Our Number Plate Checker Is Live: Find The Seat Brackets And Subframes That Fit Your Car
New on SportSeats4U
You can now put your registration into the yellow plate at the top of any page on SportSeats4U, and we will show you the seat brackets, subframes and runners we have for that car. Getting the right bracket has always been the fiddly part of fitting a bucket seat, because it depends on the car and on the seat.
Garreth tested it with one of his old cars, the silver 2004 Impreza WRX STI on this page, OV04 VJF. It found 9 ways to mount a seat in it.
- Works from the plate box at the top of every page
- Covers seat brackets, subframes, side mounts and runners
- OV04 VJF, a 2004 Impreza WRX STI, returned 9 parts
- Plate not found? Pick the make and model from a list
How the number plate checker works
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Type the registration
Use the yellow plate at the top of the page, or the Find parts for your car page. Spaces do not matter.
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We read the car
The plate is checked against the official DVSA vehicle record, and we match the car to the generation our parts are listed for.
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See what fits
The parts come back grouped by type, with a count and a price on every one, so you can compare the lot on one page.
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Keep browsing
Your car stays set while you look round the site, and product pages tell you whether that part fits it.
We tried it on Garreth's old Impreza
OV04 VJF is one of Garreth's old cars, a 2004 Impreza WRX STI. Cameron typed the plate into the checker to see what it would make of it.
The car came back as a Subaru Impreza, 2000 to 2007, which is right: the 2004 STI is the second generation car. The parts come back one row per type, four at a time, with arrows to see the rest.
What it found for OV04 VJF
OV04 VJF came back as a Subaru Impreza, second generation, and the checker listed 9 brackets, subframes and rails for it. That is the right answer, because on the GD Impreza the mount you want depends on the seat going in.
The Recaro subframe at £385.87 bolts a Recaro seat straight in. The Sparco one at £99 and the OMP one at £117.30 do the same for those makes. The four BRIDE Super Seat Rails, from £252, are for BRIDE seats, and each listing says which BRIDE seats it suits. The Planted bracket at £222.60 is the one Cameron points people at when the seat has side mounts and they want it sat low.
Garreth’s advice is the same as it has always been: choose the seat first, then the bracket. The checker narrows the brackets down to your car, and the seat decides which of them you need.
| Part | Price inc VAT | Which seat it suits |
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| Planted seat bracket | £222.60 | Side mount seats, second generation Impreza |
| BRIDE FG Super Seat Rail | £252 | BRIDE seats, GDB and GGB |
| BRIDE XR Super Seat Rail | £264 | BRIDE seats, GDB and GGB |
| BRIDE MO Super Seat Rail | £282 | BRIDE seats, GDB and GGB |
| BRIDE XL Super Seat Rail | £294 | BRIDE seats, GDB and GGB |
| Recaro direct fit subframe | £385.87 | Recaro seats, second generation Impreza |
| Sparco direct fit subframe | £99 | Sparco seats, WRX and STi |
| OMP direct fit subframe | £117.30 | OMP seats, WRX and STI |
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Fits, and should fitA few parts carry "Should fit, we will confirm before dispatch". They are listed for the model as a whole, so we check them against your car before they go out.
On your phone
The checker works the same on a phone. Type the plate, tap Find my car, and each type of part is one row you swipe through, with the picture and the price big enough to read.
If you are stood next to the car in a car park wondering what fits it, that is the quickest way to find out.
Your garage, guides and our other shops
Press Save to my garage beside the car and it stays set across all three of our shops. Under the parts, Guides about your car lists the fitting and buying guides we have written for it. The whole garage is explained here: Your garage and kit bag.
If one of our other shops has parts for your car as well, the results page says so under your car, with a link straight to them.
The same checker is live on our other two sites. On GSM Performance it finds coilovers, springs, anti-roll bars and steering wheel boss kits. On BigBrakes4U it finds big brake kits.
Questions
Do you keep my registration?
The plate is checked with DVSA to identify the car. A record of the lookup is kept for up to 13 months to help us improve the checker, and it is not linked to your name, email or account. If you save the car to your garage while signed in, the plate is kept with it until you remove the car.
What if my plate is not found?
Use “Or pick your car from a list” under the plate and choose the make and model yourself. If nothing comes up for your car, tell us what you are after and we will come back to you, or ring us on 0115 9893488.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. The Find parts for your car page works the same on a phone. Each type of part is one row you swipe through, and the pictures and prices are big enough to read.
What is the difference between "fits" and "should fit"?
“Fits” means the part is listed for your car’s generation. “Should fit, we will confirm before dispatch” means it is listed for the model in general, so we check it against your car before it goes out. Either way, if you are unsure, ring 0115 9893488 with the plate.
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