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Jersthecool · 01-15-2013, 07:13 PM

I've been looking at picking up a pair of buddy club super low side mount seat rails for my s13 and was looking for opinions on them. I originally heard they were really good but I've been hearing they sit super high in s13's and I can't find many pics for comparison. Every pic I've seen of them in another car they sit super low but oh the s13's I've seen it's hard to tell. I know if I want something super low there's the bride or nagisa ones but I'm just looking for views on people who have used/own the buddy club ones.

slydin240sx · 01-15-2013, 07:16 PM

I had them on a bucket in my s14 and IMO they didn't sit low. It deff. felt like the stock seat was lower. I ended up removing the bucket and rails and selling them both.

I would get custom seat mounts made or try Nagisa rails.

Jersthecool · 01-15-2013, 07:26 PM

Yeah I keep hearing that so maybe I'll abandon the idea. My current bucket I had to remove because it's bottom mount and my head almost touches the roof and I'm only 5'8".

Reading up on the circuit sports ones now, supposedly they are exactly like the nagisa and sit really low and are almost $70 cheaper. I've had a really positive experience with circuit sports so I'm debating it.

xoxide · 01-15-2013, 07:53 PM

I have the Buddy club rails on my ViosIII's and they sit pretty low. No exact measurements, but I would say they sit a tad lower than stock. I have an S14 though.

jamg · 01-15-2013, 07:56 PM

DO NOT get buddy club's.

they suck, because once you mount the seat, it's very difficult to move the seat forwards and backwards. the seat blocks the adjustment bar, from fully disengaging the lock, which in turn doesn't allow you to move the seat.

Get the circuit sports. they lock on the side, so it's a much better way to be able to adjust the seat location on the rails.

EvoVIII808 · 01-15-2013, 07:59 PM

I also have the sme problem with my seats. But didnt have this problem with my evo running buddy club seats and rails.

naw_speed · 01-15-2013, 08:13 PM

i have a Nagisa rail mounted to a Bride low max in my s13. even with my helmet and a cage i feel i have plenty of room. i'm 5'9''.... as for it sitting lower i would say yes but it also has less padding in the seat than OE seats.

Jersthecool · 01-15-2013, 08:38 PM

Awesome thanks for the opinions guys, definitely going to avoid the buddy clubs from now on. Thanks jamg I see what you mean now about the locking part, now I've just gotta decide between the circuit sports and nagisa. Might give the circuit sports a try.

jamg · 01-15-2013, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Jersthecool

Awesome thanks for the opinions guys, definitely going to avoid the buddy clubs from now on. Thanks jamg I see what you mean now about the locking part, now I've just gotta decide between the circuit sports and nagisa. Might give the circuit sports a try.

yes, glad i could save you from it.

circuit sports is fairly cheap at FRSports around $150ish. nagisa is $300+ i think.

Driftpretty · 01-15-2013, 09:03 PM

nagisa is super low. buddy club sucks..super high even on lowest settings..i just made my own this time around..didnt have money for nagsias again.

EhrikETFG · 01-15-2013, 09:03 PM

i ahve buddy club rails and a fride sidemount and im 6 foot exactly and i fit fine?
maybe i am doing something wrong

STEEZxIT · 01-15-2013, 09:31 PM

exactly as slydin240sx said, i have an s14 as well and with my buddy club rails + slider i know i had more clearance with a stock seat + rails. i'm 6' 0". if i'm wearing a helmet i have to bend my neck to the side a little bit in order to fit. too sketchy. i haven't tried any other seat rails yet, but bolting to the floor obviously solves the height problem.

Rustys14 · 01-15-2013, 09:37 PM

I have one with a vios III and I don't recommend it. I'm 5'9 and I don't have much head room with a helmet on. I will say that the seat locking mechanisms in the buddy club are very good. My seat didn't budge after getting rear ended by a guy going 50+ mph even though the oem passenger seat rail did.

Punished · 01-15-2013, 11:30 PM

I have a S13 with buddy club rails with Corbeau FX1 pro seats, driver and passenger and a sunroof.

I had to use the L brackets that come with the rail to get the seats as low as possible. I honestly wish they would sit lower, my s14 seats were definitely lower.

With that said, I'm 5'8", with a helmet on my head almost touches the sunroof, if I didn't have a sunroof I would gain 2 inches of head room.

As for the rail adjustment. You need to place a washer or two under which ever corner on your floor mount is causing the rail to twist. Both of my seats slide freely after 5 minutes of figuring out what corner rocks. As for not being able to reach the slider lever, can't say I have an issue there. Plenty of clearance to move the lever.

