Audi R8 Type 4S bucket seat guide

That depends on which version you have. Planted make SB310 at 185.50 pounds per seat, listed for the second generation R8 from 2015 onwards, and it takes the seat directly or on side mounts. Cobra split theirs: SU-AU-R8-G2 at 229.17 pounds covers the Gen 2 quattro built 2015 to 2018, and SU-AU-R8-RWS at the same price covers the rear wheel drive RWS built 2017 to 2018. Both Cobra parts are base mount only. If you are buying a Cobra seat and you know which car you have, the matching Cobra subframe is the tidier fit. If you are not certain, or you want a side mount shell, the Planted is the one to have.

Cobra tooled them separately and gave them separate part numbers, SU-AU-R8-G2 and SU-AU-R8-RWS. Both are 229.17 pounds, both are base mount and both publish the same 291mm x 330mm bolt pattern, so the difference is in how they pick up the car rather than how the seat picks up them. What matters for ordering is that Cobra do not treat them as interchangeable, so neither will we. Check the V5 or send us the registration and we will tell you which one your car takes.

The Planted SB310 is listed as second generation 2015 onwards with no end date, so that is the part that is actually listed for a later car. Both Cobra subframes stop at 2018 on their listings, which does not automatically mean they will not fit, but it does mean we are not going to promise it. Send us the registration and we will get it confirmed with Cobra before you order rather than finding out after it arrives.

The pattern Cobra publish is 291mm x 330mm, so any base mount seat listed for that pattern is worth asking about. Every Corbeau recliner on this page carries it as one of its two options, and so does the Cobra Misano Anniversary Spec 2. Cobra have historically listed their R8 subframes as intended for their own seats, so rather than guess either way, send us the seat you have in mind and we will get the pairing confirmed with Cobra before you buy either part.

Yes, on the Planted frame. Their listing says the seat mounts either directly or on side mounts, so a fixed back shell goes on with a pair of mounts underneath. The Sparco FIA set is 75 pounds and carries its own approval, the Cobra Nogaro set is 65 pounds and the Cobra steel set is 62 pounds, each set covering both sides of one seat. Cobra list both R8 subframes as base mount, so pick the Planted if a side mount shell is what you want.

No. The Type 42 built 2006 to 2015 takes different parts, and both makers version them separately. Planted make a first generation bracket, SB102, and Cobra list an older R8 subframe for models from 2006, none of which are on this page because none of them are listed for a Type 4S. If you have the earlier car, the Type 42 guide is the one to read.

Planted do not publish one for SB310. That is the honest answer rather than a guess, and it matters, because the reclining seats on this page sit on four different patterns from 291mm x 330mm up to 405mm x 280mm. If you are pairing a base mount seat with the Planted, send us both part numbers and we will get the pattern confirmed before you buy either. If you are using side mounts it does not apply.

It is a Misano Anniversary that Cobra trim and package for this car specifically, listed at 1395 pounds and made to order with 4 to 6 weeks to allow. The published figures are 885mm tall, 590mm wide, 520mm across the base, 620mm deep and 11.5kg. Cobra do not publish a mounting type or an approval on that listing, so ask us what is included before you order rather than assuming a subframe comes with it. The standard Misano Anniversary Spec 2 at 1374.17 pounds is the same seat family without the R8 packaging, base mount on 291mm x 330mm.

No, so you are fitting a universal belt and the mounting is the part to sort first. This is a two seater with the engine behind the cabin, so there is nothing at shoulder height behind you to anchor to and no rear belt mount to be tempted by. The shoulder straps need a harness bar or a cage, and both cages on this page give you that.

It depends on what the car does and whether you get scrutineered. The TRS Magnum 6 Point Superlite at 245 pounds is FIA 8853-2016 and the cheapest current FIA belt here, with the Schroth Profi 3×2 at 370.01 pounds on the same standard. The TRS Magnum 4 Point at 205 pounds is FIA 8854-1998, an older standard some series no longer accept, so check the regulations before buying it. For road and trackday use the Clubman and Takata belts are cheaper, but all four are listed as not HANS compatible, which matters if you run a head restraint.

Two. SW Motorsports do a Clubsport bolt in half cage at 791.67 pounds with a choice of powder coat colour, listed as dropping into the standard mounting positions without fabrication on a straight car. Custom Cages do a multipoint T45 weld in kit at 2495 pounds, part AR8/017, marked FIA approved and MSUK compliant. The bolt in comes out again and keeps the car reversible, the weld in does not. On a car worth what a 4S is worth, that difference is usually the deciding one.

Usually, and the frame helps, because it drops you lower than the standard seat and runners. The thing to watch is the shell rather than the car. A competition seat with a tall base and deep bolsters gives some of that height back and can make getting in awkward over a wide sill. Sit in the car and measure the space above your head before you order, particularly if a helmet is going on. Tell us your height and what the car is used for and we will point you at the shells that suit.

The Sparco Sprint L at 237 pounds is listed for a 40in to 42in waist, the widest figure published on this page, and it takes base or side mount. The OMP ARS-R at 428 pounds covers 36in to 38in. Among the reclining seats every Corbeau covers 32in to 38in and the Sparco R100, the SPR and both Auto Styles are listed for all sizes. An R8 cabin is narrow, so measure the space between the tunnel and the sill before settling on a wide shell.

That depends whose frame you buy. Cobra include the sliding runner with their frames, so on a Cobra frame you keep the adjustment as it comes and there is nothing to add. On a Sparco, Planted, OMP, Recaro or SW Motorsport frame the runner is a separate part. Side mounts on their own hold the seat in one place, which sits lower and suits a car one person drives. If you want the adjustment, the Endurance kit is 34 pounds, the Sparco kit is 34.95 pounds on a 345mm x 271mm pattern, and the Cobra premium runners are 70 pounds in 291mm or 405mm handle width. None of the three is FIA approved, so treat them as road and trackday parts.

The Type 4S is the second generation R8, built from 2015, in Coupe and Spyder with the 5.2 V10. The quickest tell is the side blade, the large contrasting panel behind the door. On this car it is split into two separate sections, upper and lower, where the first generation Type 42 uses one piece. The nose is also flatter and wider, with a low hexagonal grille and narrow angular headlights. The frames are generation specific and in Cobra’s case version specific, so if there is any doubt send us the registration.