Papa's MKIV Roadster Build - #9115 (Post Grad) - One million + views!!!

[Papa]

Looking great Dave! What seats are you using? I always caution to wait until you can test fit them with the body on...even the lowbacks can collide with the back corner of the cockpit opening where it curves around just behind the doors.

Jeff

Jeff,

I have the leather roadster seats from FFR. I figured I'd set up the mounts with the seat about an inch from the back wall at it's furthest position. That would give me three inches of forward adjustment with the Breeze mounts. Is the issue you described a front-to-rear issue or a side-to-side issue?

Dave

[Jeff Kleiner]

Jeff,

I have the leather roadster seats from FFR. I figured I'd set up the mounts with the seat about an inch from the back wall at it's furthest position. That would give me three inches of forward adjustment with the Breeze mounts. Is the issue you described a front-to-rear issue or a side-to-side issue?

Dave

Combination of both kinda'. The critical area is indicated by the arrow.



Additionally you don't want them so far outboard that they crowd being able to easily reach the door latch. The Mk4 in the pic is one that I built a few years ago and has the lowbacks that were standard at the time---since then FFR has began using exclusively what they used to refer to as their "big and tall" seats which are a bit wider and higher. Sounds like you plan to use adjustable sliders that will raise the seat further and exacerbate the situation. If you decide to mount them before testing with the body on it would be prudent to be sure that the seats hug the tunnel.

Jeff

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[Papa]

Combination of both kinda'. The critical area is indicated by the arrow.



Additionally you don't want them so far outboard that they crowd being able to easily reach the door latch. The Mk4 in the pic is one that I built a few years ago and has the lowbacks that were standard at the time---since then FFR has began using exclusively what they used to refer to as their "big and tall" seats which are a bit wider and higher. Sounds like you plan to use adjustable sliders that will raise the seat further and exacerbate the situation. If you decide to mount them before testing with the body on it would be prudent to be sure that the seats hug the tunnel.

Jeff

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Got it. The Breeze mounts have a slight tilt to them that leaves the rear of the seat at the original height and the front is raised about an inch or so. I'll go ahead and wait until I get the body on to be safe. I don't want to be drilling any extra holes in the floor!

Thanks,
Dave