Jfitzg38 · 01-16-2013, 12:22 AM

Let me know if yiu find circuit sport rails in stock anywhere! Frsport and phase2motoring, are out of stock until march. Even the one ebay listing for them I found was out of stock. Good luck

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Irresistible · 01-16-2013, 12:59 AM

Nagisa or Bride FG. Don't fuck around with Buddy Club rails, waste of time and money.

The240Professor · 01-16-2013, 01:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamg

DO NOT get buddy club's.

they suck, because once you mount the seat, it's very difficult to move the seat forwards and backwards. the seat blocks the adjustment bar, from fully disengaging the lock, which in turn doesn't allow you to move the seat.

Get the circuit sports. they lock on the side, so it's a much better way to be able to adjust the seat location on the rails.

i have the buddy club seat rail for my driver and it only locks in a few spots sometimes it unlocks and slides back its scary! leave buddy club to the Hondas

eDmSiL80 · 01-16-2013, 11:22 AM

I had Buddyclub's for my caged s13. I had little to no clearance with my helmet on. It would literally bang the cage every turn lol. They don't sit very low for some reason. I would stay away from it.

Jersthecool · 01-16-2013, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Jfitzg38

Let me know if yiu find circuit sport rails in stock anywhere! Frsport and phase2motoring, are out of stock until march. Even the one ebay listing for them I found was out of stock. Good luck

Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2

Check Enjuku that's where I saw them listed.

That's crazy I don't understand why they sit so high but whatever I'm not gonna touch them now.

Touge_Monster · 01-16-2013, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Irresistible

Nagisa or Bride FG. Don't fuck around with Buddy Club rails, waste of time and money.

I have a Bride low max seat rail for the driver and buddyclub for the passenger. The buddyclub one sucks. It holds the seat but was crooked and sits super high. Not worth buying in my opinion.

STR8 H8N · 10-12-2016, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamg

DO NOT get buddy club's.

they suck, because once you mount the seat, it's very difficult to move the seat forwards and backwards. the seat blocks the adjustment bar, from fully disengaging the lock, which in turn doesn't allow you to move the seat.

Get the circuit sports. they lock on the side, so it's a much better way to be able to adjust the seat location on the rails.

wd40?

MJenkins1101 · 10-12-2016, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by STR8 H8N

wd40?

I guess if he still has the same rails 3 years later, that may help.

udon! · 10-14-2016, 02:30 PM

buy Bride FG

never worry about it again

randyjordan · 10-16-2016, 02:08 AM

Fg or nagisa. Burn the buddy club rails

*brndck* · 10-16-2016, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by STR8 H8N

wd40?

thank you, idiot, for bumping a 3yr old thread to contribute exactly NOTHING.

STR8 H8N · 10-17-2016, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by brndck

thank you, idiot, for bumping a 3yr old thread to contribute exactly NOTHING.

did you fix them?

howd you do it?

01-15-2013, 07:13 PM	#1
Jersthecool Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 342 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Buddy club seat rail owners I've been looking at picking up a pair of buddy club super low side mount seat rails for my s13 and was looking for opinions on them. I originally heard they were really good but I've been hearing they sit super high in s13's and I can't find many pics for comparison. Every pic I've seen of them in another car they sit super low but oh the s13's I've seen it's hard to tell. I know if I want something super low there's the bride or nagisa ones but I'm just looking for views on people who have used/own the buddy club ones.

01-15-2013, 07:59 PM	#6
EvoVIII808 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Washington Age: 39 Posts: 588 Trader Rating: (16) Feedback Score: 16 reviews	I also have the sme problem with my seats. But didnt have this problem with my evo running buddy club seats and rails. __________________ Check Out My S13 Build

01-15-2013, 08:13 PM	#7
naw_speed Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: san antonio Posts: 87 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i have a Nagisa rail mounted to a Bride low max in my s13. even with my helmet and a cage i feel i have plenty of room. i'm 5'9''.... as for it sitting lower i would say yes but it also has less padding in the seat than OE seats. __________________ ))-> sil front on.. time for rocket bunny kit<-((

01-15-2013, 09:03 PM	#10
Driftpretty Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: philly Age: 30 Posts: 664 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	nagisa is super low. buddy club sucks..super high even on lowest settings..i just made my own this time around..didnt have money for nagsias again. __________________ just cause your cars crappy, doesnt make it a missile

01-15-2013, 09:31 PM	#12
STEEZxIT Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: socal, man! Posts: 1,261 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	exactly as slydin240sx said, i have an s14 as well and with my buddy club rails + slider i know i had more clearance with a stock seat + rails. i'm 6' 0". if i'm wearing a helmet i have to bend my neck to the side a little bit in order to fit. too sketchy. i haven't tried any other seat rails yet, but bolting to the floor obviously solves the height problem. __________________ @dangerdamian

01-15-2013, 07:16 PM	#2
slydin240sx Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 919 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	I had them on a bucket in my s14 and IMO they didn't sit low. It deff. felt like the stock seat was lower. I ended up removing the bucket and rails and selling them both. I would get custom seat mounts made or try Nagisa rails.

