How Do I Fit Sparco Reclining Sport Seats In My Nissan Pulsar GTI-R?
Customer question, Nissan Pulsar GTI-R
The Nissan Pulsar GTI-R is a small, square, four wheel drive hatchback that Nissan built to go rallying, and the owners who ring us usually want the same thing: a proper seat that holds them in place without turning a thirty year old road car into a race car. The question we get most is how a Sparco recliner goes into one.
The answer is three parts, floor upwards: a Planted Technology bracket made for the N14 chassis, an optional Sparco sliding runner, then the seat. This guide goes through each one, which Sparco recliners people put in these cars, and what to check before anything gets torqued down.
- Planted Technology make a bracket for the Pulsar GTI-R on the N14 chassis, 1990 to 1995, part number SB344
- The bracket bolts to the factory floor mounting points, so nothing is cut or drilled
- Sparco recliners base mount on the 345mm by 271mm pattern
- Add a Sparco sliding runner kit between bracket and seat if you want fore and aft adjustment
- Driver and passenger brackets are separate parts; order one per side
- Planted brackets are special order from the USA, so ask us for a lead time
What goes under the seat
A Sparco recliner has no idea what car it is going into. It has four threaded holes in the bottom in a set pattern, and something has to join that pattern to the Pulsar’s floor. That something is a vehicle specific bracket, and on the GTI-R it is the Planted Technology one.
So the stack is: the Planted bracket bolted to the car, a Sparco sliding runner on top if you want to move the seat back and forth, and the seat on top of that. The bracket is the part that has to know about the Nissan. The runner is the part that has to know about the Sparco. Neither has to think about the other, which is why the same approach works across most of the cars we sell seats for.
The Planted Technology N14 bracket
Planted make a bracket for the Pulsar GTI-R on the N14 chassis, 1990 to 1995, part number SB344. It is cut from 3/16 inch steel, welded and powder coated black, and its legs pick up the mounting points Nissan put in the floor at the factory. Nothing is welded to the car and no fresh holes go in the floor, so the car can go back to standard.
The driver and passenger brackets are separate parts. If you want both seats done, order both sides, and tell us which one you need first if you are doing one at a time.
The top of a Planted bracket is slotted for the common aftermarket patterns, which is why it takes Sparco, Cobra, Corbeau and Recaro seats among others. The two things to remember are that Recaro seats use the wide 405mm pattern and only go on a Planted bracket, and that a Recaro seat and a Corbeau seat are not interchangeable, so do not buy a bracket or runner for one and expect it to take the other. For a Sparco recliner, you are using the 345mm spacing.
Planted brackets are also designed to keep a place for the car’s own seat belt buckle. On a lot of Japanese cars the buckle sits on a stalk that was bolted to the original seat, and it has to end up somewhere your hand still falls on it once a more bolstered seat is beside it. Try that in the car, with someone sitting in the seat, before you tighten everything down.
Every GTI-R in this country is an import, so when you order send us the chassis number, not just the registration. Planted brackets are special order from the USA and come over in batches, so ask us for a lead time when you ring.
Sparco runners, fixed or sliding
The Planted bracket does not slide. It is a fixed platform, so if more than one person drives the car, or you want to set the seat exactly where it suits you, a runner goes between the bracket and the seat.
Sparco’s own sliding runner kit is the straightforward choice, because it is already drilled for the 345mm by 271mm pattern on the bottom of a Sparco recliner. Nothing needs opening out or shimming. It is sold per seat, with a two kit bundle for a pair. If the car sees track days, the Endurance runner made for the Sparco pattern is a heavier build at the same spacing.
If the seating position suits you with the seat bolted straight to the bracket, you can leave the runner out. That also keeps the seat a little lower, which is worth having if you are tall or wear a helmet. Our guide on whether Sparco runners bolt straight to the car explains why the runner always needs something underneath it.
Which Sparco recliner for a GTI-R
From the outside the Pulsar looks tiny, but the cabin is square and upright, and owners have more room around the seat base and shoulders than they expect. That gives you a real choice across the Sparco reclining range.
- Sparco R100: the slim, lighter option, in cloth or vinyl, and the one most people start with in a small car.
- Sparco R333: more side support than the R100, with a more sculpted shape for faster road driving.
- Sparco SPR and SPX: the larger, more heavily bolstered seats. The SPX has a carbon backrest with leather and Alcantara trim, and it is handed, so you order a driver and a passenger side.
The bigger seats are the ones to measure for. Before you order an SPR or SPX, check the width across the base against the gap between the door card and the handbrake or centre console, and think about how you will get in and out. Garreth’s advice is to send us your height and waist, and we will tell you which of these will suit you, not only the car.
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Fitting it, step by step
- Take the original seat out and keep all its bolts. Lift the carpet enough to see the floor mounting points and clean the threads.
- Offer the Planted bracket up to the factory mounting points and bolt it down loosely.
- For a fixed seat, bolt the Sparco recliner straight to the bracket on the 345mm spacing. For an adjustable seat, fit the Sparco runner to the bracket first, then the seat to the runner.
- Refit the seat belt buckle to its place on the bracket and check it with someone sitting in the seat.
- Check the seating position, headroom, reach to the pedals and wheel, and the runner travel before tightening every bolt to the correct torque.
- Sit in it, move the seat through its full travel, and recheck the bolts after the first few drives.
If you already own a seat, measure it before you order anything. Tape across the threaded holes underneath: centre to centre across the seat and front to back. If your seat is not a Sparco, or has been on something else, those two numbers tell us which runner and which bracket slots it needs.
If you are unsure, send us a photo of the underside with a tape across it, like this one, and we will tell you what it is.
Before you order
A GTI-R is thirty years old, so get the carpet up before you spend. Check the floor around the seat mounting points for rust or old repairs, because the bracket is only as strong as what it bolts to. If there are old airbag or seat wiring plugs, find out what they do before you unplug them.
Then tell us the seat you like, the side or sides you need, and your height and waist. We will put the bracket, runners and seat together as one order and check they match. If you have questions about fitting a similar setup to a different Nissan, our guide to fitting Sparco R100s in a Skyline R34 works the same way.
What bracket do I need to fit Sparco seats in a Pulsar GTI-R?
The Planted Technology bracket for the N14 chassis, 1990 to 1995, part number SB344. It bolts to the factory floor mounting points.
Do I need to drill the floor?
No. The Planted bracket uses the mounting points Nissan put in the floor, so the fitting can be reversed.
Do I need runners?
Only if you want fore and aft adjustment. A Sparco sliding runner kit fits between the bracket and the seat on the 345mm by 271mm pattern.
Can I fit a Recaro seat on the same bracket?
Recaro seats use the wider 405mm pattern and go on a Planted bracket, but a Recaro needs its own runners, not the Sparco ones.
Are driver and passenger brackets the same part?
No. They are separate parts, so order one for each side you are doing.
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