Audi A6 and S6 C7 bucket seat guide

The Planted SB348 at 185.50 pounds per seat, listed for the A6 and the S6 C7 built 2011 to 2018. It bolts to the factory seat mounting points in place of the standard runners, so a standard floor needs no drilling. It is priced per seat with a driver side or passenger side option, so changing both front seats means two lines with the right side picked on each. It is the only frame made for this chassis.

Because the maker has not published one, and we are not going to fill in a rating on their behalf. The Endurance Club Sport, the Endurance Circuit and the Auto Style Type RR are the three on this page in that position. It is not the same as road and track rated, which is a stated classification. For a car that stays on the road they are a reasonable way to get a supportive seat for the money. For anything a scrutineer will look at, buy a seat with a published FIA 8855-1999 approval.

They are seats sold for road use and they are built to do that job. What we can tell you is what is published, and what is published is that these three carry no approval and are not HANS compatible. An FIA approval means the seat passed a specific test to a written standard, and where that matters to you, buy a seat that has one. Where it does not, the cheaper seats do what most people want from them. If you are not sure which applies, tell us what the car is for and we will say so plainly.

Planted do not publish one for SB348. That is the honest answer and we would rather give it than repeat a guess. It matters because the reclining seats on this page sit on five different patterns, from 291mm x 330mm to 405mm x 290mm. If you are pairing a base mount seat with this frame, send us both part numbers and we will get the pattern confirmed by Planted before you buy either. If you are using side mounts it does not apply.

It depends what has gone wrong. If the standard bolsters have collapsed on a high mileage car, a reclining sport seat on the frame fixes it and keeps everything the car is good at. If you are taking an S6 on track and finding the standard seat lets you slide about, a proper bucket is the answer. What we would steer you away from is fitting a fixed back competition shell to a car that spends its life on the motorway, because you will lose more than you gain.

The Planted listing says the seat mounts to the frame either directly or on side mounts, so both routes are open. Of the buckets here only the Cobra Monaco Pro is listed for base mount as well as side mount, so that is the one seat that goes straight on. Everything else needs a set of side mounts, which start at 39 pounds.

The Corbeau Sprint X System 5 XL at 800 pounds covers 36in to 40in waist and is listed for all heights, which makes it the roomiest seat here. The OMP ARS-R covers 36in to 38in. Among the reclining seats, the Corbeau PSR pair covers 32in to 38in and the Recaro Expert S, the Auto Style seats and the Sparco SPR are listed as all sizes suitable. The C7 is wide inside, so there is usually room for the larger shell.

Only if you add a runner. Side mounts on their own hold the seat in one place, which sits lower and suits a car one person drives. The Sparco sliding runner kit at 34.95 pounds is the usual answer under a base mounted seat, and the Cobra premium runners at 70 pounds are the better made option under a Cobra seat. Neither is FIA approved, so treat both as road and trackday parts. On a car that still does long distances, the adjustment is worth the money.

No. There is no car specific belt for any generation of A6, so you are fitting a universal harness and working out the mounting yourself. The saloon is a good shape for it, with a bulkhead behind the rear seats and plenty of structure. The Avant changes the answer. Send us a photo of the area behind your front seats and we will tell you what will work, including whether it is worth doing at all on your car.

No, and we would rather say so than point you at something built for a different car. If you need an anchorage for the shoulder straps, a fabricated harness bar made to fit is the usual answer and a much smaller job than a cage. On a C7 that is also the more proportionate route, because these are still valuable cars and a weld in cage is permanent.

Usually yes. The original buckle stays where it is while the seat around it moves, so once the seat is bolted down make sure you can reach the buckle one handed and that the shell is not fouling the stalk. Sort it while the trim is still out and it costs you two minutes instead of an evening.

The Planted frame is listed for the A6 and the S6 C7 together and the floor is the same car, so this page covers the S6. The RS6 of this generation is the same C7 shell. The Avant is the same chassis too. If you want the fit on a specific car confirmed, send us the registration and we will check it.

The C7 was built from 2011 to 2018. It has a large upright hexagonal single frame grille and angular headlights with a stepped LED daytime running strip along the lower edge. The C6 before it has a softer nose and no LED signature. The frames are chassis specific and do not swap, so if there is any doubt send us the registration.