01-15-2013, 07:26 PM	#3
Jersthecool Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 342 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yeah I keep hearing that so maybe I'll abandon the idea. My current bucket I had to remove because it's bottom mount and my head almost touches the roof and I'm only 5'8". Reading up on the circuit sports ones now, supposedly they are exactly like the nagisa and sit really low and are almost $70 cheaper. I've had a really positive experience with circuit sports so I'm debating it.

01-15-2013, 07:53 PM	#4
xoxide Post Whore! Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 2,807 Trader Rating: (21) Feedback Score: 21 reviews	I have the Buddy club rails on my ViosIII's and they sit pretty low. No exact measurements, but I would say they sit a tad lower than stock. I have an S14 though.

01-15-2013, 07:56 PM	#5
jamg Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2009 Location: GA Posts: 2,106 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	DO NOT get buddy club's. they suck, because once you mount the seat, it's very difficult to move the seat forwards and backwards. the seat blocks the adjustment bar, from fully disengaging the lock, which in turn doesn't allow you to move the seat. Get the circuit sports. they lock on the side, so it's a much better way to be able to adjust the seat location on the rails.

01-15-2013, 08:38 PM	#8
Jersthecool Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 342 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Awesome thanks for the opinions guys, definitely going to avoid the buddy clubs from now on. Thanks jamg I see what you mean now about the locking part, now I've just gotta decide between the circuit sports and nagisa. Might give the circuit sports a try.

01-15-2013, 09:03 PM	#11
EhrikETFG Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 689 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i ahve buddy club rails and a fride sidemount and im 6 foot exactly and i fit fine? maybe i am doing something wrong

01-15-2013, 09:37 PM	#13
Rustys14 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Virginia Age: 32 Posts: 622 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	I have one with a vios III and I don't recommend it. I'm 5'9 and I don't have much head room with a helmet on. I will say that the seat locking mechanisms in the buddy club are very good. My seat didn't budge after getting rear ended by a guy going 50+ mph even though the oem passenger seat rail did.

01-15-2013, 11:30 PM	#14
Punished Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Washington Posts: 135 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	I have a S13 with buddy club rails with Corbeau FX1 pro seats, driver and passenger and a sunroof. I had to use the L brackets that come with the rail to get the seats as low as possible. I honestly wish they would sit lower, my s14 seats were definitely lower. With that said, I'm 5'8", with a helmet on my head almost touches the sunroof, if I didn't have a sunroof I would gain 2 inches of head room. As for the rail adjustment. You need to place a washer or two under which ever corner on your floor mount is causing the rail to twist. Both of my seats slide freely after 5 minutes of figuring out what corner rocks. As for not being able to reach the slider lever, can't say I have an issue there. Plenty of clearance to move the lever.

01-16-2013, 12:22 AM	#15
Jfitzg38 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: New Lenox IL Posts: 526 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Let me know if yiu find circuit sport rails in stock anywhere! Frsport and phase2motoring, are out of stock until march. Even the one ebay listing for them I found was out of stock. Good luck Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2

01-16-2013, 12:59 AM	#16
Irresistible Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,994 Trader Rating: (21) Feedback Score: 21 reviews	Nagisa or Bride FG. Don't fuck around with Buddy Club rails, waste of time and money. __________________ GLEAM//★☆Street Dancer☆★ IG: streetdncr // tumblr: steve-strtdncr

01-16-2013, 11:22 AM	#18
eDmSiL80 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: SoCal Age: 35 Posts: 523 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	I had Buddyclub's for my caged s13. I had little to no clearance with my helmet on. It would literally bang the cage every turn lol. They don't sit very low for some reason. I would stay away from it.

10-14-2016, 02:30 PM	#23
udon! Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So-Cal Posts: 2,025 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	buy Bride FG never worry about it again

10-16-2016, 02:08 AM	#24
randyjordan Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: san diego Posts: 779 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	Fg or nagisa. Burn the buddy club rails