Review: Cobra Nogaro seats (uniquely street friendly fixed back bucket seat)

[Obioban]

Man, seems like quality has gotten worse. Sad.

[Cubieman]

Can't really help you but I can say that the brackets I got also did not include the spacers. I did the substrap bar so the missing pieces didn't affect my install, but honestly kinda ridiculous that they were missing in the first place.

Yeah, the BK stuff worked alright on the GT3 Nogaro installation, but I'm already running into multiple issues on the M3, one being the inboard rail bracket isn't standing up straight, it's at a decent angle.

Looks like the reason is it's touching the slider "spring/detent box", I will likely have to clearance this somehow.

[heinzboehmer]

Does anybody happen to have a spare set of the black spacers for the outboard rail that goes between the rail/bracket?

My kit didn't come with them, have emailed and will call ECS about this as I can't proceed without them.

Can't really help you but I can say that the brackets I got also did not include the spacers. I did the substrap bar so the missing pieces didn't affect my install, but honestly kinda ridiculous that they were missing in the first place.

[Cubieman]

Does anybody happen to have a spare set of the black spacers for the outboard rail that goes between the rail/bracket?

My kit didn't come with them, have emailed and will call ECS about this as I can't proceed without them.

[Bry5on]

CAD your own brackets! You can start with mine, the spacing of the factory mounting studs on the rails is correct.. https://cad.onshape.com/documents/c4...d0507e4eaa81d3

[Thoglan]

R2222 is not correct. It is for the FIA Pole Positions, not the ABE version
What you need is the R9220. With the R9220, the holes will line up when shimmed correctly.
I'm speaking from experience, having used both (and why I have a set of the R9222 for sale).

Hm you might be right... The wider mounts would fix the problem. ABE mounting points are 430mm wide so the upper limit of the R9222 which I had assumed meant the R9222 was designed around the ABE and could be shimmed down for smaller seats. And they do technically fit but not well.

Regardless I'm not about to buy another set of BK brackets, the quality is pretty meh. I might order a set of the German ones and see what they are like in comparison (not to mention cheaper).

[elbert]

I have the correct mounts. R9222 and R9223.

R2222 is not correct. It is for the FIA Pole Positions, not the ABE version
What you need is the R9220. With the R9220, the holes will line up when shimmed correctly.
I'm speaking from experience, having used both (and why I have a set of the R9222 for sale).

[mrgizmo04]

For Nogaros? Why not 9224?

No, in post 342 he is talking about PP ABE with BK mounts.

Everyone is having problems with BK overpriced chunks o'metal .

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[Obioban]

I have the correct mounts. R9222 and R9223. Adding shims between the seat and the bracket would only make the problem worse since that would push the sliders even further apart. The dimensions of the brackets are just not quite right. I was going to have a look and see if I could slot the bolt hole out a bit more on the mill so that the bracket can sit further outboard on the slider but that's only possible on one side since the other side mounts to the stud on the slider.

I bought these brackets when they were like $150 each and at that price they do not feel worth it and now they are almost $250 each, I would definitely not be paying that for them.

For Nogaros? Why not 9224?

[timmo]

To get the rear inboard hole (outboard has a similar problem but especially inboard) to line up to get the bolt in - I have to crowbar the slider away from the tranny tunnel while bolting it up, and even then I feel the bolt struggling.

FWIW, exact same problem and I'm always worried about crossthreading that hole because of it. These are on the mounts for a regular bucket seat to powered sliders.

I bought these brackets when they were like $150 each and at that price they do not feel worth it and now they are almost $250 each, I would definitely not be paying that for them.

Wow I just checked, some crazy price increases over the past couple years. Luckily I picked mine up used for cheap from the Speed Academy E46 drift car haha

[Thoglan]

You either need to adjust the shims or you might have the wrong mounts. Which adapters do you have?

I have the correct mounts. R9222 and R9223. Adding shims between the seat and the bracket would only make the problem worse since that would push the sliders even further apart. The dimensions of the brackets are just not quite right. I was going to have a look and see if I could slot the bolt hole out a bit more on the mill so that the bracket can sit further outboard on the slider but that's only possible on one side since the other side mounts to the stud on the slider.

I bought these brackets when they were like $150 each and at that price they do not feel worth it and now they are almost $250 each, I would definitely not be paying that for them.

[elbert]

I had the same problems with my pole position ABE brey krause mounts. So much tension on the slider that it makes sliding them back and forward difficult even, and I'm pretty sure they are causing the mystery squeak I've been chasing for months. I really don't rate them highly at all, they are kind of shit.

You either need to adjust the shims or you might have the wrong mounts. Which adapters do you have?

[Thoglan]

I had the same problems with my pole position ABE brey krause mounts. So much tension on the slider that it makes sliding them back and forward difficult even, and I'm pretty sure they are causing the mystery squeak I've been chasing for months. I really don't rate them highly at all, they are kind of shit.

I'm very close to just ordering these https://www.speedengineering.de/prod...r-komplettset/ and seeing if the quality is better.

[mrgizmo04]

Yeah I tried loosening and wiggling. That's why I mentioned tolerances. Could be substrap bar holes are too close together, or the length of the handle bar too long, or both, effectively forcing the front end of the sliders together while pushing the rear end of the sliders too far apart (by a few hairs).

With the two solutions I mentioned (seat goes forward far enough, or via middle without the elbow rest), I'm willing to leave it alone. Especially since seat moves far enough forward I don't need any other solutions.

Taking apart that entite assembly is a pita with zip ties, handle springs, etc. If the seat wasn't able to move forward enough to get the tires in, I'd be looking for other modifications. Doing the switcheroo with 3rd and 4th tires will become a habit, so doesn't seem like a big deal.

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[heinzboehmer]

Yeah I had issues aligning the sliders as well. Will try what Obioban suggested, but I'm pretty sure the issue are the holes in the substrap bar not being drilled correctly (not wide enough).