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Old Jul 6, 2021 | 03:41 PM
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I found a dealer of Corbeau seats in UK (i live in Norway) that has the A4 style seats. Looks like they have diffrent names and maby style here in Europe? Anyway, for you guys who bought the A4 seat, what brackets did you get? The guys in UK dont have the brackets for C5.

Where to get one thats low profile as im 190cm and toutching the roof in stock seats. Will track the car so i need room for a helmet :-)
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Old Jul 6, 2021 | 03:44 PM
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You might be able to find the correct bracket on eBay. I would strongly recommend sitting in the seats BEFORE you buy them.
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Old Jul 6, 2021 | 03:55 PM
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Do i search for spesific corbeau bracket then or is it a universal bracket for C5?

Well, i have tried those thats oem and they are terrible! And there is only one size that fits C5 so i have no choice but to go for the seat that is "biggest" amongst those hey say fit in the C5 and hope for the best...Hard to travle to UK to try them as well :-)
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I bought the Marrad ultra low seat brackets and modified them to fit the A4's
https://www.marradind.com/proddetail.asp?prod=C56MBR-UL

I wanted the max headroom I could get with a reclining seat. I ended up with 4" of headroom without a helmet on (I'm 6'3). The seat bracket had to be modified and tapped to mount these seats which was not a big deal. I was ok with a fixed mounting position so I went this route. Also if you want to retain the 3 point harness you will have to cut and weld your seat belt bracket to the Marrad seat bracket otherwise you will have to go a 4, 5, 6 point harness. I did both 3 point and a 5 point harness.

I would recommend getting the stud extenders if you add a harness bar to make it easier to fasten the nut on to the stud.






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I would recommend that you get corbeau seat brackets with double locking sliders if you can get them. They sit low and are rock solid.
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You did get the seat with the option of having the bottom cut down a couple of inch's?
Or is it too late for that question?
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Old Jul 8, 2021 | 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by road pilot
You did get the seat with the option of having the bottom cut down a couple of inch's?
Or is it too late for that question?
Good luck
Im waiting for a price including shipping so i havent order it yet... But what you mean?
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Old Jul 8, 2021 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by lewislgZ06
I would recommend that you get corbeau seat brackets with double locking sliders if you can get them. They sit low and are rock solid.
I will order the sliders but its 2 seperate sliders and no bracket. I found a bracket on ebay from china.. I hope its ok strength 😋
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Originally Posted by RCS
Im waiting for a price including shipping so i havent order it yet... But what you mean?
I have the same seat and Corbeau cut down the base (seat ) a couple of inchs.
I am your height and with a helmet i fit well. I did not need a special low seat track.
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