hey all,

finally got some pix taken last week.. the rear momo isn't in yet... but coming soon!







i got a few more, but ran out of KB to post em ;)

 

seats looks nice!

 

Looks good, Joel! But...what does "Tamago" mean? Also, did you end up using the rear seat bar for the harness?

 

Tamago means EGG in japanese :D

and yeah, i'm using the rear seat bar right now.. don't have th $$ for a harness bar yet.

 

I get it! A white xA looks like an Egg! LOL

Nice sports seats! Kinda funny in a 110 HP car with
4 point harness though! LOL

 

do those seats sit lower than the stock seats?

 

i dont break my tamagos for nobody..lol..looking nice there bro..

 

hey what brackets are you using up front? and what are u gonna use for the rear?

 

the seats provide about a 65lb weight savings overall.. actually, it's gonna be over 100 lb weight savings once the one in the rear goes in!

and yeah, the seats sit lower than stock.

 

Awesome setup! :D

Did you custom make the seat brackets or did you buy them online?

 

brackets custom made by a shop here in S florida, although i don't recommmend any of you going there.. the guy blew me off from july til about 2 weeks ago, spent a total of about 1HR welding (i did almost all the fab/cutting work) and then charged me $200.. rip off..

but they ARE aluminum brackets, so really really lightweight

 

Ouch! 200 is a bit steep for two pairs of seat brackets.. I was hoping some company has started making them for our cars

Maybe I can hit up a friend of mine who's a welder and fab some steel brackets. He quoted me around 80 bucks to have it done :D

 

aluminum > steel.. compare 2 lbs to 10lbs..

 

Very true~! that's one of the main reasons I'm hesitating on asking him to do it

 

5 point harness in a Scion??????






to each his own...

 

I believe Tamago does do Autoxing with his xA so it's very recommended to go with a 5pt setup!

 

that is correct. i'm only using 4 of the 5 points right now tho.. no ball cramping for me ..

 

come on.
seriously.
EVERY car should have 5 point harnesses. They are many times safer than a three point harness and you don't have to be going 120 mph to die in a car crash. Though, a scion can achieve those speeds. 15mph will kill you just the same.

I can imagine this same conversation 30 years ago "a three point harness in your DART?! "

 

I think part of the reason you were charged so much for
the aluminum welding is that it takes a higher end gear to
do aluminum properly.

I like the weight savings though, I'll give you props for that!

 

I hope you are getting a rollbar soon.

5 pt harness without a rollbar in the event of a rollover= snapped neck.