Having a hell of a time with some Sparcos...
Some Sparco Fighters fell into my lap a while back and I've just now begun to install them...
So the instructions that are included, suck bad.... I've installed racing seats before so I use a bit of intuition...
Problem #1: The seat bracket mounting holes to not line up with the sliders, one of the holes is off by 1/8"....
Resolution: #1: DRILL IT out
Problem #2: The sloppy welding gets in the way of you tightening down the bolts/nuts properly
Resolution #2: Grind the welds smooth.
Problem #3: Now that the seat is installed, the sliders are locked up and don't work (I think it's too much tension with problem #1's issue causing them to bind...
Resolution: #3: Go eat, come back tomorrow...
Anyone else have this much trouble with the Wedge Engineering brackets for the tC? They bolt to the floor perfect but as far as bolting to the sparco sliders (and yes I adjusted for 2 F**#**#n hours), it came down to a modification..
Now that's just the passenger side.. i can't wait till I do the driver side tomorrow (sigh)...
End result... half-done car..
I'll post pictures soon.. still need the 3 or 4 point harness from Sparco as I have the Weapon-R from my old seats but they just don't match ;)
So the instructions that are included, suck bad.... I've installed racing seats before so I use a bit of intuition...
Problem #1: The seat bracket mounting holes to not line up with the sliders, one of the holes is off by 1/8"....
Resolution: #1: DRILL IT out
Problem #2: The sloppy welding gets in the way of you tightening down the bolts/nuts properly
Resolution #2: Grind the welds smooth.
Problem #3: Now that the seat is installed, the sliders are locked up and don't work (I think it's too much tension with problem #1's issue causing them to bind...
Resolution: #3: Go eat, come back tomorrow...
Anyone else have this much trouble with the Wedge Engineering brackets for the tC? They bolt to the floor perfect but as far as bolting to the sparco sliders (and yes I adjusted for 2 F**#**#n hours), it came down to a modification..
Now that's just the passenger side.. i can't wait till I do the driver side tomorrow (sigh)...
End result... half-done car..
I'll post pictures soon.. still need the 3 or 4 point harness from Sparco as I have the Weapon-R from my old seats but they just don't match ;)
Originally Posted by Neothin
do you have pictures? ^
those are the exact seats that i'm getting in a month and a half
those are the exact seats that i'm getting in a month and a half

I just installed this week. You'll LOVE them. They make the whole feel of the car soooo much better. I'll take some pics for ya soon. Send me a PM and I'll reply with some pics for ya.
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