Hi, I'm looking to buy OMP seats in the near future for my black 2007 350z. I understand I will need the seats, mounting bracket, brackets, harness, and a roll bar. I have no knowledge in seat installation. I read the thread of the guy that installed some and had to drill holes in the mounting bracket for the seats to sit perfect. I was planning on buying everything from www.ompamerica.com My question is what roll bar (that isn't too expensive and will work best) will work smoothly with the seats. And what are some things I should know and keep in mind when I install them. I will appreciate any type of comments. Thank you.

 

Let's start at the beginning and simply state that many who want to purchase racing seats end up with an application that not only fit worse that their OEM seats, but also end up being less safe. Why? The factors include proper mounting of the seat with a custom bracket that uses robust materials anchored to hardened mounts. Use of a four/five/six point harness requires the seat to be properly mounted and then examining where to mount the shoulder harness at a 90 degree angle to the top pf your shoulder. Usually, this requires a custom built roll bar (not the cheapest one available) from an experienced craftsman to accomplish.

Perhaps a better idea is to pick a sport seat (usually two piece) and fabricate a good mount that retains the use of your OEM 3-point harness.

 

At first i was like "what????" Then i realized you recommended "sport seats" (reclineable) instead of "race seats" (fix back). I agree 100%

would also like to add, if anyone wants to run harness they should ALWAYS have a full cage as oppose to just a "roll bar"

 

And if you run a full roll cage, be sure to run offset closed cel padding on the parts of the bars where your head, hands, arms, legs, feet or ankles could come in contact with. Broken bones and major injuries can be the result of suviving a rollover otherwise.

 

Well with the padding part, in not sure half an inch would help much. But then again, idk much about the padding.

 

Padding is critical and offset closed cell padding is WAY more than just half an inch. It wraps half of the bar and the thickest section can be positioned to protect the most. Overlooked by those who want to show off their roll bars, most serious racers know when steel and bones collide in a brutal shunt, it's always steel that wins. Padding can make the difference between walking away and being treated for multiple fractures.

 

Ahhh i learn something today. I was always under the impression that paddings were more of a show thing. To cover the ugly bars haha. Now i know. So closed cell padding with cages are a good idea and recommended. Got it!