Subaru Forester bucket seat guide

Subaru Forester Bucket Seat Guide

The Subaru Forester...

The Subaru Forester luckily for us has all the same bolt points and installation points as the Subaru Impreza. Often overlooked, we think the Forester is a great car for tuning and has real potential for power upgrades.  The Forester was introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show in November 1995 as the Streega concept, and made available for sale in February 1997 in Japan, and to the US market in 1997 for MY 1998. 

However, once you start using your Forester for fast road and track use, you’ll soon realize just how much you need new bucket seats to provide more support. 

On cornering, you may find your self holding onto the steering wheel tighter than usual, tensing your thighs and legs against the central console and/or door card. You’ll probably find your weight shifting in the seat and having to re-position your self after the corner. 

None of this is correct. Your seat should provide the right level of support so that you can grip the steering wheel only for steering, your legs should be supported and your weight shouldn’t shift around. The recommendations we provide are to ensure that you feel comfortable and supported allowing you to focus on the job at hand. 

We’ve worked closely with our customers to create our Subaru Forester guide.
The resulting recommendations are based on previous customer car installations.

Recommended brackets: (Bucket seats)
We recommend M2 or Buddy Club brackets to successfully install the side mounted bucket seats we suggest in our guide. 

Bucket seat – All in 1 fitting kit – Vehicle 

  • M2 Subaru Forester 95-07 Direct Fit Subframes

    From £120.50 Excl VAT £144.60 Incl VAT
  • Buddy Club Subaru Forester 95-07 Direct Fit Subframes

    From £162.50 Excl VAT £195.00 Incl VAT
Recommended brackets: (Reclining seats)
We recommend Planted Technology seat frames to successfully install the base mounted reclining sport seats we suggest in our guide. 

Reclining seat – Sliding runner – Fitting frame – Vehicle

  • Planted Technology Subaru Forester 3rd Gen Seat Brackets

    From £185.50 Excl VAT £222.60 Incl VAT
  • OMP – Subaru Forester direct Fit Subframes

    From £83.56 Excl VAT £100.27 Incl VAT
Recommended bucket seats:
We recommend these 8 bucket seats based on previous Subaru Forester customer cars.
Tried and tested with great success we know they fit perfectly and provide fantastic support.
We’ve picked 8 different styles of seats depending on the level of protection you need.
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    Sparco Sprint FIA Motorsport Bucket Seat

    From £194.50 Excl VAT £233.40 Incl VAT
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    Cobra Monaco Pro FIA Motorsport Bucket Seat

    From £235.00 Excl VAT £282.00 Incl VAT
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    Sabelt GT3 FIA Motorsport Seat

    £517.20Incl VAT£431.00Excl VAT
  • Finance available

    OMP WRC-R Fibreglass FIA Motorsport Seat

    £525.60Incl VAT£438.00Excl VAT
  • 250+ colours
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    Mirco RS7 Velour FIA Motorsport Seat

    From £360.00 Excl VAT £432.00 Incl VAT
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    Sparco Evo QRT FIA Motorsport Bucket Seat

    £540.00Incl VAT£450.00Excl VAT
Recommended reclining seats:
We recommend these 4 reclining sports seats based on previous Subaru Forester customer cars.
Tried and tested we know they fit the Sparco frames and sliders perfectly.
We’ve picked 4 different styles of seats based on different price brackets and styles.
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    Cobra Misano Anniversary Reclining Sport Seat

    From £1,374.17 Excl VAT £1,649.00 Incl VAT
  • Auto Style Type RS6-II Reclining Seat

    From £258.33 Excl VAT £310.00 Incl VAT
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    Corbeau Sportline RRS Reclining Sport Seat

    From £460.00 Excl VAT £552.00 Incl VAT
Recommended harness belts:
Once you’ve picked the right bucket seats or reclining sport seats. You’ve got your roll cage set up and ready to go. It’s time to get the right harness belts. We’ve listed the 8 most popular harnesses on the market today. We’ve listed a few road and race harnesses along with some FIA harnesses depending on your requirements.
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    TRS Clubman Bolt In 3 Point Harness Belt

    From £80.00 Excl VAT £96.00 Incl VAT
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    TRS Clubman Clip In 4 Point Harness Belt

    From £85.00 Excl VAT £102.00 Incl VAT
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    TRS Magnum 4 Point FIA Harness Belt

    From £205.00 Excl VAT £246.00 Incl VAT
  • Amazing value

    TRS Magnum 6 Point Superlite FIA Harness Belt

    From £245.00 Excl VAT £294.00 Incl VAT
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    Takata Drift II Snap-On Harness

    From £171.00 Excl VAT £205.20 Incl VAT
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    Takata Drift III Snap-On Harness

    From £260.00 Excl VAT £312.00 Incl VAT
  • Delays expected
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    Schroth Profi 3×2 FIA 6 Point Harness Belt

    From £345.00 Excl VAT £414.00 Incl VAT
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    Finance available

    Schroth Profi 3×3 FIA 6 Point Harness Belt

    £390.00Incl VAT£325.00Excl VAT
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