand/cheap parts.
Lightweight interior.
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+1 If I had another daily, The Boc would be fully stripped out track slut... but not yet, It remains my daily
bloody hell ! Bet that hurt ! Lean back to a around 110ish recline degrees pal. Suppost to offer better lumbar support. I trapped a nerve last summer doing a dodgey heavy squat. The recline helped allot ! I fly too and the upwrite position was awful !
As for the interiour ! I realy like my seats !! Only thing missing is FR stitched into it.
Does removing the rear seats realy help that much ? And how so
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rear seats heavy due to metal plates on back. some people are claiming much more power than I have but their 1/4 mile times are slower, only reason is my car weighs so much less.
youtube 'MK5 Ibiza - spring clean' OMP seats and 4 point harness, custom mounts and rear bar by Tenon Engineering, all factory belts removed, rear carpeted in lightweight black, rear trim lightened, sound deadening foam removed, rear speakers binned, lightweight spare wheel and alloy jack from 2002 Polo.
bloody hell ! Bet that hurt ! Lean back to a around 110ish recline degrees pal. Suppost to offer better lumbar support. I trapped a nerve last summer doing a dodgey heavy squat. The recline helped allot ! I fly too and the upwrite position was awful !
As for the interiour ! I realy like my seats !! Only thing missing is FR stitched into it.
Does removing the rear seats realy help that much ? And how so
Cheers for that, I will try, It might be about 110 already, have to have a look. Ive not trapped a nerve but where the jelly like substance from inside the disk has oozed out, its in contact with the S1 nerve so I have the dreaded sciatic nerve pain. dMine too was through squatting, did 3sets of 11 reps at 100kg so not even that heavy, was working towards 140kg for a couple of reps, racked the weight and collapsed.
I find the standard seats dont provide enough support low down unless you get right into them, I have a foam pad that I use which helps, if I get any seats re-upholstered, I will ask for a cutom padded part built in .
Cant believe your fr didnt have the logo stitched on???
I'll be honest, im not sure I could look at 100kg of weight without my arms falling off
Im unfortunately a skinny stick. Thats my excuse for keeping heavier front seats in. i dont weight much
Sorry for O/T
I only weigh 72kg, powerlifting is about strength:body weight ratio. Need to be light so I can run, comes in handy on 1/4 mile drag races too.
Back to topic though, this is aimed at ibizaracebreak. On the fabias theres a 30kg weight hidden underneath the rear bumper. Wondering if you have looked into this as part of your weight saving.
Also do you know the weight of the std ones vs the lightweight seats you installed?
Yer sure, you realy do have to get the position right to get that support. Can be a fiddle, wouldn't change them tho
Wow ! That sounds a tad painful ! The sciatic nerve pain is a right... Well pain, hate the leg aches you get with it, how long will it take to heal/mend ?
Yeap no FR logo
They say for a connecting tissue damage can be up to a year. Getting better slowly though. I'm sure you could get it stitched on by an upholstery company for 25 quid per seat
Only for people that are scared of a bit of fun
I've my rear end out so thats quite a bit out. Ive never had any scary moments, I was worried pushing hard would make the back step out on transitional turns like hall bends, but it was pretty neutral for me
Jay
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