Ok so it's been a week or so since i've had the chance to do anything with the Megane. The OMP brackets FINALLY arrived this week, nice of the company I ordered them from that they were coming from Poland via Germany and not their workplace in Nottingham.... Anyway, they're here.
I've also spent the last 3 days ordering the brake parts. Rear discs, pads and hub bolts are coming from Renault parts direct, the front Brembo HC discs from Amazon, tomorrow i'll order the DS2500 front pads from George RTR. I've also ordered a black 4 point Sabelt harness 3" waist and shoulder straps to match the seat.
Today I had a free day to do some work, I made a few cruise brackets that were ordered then I set to work on the front seat fitting. I knew that the brackets were going to be close to the OE bolt hole dimension, I ordered them especially to give me plenty of height and front to back bolting options. With the brackets fitted the centre holes were almost, like 5mm out on the width centres. The fronts would line up but the rears would be need drilling out..... No biggy. BUT when I dropped the seat into place and shut the door the side of the seat was hitting the door card. I want to keep the door cards in so I had to think of a way to move the seat nearer to the arm rest. Aaaaah, switch the bracket round so the foot sits on the inside. Excellent, the door now shuts, but now it's thrown the centres out on the holes.... Anyway, the end result is a mock up with timber to line everything up and it works out I have to weld 2 metal bracket extenders on the outer bracket to pick up the OE bolt holes. We use a steel fabricating company at work so i'll take the bracket in to be welded.
I've also spent the last 3 days ordering the brake parts. Rear discs, pads and hub bolts are coming from Renault parts direct, the front Brembo HC discs from Amazon, tomorrow i'll order the DS2500 front pads from George RTR. I've also ordered a black 4 point Sabelt harness 3" waist and shoulder straps to match the seat.
Today I had a free day to do some work, I made a few cruise brackets that were ordered then I set to work on the front seat fitting. I knew that the brackets were going to be close to the OE bolt hole dimension, I ordered them especially to give me plenty of height and front to back bolting options. With the brackets fitted the centre holes were almost, like 5mm out on the width centres. The fronts would line up but the rears would be need drilling out..... No biggy. BUT when I dropped the seat into place and shut the door the side of the seat was hitting the door card. I want to keep the door cards in so I had to think of a way to move the seat nearer to the arm rest. Aaaaah, switch the bracket round so the foot sits on the inside. Excellent, the door now shuts, but now it's thrown the centres out on the holes.... Anyway, the end result is a mock up with timber to line everything up and it works out I have to weld 2 metal bracket extenders on the outer bracket to pick up the OE bolt holes. We use a steel fabricating company at work so i'll take the bracket in to be welded.
