Phase II Completed - Recaro and Harness Install
09-12-2011, 06:24 PM
#61
Apologies for resurrecting an old thread - you all seem very knowledgable 
Here is my problem,
The Recaro seat mounts holes line up perfectly with the Recaro runners. However when I place the seatbelt bracket between the two the holes no longer line up. All this to say the holes in the seatbelt bracket seem too close together...
Should I be drilling the Recaro seat mounts and Recaro runners too match the seat belt bracket holes?
Do I have the wrong Porsche seat belt mounts, should they be BK ?
Or am I missing something?
It really is a black art!
Pictures paint a better picture of my issue...
TA
Here is my problem,
The Recaro seat mounts holes line up perfectly with the Recaro runners. However when I place the seatbelt bracket between the two the holes no longer line up. All this to say the holes in the seatbelt bracket seem too close together...
Should I be drilling the Recaro seat mounts and Recaro runners too match the seat belt bracket holes?
Do I have the wrong Porsche seat belt mounts, should they be BK ?
Or am I missing something?
It really is a black art!
Pictures paint a better picture of my issue...
TA
09-12-2011, 08:12 PM
#62
Apologies for resurrecting an old thread - you all seem very knowledgable
Here is my problem,
The Recaro seat mounts holes line up perfectly with the Recaro runners. However when I place the seatbelt bracket between the two the holes no longer line up. All this to say the holes in the seatbelt bracket seem too close together...
Should I be drilling the Recaro seat mounts and Recaro runners too match the seat belt bracket holes?
Do I have the wrong Porsche seat belt mounts, should they be BK ?
Or am I missing something?
It really is a black art!
Pictures paint a better picture of my issue...
TA
Here is my problem,
The Recaro seat mounts holes line up perfectly with the Recaro runners. However when I place the seatbelt bracket between the two the holes no longer line up. All this to say the holes in the seatbelt bracket seem too close together...
Should I be drilling the Recaro seat mounts and Recaro runners too match the seat belt bracket holes?
Do I have the wrong Porsche seat belt mounts, should they be BK ?
Or am I missing something?
It really is a black art!
Pictures paint a better picture of my issue...
TA
09-12-2011, 08:38 PM
#64
So this is what you did?
09-13-2011, 04:49 AM
#65
Nordschleife Master
Frank, like Bill says, the mounts and sliders generally need some drilling to make things fit unless you buy the original RS sliders and mounts directly from Porsche. Both of the latter are made by Recaro but were specifically made for Porsche, hence have all the holes in the right places.
IIRC your seats/mounts/sliders are second hand. Whoever bought them did some drilling themselves. I guess they didn't use the Porsche seat belt bracket hence they did not drill holes in exactly the places required for the bracket and why that you've now got a problem using it.
Looking at your pics, I guess you could elongate one (or both) of the holes on the bracket with a drill (turn it into a slot) so that it lines up with the holes in the slider. Since the bracket is then firmly clamped between the mount and the slider, it should still be plenty strong enough.
IIRC your seats/mounts/sliders are second hand. Whoever bought them did some drilling themselves. I guess they didn't use the Porsche seat belt bracket hence they did not drill holes in exactly the places required for the bracket and why that you've now got a problem using it.
Looking at your pics, I guess you could elongate one (or both) of the holes on the bracket with a drill (turn it into a slot) so that it lines up with the holes in the slider. Since the bracket is then firmly clamped between the mount and the slider, it should still be plenty strong enough.
Last edited by boxsey911; 09-13-2011 at 05:25 AM.
09-13-2011, 01:00 PM
#68
Rennlist Member
04-04-2012, 10:44 PM
#69
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Will this set from the Sport Topline work for The Pole Positions? They seem to have the seat belt mount already part of the assembly. Or are the PP mounts different?
08-23-2016, 08:59 PM
#70
Rennlist Member
Did you have that cross bar welded in?
Many thanks to you or anyone who can assist.
08-25-2016, 09:26 AM
#71
Having read many, many threads on here about fitting recaro seats, I think 'black art' is a perfect description of it. On the advice of a number of UK Rennlisters and Ninemeister I contacted Southbound Trimmers who having become aware of the problem some time ago, decided to manufacture their own side mounts. Along with Recaro sliders (pre-drilled to bolt on a 964 floor) which are supplied as part of the kit, the seats sit as low as possible to ensure there is a maximum headroom. This is very much a buy the kit and bolt in solution for fitting Recaro seats.
The only criticism I would aim at these side mounts is that the position of the welded in seat belt attachment point doesn't work well with the normal 3 point receiver (hence my use of the rear seat beat receivers as mentioned earlier).
The only criticism I would aim at these side mounts is that the position of the welded in seat belt attachment point doesn't work well with the normal 3 point receiver (hence my use of the rear seat beat receivers as mentioned earlier).
