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Old 12th July 2015, 04:07 PM
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Has anyone bought / seen these?
http://www.kitpartsdirect.com/item.p...P4POINTKITPAIR

Price seems very low, so I'm guessing they're thin and floppy.

Any thoughts?

J
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Old 12th July 2015, 06:28 PM
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Has anyone bought / seen these?
http://www.kitpartsdirect.com/item.p...P4POINTKITPAIR

Price seems very low, so I'm guessing they're thin and floppy.

Any thoughts?

J
I bought a pair of these . They are ok but if you can afford better ones I would go for them. The thickness of the grip around the sides varies so it's hard to get the protective edging on. They have also blistered in the sun.

I have used this company a few times and never been pleased with what arrived. I ordered carbon wing protectors and black grip ones arrived. When they were exchanged the correct ones had tyre marks on them.

The runners that came with mine were so wobbly I had to weld them locked in one position

David

They are comfy seats but very snug.
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Old 12th July 2015, 10:56 PM
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Thanks David,

I'll have to give it some more thought. Out of curiosity, if you could go back what would you buy?

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Old 29th July 2015, 01:21 AM
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I bought grp seats from mev really good quality and fit a treat
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Old 29th July 2015, 01:55 PM
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I should have worn a mask when I got a pair of genuine leather caterham s3 seats for £60. I know it's the width that is the normal issue with a lot of seats

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Old 29th July 2015, 06:56 PM
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Thanks Guys,

I'll probably go with the MEV ones. Issue is picking them up as they're not open weekends.

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Old 29th July 2015, 10:22 PM
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do you have a link for the mev seats?
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Old 29th July 2015, 10:53 PM
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No, there isn't one. They don't ship, so I have to drive to Mansfield to get them.

It'd be a bit of a treck for you, I expect.
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No, there isn't one. They don't ship, so I have to drive to Mansfield to get them.

It'd be a bit of a treck for you, I expect.
you might be right Jason Be interested to see some pics of them, just don't know what direction I'm gonna go with seats yet.
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Old 1st August 2015, 06:41 PM
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Sent you a PM Dubzter.

Bought them, they're really nice and quite sturdy but they flare to the shoulders so need to be on rails in the TMXR. I was planning on mounting them to the floor, so might just sell them on and keep looking.

If anyone is interested, send me a PM with your email and I'll send pics.
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