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The Acura CL Coupe YA4 (2001 to 2003)
If your CL is the later car, this is the page for it. Planted list its fitting kit for 2001 to 2003, and it is a different part number from the 1997 to 1999 CL. The two do not interchange, so the first thing worth doing is being certain which one is on your drive.
There is one route into this car and it is base mount. The frame bolts to the original seat mounting points, and the seat bolts down through its own base onto the frame. That settles the shortlist before anything else does, so everything below is a seat that can mount that way.
Every Planted frame is built around a specific car’s bolting points, which is why this one is listed on its own rather than shared with the earlier CL. I am Cameron, and pairing a seat to a frame for a particular car is the part of this I deal with.
- One fitting kit listed for the CL Coupe, the Planted Technology SB251 frame
- Base mount, so the seat bolts down through its own base
- Listed for 2001 to 2003, the second of the two CL generations
- Planted price one frame, so a pair means ordering twice
How a seat mounts in the CL Coupe
Two minutes here saves a lot of scrolling, because it decides which seats are worth your time.
Base mount
The seat bolts down through its own base onto the frame, and the frame bolts to the car’s original seat mounting points. Planted list this frame as working with the vehicle’s standard seat belt clip buckle, which matters if you are keeping the factory belts.
What that means for your shortlist
Look for seats that can mount through the base. Plenty do: most steel framed buckets offer it, and nearly every reclining sport seat is base mount only. Everything on this page has been checked for it.
The fitting kit for the CL Coupe
Planted Technology frame SB251, listed for the Acura CL Coupe 2001 to 2003. Planted design each frame around that car’s own bolting points, which is exactly why this is a separate part from the earlier CL rather than a shared one.
Planted list the frame as taking base mount bucket seats and reclining seats from OMP, Corbeau, Cobra, Recaro, Sparco and Sabelt.
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Runners, if you want the seat to slide
A sliding runner kit sits between the frame and the seat and gives you fore and aft adjustment. Worth having on a car more than one person drives.
Bucket seats for the CL Coupe
The base mount buckets we currently stock from the brands Planted name for this frame. The fit table further down carries each manufacturer’s own published sizing so you can rule seats in and out before you ask.
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We stock far more than fits on one page. On a car with a single fitting kit the seat choice carries more weight than usual, so tell us your height and build and what the car is used for and we will shorten the list properly.
Reclining seats for the CL Coupe
For a car still doing road miles, a reclining sport seat gives you a lot more support than the original without a fixed back shell. All base mount, so they suit this frame directly.
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Driver fit at a glance
Straight from each manufacturer’s published figures. Where a figure has not been published the cell says so rather than us filling in a guess.
| Seat | Mounting | Waist | Driver height | Shell | Approval |
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| OMP TRS-E Velour | Base or side mount | 28in to 36in | Under 6ft | Steel frame | FIA 8855-1999 |
| OMP TRS-X | Base or side mount | 28in to 36in | Over and under 6ft | Steel frame | FIA 8855-1999 |
| OMP TRS-E Sky | Base or side mount | 28in to 36in | Under 6ft | Steel frame | FIA 8855-1999 |
| Cobra | |||||
| Cobra Monaco Sport Narrow | Base or side mount | 28in to 32in | Under 6ft | Steel frame | Road and track |
| Cobra Clubman | Base Mount | 32in to 36in | Under 6ft | Steel frame | Road and track |
| Cobra Monaco Pro | Base or side mount | 32in to 36in | Under 6ft | Steel frame | FIA 8855-1999 |
Harnesses
Four, five and six point belts. What you can actually run depends on what there is to mount the shoulder straps to, so settle the seat first and the belts after it.
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Shoulder strap mounting is the whole question with harnesses and it differs from build to build. Send us a photo of what is behind the seats and we will tell you what will work.
Common questions about CL Coupe seats
Which fitting kit fits an Acura CL YA4?
The Planted Technology frame, part SB251, listed for the Acura CL Coupe 2001 to 2003. It is the only kit we list for this chassis.
Will the earlier CL frame fit this car?
No. The 1997 to 1999 CL takes Planted part SB233, a separate frame built around that car’s own bolting points. There is a separate guide for the YA1.
Do I need to order two frames for a pair of seats?
Yes. The listing prices one frame and the seating position is chosen from the product options, so a driver and passenger pair means adding it to the basket twice and selecting each side.
Can I keep the standard seat belts?
Planted list this frame as working with the vehicle’s original seat belt clip buckle, so that is the arrangement to look at if you are staying on the factory belts.
Which brands does the frame take?
Planted list base mount bucket seats and reclining seats from OMP, Corbeau, Cobra, Recaro, Sparco and Sabelt. The seats on this page are the ones from those brands that we currently hold in a base mount version.
I want a particular competition shell, can it go in?
Send us the exact model and we will check it against the frame. Some shells mount only from the sides, so ask before ordering rather than after.
The other CL
If you are looking at the earlier car, or you are not certain which of the two you have, this covers it.