Is it time to replace your race suit? Let’s get you track-ready. Crash replacement
Replacing safety equipment after an incident is expensive and it always lands at the worst time. Register the incident with us and we activate a discount code that runs across all three of our stores for the next six months. You do not have to have bought the original kit from us.
Send us photographs of the damage and the date it happened. We activate a 10% code for all three sites, valid for six months. If you are replacing everything after a serious incident, ring instead of ordering online and we will go through it properly.
How to register
Four steps, and the first one is the only one that takes any effort.
Photograph the damage
The equipment itself, and the car if it tells the story. Close enough to see cracks, scoring and deformation. Do not throw anything away before you have photographed it.
Send it to us
Through the contact form, by email, or on the phone if you would rather talk it through. Include the date, where it happened and which series or session it was.
We activate the code
Usually the same working day. It works on all three sites and runs for six months from the date of the incident.
Replace what needs replacing
Order online, or come into the showroom. If a seat or helmet is a borderline call, ask us before you buy the replacement.
What we ask for
The first two are needed. The rest help, and none of them are a test.
What we need
- Photographs of the damaged equipment
- The date and location of the incident
Useful if you have it
- Onboard or trackside video
- The series, championship or track day session
- Which equipment you felt did its job well, because we do pass that back to manufacturers
Send a photograph anyway. Composite seat shells and helmets can be structurally done with almost nothing showing on the outside, and a harness that has taken a real load is finished whatever it looks like. We would rather look at a picture and tell you it is fine than have you replace something you did not need to.
What the discount covers
All three stores, which between them cover the driver, the cockpit and the car.
01Racewear and helmets
Helmets, HANS and hybrid devices, suits, boots, gloves and underwear. The parts that take the hit first and the ones people most often try to make last another season.
02Seats, harnesses and cages
Bucket seats, fitting kits, FIA and road harnesses, roll cages and the mounting hardware. Sportseats4u holds the fitment data for 812 named cars, so a replacement can be matched to the car properly.
03Brakes and discs
Big brake kits, discs, pads and lines. Often overlooked after an incident, and often the thing that has quietly cooked itself on the way to the barrier.
Rebuilding after a big one
If the answer is “all of it”, do not do this through a discount code.
A ten percent code is the right tool for replacing a helmet or a seat. It is the wrong tool for rebuilding a car from the bare shell up, where the order runs to thousands and half of it is fitment questions rather than product questions.
Ring 0115 9893488 or book into the showroom and we will go through it as a project. That means working out what actually has to be replaced against what only looks bad, matching the fitting kits to the car, and giving you one quotation for the lot rather than a basket you have assembled on your own. Garreth handles the showroom fittings and will make the time for it.
The same applies if you are on a deadline for the next round. Tell us the date and we will work to it.
If you are claiming on insurance, speak to your insurer before you buy anything. Some policies want to see the damaged equipment, and once it has gone in the bin that conversation gets harder. The discount will still be there.
Common questions
How much is the discount and how long does it last?▾
Ten percent on all items, for six months from the date of the incident. It works across sportseats4u, gsmperformance and bigbrakes4u, so a seat, a helmet and a set of discs all count.
What counts as an incident?▾
Anything that damaged your equipment or your car in competition or on a track day. An off that cracked a seat shell, an impact that finished a helmet, a fire, a roll. It does not have to be a big shunt. If a harness has taken a load or a seat is showing stress cracks, that is enough.
Do I have to have bought the equipment from you?▾
No. Register the incident and the code is yours either way. We would rather help someone replace kit we did not sell than have them go without because of where they bought it the first time.
What do you need from me?▾
Photographs of the damage, and the date and location of the incident. Onboard video if you have it, and the series or track day session it happened at. If you are not sure whether something is finished, send a picture of it and we will tell you.
How quickly do I get the code?▾
Usually the same working day once we have the photographs. Ring 0115 9893488 or use the contact form. If you need something urgently for the next round, say so and we will work to that.
My seat looks fine after an off. Is it still usable?▾
Send us a photograph of the shell, front and back, and the mounting points. Composite shells can be structurally finished with very little to see on the outside, and an FIA seat that has taken a real hit should be replaced whatever it looks like. We will give you a straight answer rather than an automatic sale.
Can I use it alongside a sale price?▾
Ask when you register. Some things are already cut to the bone and cannot take another ten percent, and we will tell you which rather than let you find out at the checkout.
Is there anything more than the ten percent?▾
If you are replacing an entire setup after a serious incident, ring us and talk it through rather than ordering online. Large replacements get looked at on their own merits, and it is easier to do that on the phone or in the showroom than through a discount code.
Send us the photographs
Ten percent across all three stores for six months, whoever you bought the original kit from. Ring 0115 9893488 or send the pictures through the contact form and we will get the code activated.
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