Sparco SPX seats in your 360/430?

Got 'em, love 'em

Very comfortable, very supportiive

Better for slimmer builds as the back area is fairly narrow and the bolsters are right against you

This is my installation thread

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/threads/sparco-aftermarket-seat-installation.674526/

They were re-leathered before I got them

 

Please read through my installation thread, I had the same experience with the bracket and the top

I had a plate fabricated and when I was done I would say they sit probably 1-1.5" lower than I did with the sparco bracket

It was a fair bit of work the way I did it. I think others on the form have found other solutions as well

You can also just mount them to the floor using angled slotted brackets, but then you cant use sliders.

 

Great, happy I could help!

Please note, though the seats are lower than the Sparco bracket, and now below the rear arches behind the seat, they still don't sit as low as factory. I am 5' 9" and my eyeline is toward the upper part of the windshield, not mid. Personally I like this as I feel I am looking down on the car a bit more. With the OEM, I was more 'in' the car looking out. Just a caveat before doing all the work. If you are anywhere near central NJ, you are welcome to come check it out.

You may want to make a template out of wood first and make sure it matches up to your car before getting it made out of metal, I mean they should all be the same, but wouldn't hurt. You can just remove the passenger seat and test on that side.

Please note information about the airbag sensor. I now have an issue with this because of the approach I took.

1) As for the screws/bolts, there are several. Ones to mount the plate to the floor and ones to mount the seat to the plate, and then ones to mount the seat belts to the seat. I think I covered most in the installation thread, if you can point me to specifically which ones you are inquiring about, I will see if I can provide specs.

2) hmmm, I 99% sure it is 10ga steel, not stainless, I protected it with the paint and glaze to prevent corrosion. I don't seem to have that written down, think I discussed it and didn't record it.

2 things I would suggest which I would have done differently if I did it again
1) I probably would have made the surrounding frame a bit smaller, doesn't need to be so wide (on the inside it is close to the central tunnel). I did it for strength, but knocking 1/2" off the sides and 1" off the front will give you a better fit in the car and more room for your hand when grabbing the handle to slide it forward/back.

2) The angled holes at the front of the seat mount where the daytonas mount. I thought I would make covers for them, but in retrospect would have been nice to just have tabs on the front of the frame that bend down over the holes, like the seat plates in this post:

In general, this seat mounting also came out amazing, but I couldn't use this approach as I think fabrices had OEM seats and rails. the Sparco seats don't line up with the OEM holes.

and if you haven't seen this thread, strap in. woah.

https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/posts/149482715/

 

Of you want low, that's probably the way to go