Office Race Seats!!!

nickyf1 · 16 Jan 2007, 20:37 (Ref:1816927)

If anyone has the 11th jan Autosport, look at the second advert on the page before the classifieds! Race Swirly chairs! Perfect if you have a wheel.

Kieran20 · 16 Jan 2007, 20:42 (Ref:1816932)

Quote:

Originally Posted by nickyf1

If anyone has the 11th jan Autosport, look at the second advert on the page before the classifieds! Race Swirly chairs! Perfect if you have a wheel.

LOL

Rockmunky · 16 Jan 2007, 21:34 (Ref:1816969)

What's this all about?

**BertMk2** · 17 Jan 2007, 13:56 (Ref:1817535)

Recaro office chairs I think - take one race seat, put it on a standard office chair swively/uppy downy wheely base thingy and hey presto! Hope that's cleared things up for you

jonboy1066 · 17 Jan 2007, 14:31 (Ref:1817572)

Is it possible for someone to post or PM me a link to the manufacturers site? I'm thinking of buying a race seat and the best I've seen for me is this one:

I like it but it's very expensive.

Suze · 17 Jan 2007, 14:34 (Ref:1817579)

How much do they charge you for it?! Not got AS or at least I have but no idea where.

jonboy1066 · 17 Jan 2007, 14:49 (Ref:1817605)

The one above is £237. A bit steep for me but all the other ones I've seen take up too much room with the frames, except for the Speedseat which folds but would mean me sitting virtually on the floor. If there's an office chair that doubles as a race seat that would be perfect for my space problem and numb bum syndrome after doing a Full Bathurst sitting in a dining chair.

woodyracing · 17 Jan 2007, 14:49 (Ref:1817606)

just add a harness, a helmet and one large cardboard box and you're almost there

jonboy1066 · 17 Jan 2007, 14:51 (Ref:1817607)

I was thinking more a tray to put beer on LOL

Suze · 17 Jan 2007, 14:55 (Ref:1817610)

Tad expensive and not a swirly chair, loses marks for me!

jonboy1066 · 17 Jan 2007, 15:24 (Ref:1817637)

LOL I also considered this one but I haven't got the room, nice colour scheme though. Doesn't swirl either:

nickyf1 · 17 Jan 2007, 16:35 (Ref:1817696)

These swirly chairs cost around 125 quid at cheapest! Type 'Office Race Seats' in google, it doesnt tell you the website on the ad, but there is another american company that sells similar things, BTW, the email for sales is:
sales@templetfc.co.uk .

jonboy1066 · 17 Jan 2007, 17:22 (Ref:1817745)

Cheers Nicky saw the Recaro one but $1500 is way too pricey for me and I didn't like the look of it but I found the corbeau website and they do a stand that you can put a race seat on much cheaper. The Corbeau factory is 5 minutes down the road from me so I might go fort a look see.

Thanks

Chris Y · 17 Jan 2007, 18:15 (Ref:1817784)

Meh. Been there, done that. Put my old Corbeau Forza on a swivel base. Dead easy with a few bits of ally mount hanging around.

jonboy1066 · 17 Jan 2007, 20:00 (Ref:1817858)

Got any Pics?

Chris Y · 18 Jan 2007, 21:44 (Ref:1818826)

Here's a pic.

jonboy1066 · 18 Jan 2007, 22:53 (Ref:1818888)

Very cool but why the harness LMAO. What did it cost you to make? I'm definately gonna pop down to Corbeau and see if they've got anything. I could do without it swiveling and rolling but I'm sure I could get some chair legs that don't move or have brakes and a clamp.

DAVID PATERSON · 19 Jan 2007, 03:00 (Ref:1819020)

I too have to wonder why you would want it swivelling on wheels. Surely you want it securely mounted to a solid frame?

Chris Y · 19 Jan 2007, 09:37 (Ref:1819163)

The harnesses were added as an afterthought - just to make it look the part really

They too were removed from a car when the new rules made them redundant. They're 2 inch, and the regs these days demand 3 inch.

It cost nothing to make - I already had the parts - the seat and belts came out of the car, and I had a sorry looking leather swivel chair which I salvaged the base off.

Yes, of course I could have made a solid base for it, but I actually wanted a swivel base, as I use it as a regular office chair. Quite comfy it is too

Jonboy, there's quite a lot of non-FIA approved 'racing look' seats available these days. If you want to make a racing seat, then you'd be better going in that direction - Corbeau sell FIA approved stuff, which obviously costs a bit more.

jonboy1066 · 22 Jan 2007, 14:43 (Ref:1821747)

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Originally Posted by Chris Y

Jonboy, there's quite a lot of non-FIA approved 'racing look' seats available these days. If you want to make a racing seat, then you'd be better going in that direction - Corbeau sell FIA approved stuff, which obviously costs a bit more.

Cheers mate I'l keep my eyes peeled for one

Alan Raine · 22 Jan 2007, 16:36 (Ref:1821819)

I did some small ads for this company www.rallyofficechairs.com who produce a similar product

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