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GSM Performance Customer Car Colouring Book Edition 1
Two Sparco sub-frames for the BMW Mini R53, sold as a pair at part number 00499038-X2. The R53 covers the first-generation MINI Cooper and Cooper S from October 2001 to 2007, the supercharged body that sits below the R50 standard hatchback. Both the Cooper S and standard Cooper share the same floor mounting layout, so these frames fit both.
The pair covers driver and passenger. Unlike some of the Fiesta frames which are universally sided, the R53 frames are handed: driver and passenger are different parts, which is what this pair provides. Both sides are included.
The frames use the 345mm x 271mm base-mount bolt pattern, which is common across Sparco, OMP, and Corbeau base-mount seats. They bolt to the factory mounting points in place of the standard runner without drilling the floor.
Each frame comes with a metal bracket that your original seatbelt buckle attaches to, so the car keeps its own seatbelts. That makes this the pair for reclining and road seats. They also sit the seats a little higher than the OMP HC818 frames.
Sparco sliding runners are an option between this frame and the seat if you want fore-and-aft adjustment. Without runners, the seat is fixed. For a track car or rally car where a fixed seating position is usually acceptable, the frame alone is sufficient.
If your Mini is an R56 (the second-generation car from 2006), there’s a separate frame for that chassis. Check the code on your door pillar before ordering if there’s any uncertainty about the generation. The R53 ended production in 2007; any MINI made after that is an R56 or later.
