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barbel
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diff seats in sprinter... Mon, 17 June 2002 06:54 Go to next message

guys,

i got a set of wrx seats to put into my sprinter and when i sit them in there they sit way to high, not like the standard seats,
was wonderin if anyone has put similar seats into there sprinter and how they went about it, didn't really want to hack up the rails too much. my head hits the head lining in the car when they are in there...

any ideas

thanks
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hiaaa
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Re: diff seats in sprinter... Mon, 17 June 2002 08:10 Go to previous messageGo to next message
I don't know about WRX seat but I did put Recaro seat in sprinter, just cut the factory seat rail off and bolt them on the Recaro, done.
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~turbo86/articles/fitseats/diy-fit-seat-09.jpg

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Re: diff seats in sprinter... Mon, 17 June 2002 08:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
i just put silvia seats in my ra65 and one of the track was missing.. then i carved up my supra seat and swapped over, one rail sat higher than the other...fixed this with a piece of tubing and welded it together, done

its easy to raise the seat, hard to lower the height of it

my advice is take it to a sheetmetal shop (not engineers to expensive) get them to carve stuff up wouldnt cost more than $80

make sure you ask that in case you ever want to take the seats out again (maybe you get new carpet or something) that you can and that they dont just cut the floorpan and weld the rails direct, dodgy

cheers
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barbel
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Re: diff seats in sprinter... Mon, 17 June 2002 08:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
yeah, thought about that but i stil dont think they would sit low enuff... i think they'r a bit too high for sprinter, plus i have a sunroof so i'v lost a couple inches there also...

it may make enuff of a difference though,

anyone know who would do this in syd?

[Updated on: Mon, 17 June 2002 08:31]

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Re: diff seats in sprinter... Mon, 17 June 2002 10:19 Go to previous messageGo to next message
by the way, the NSW RTA site has a tech section somewhere which describes the legal way to bolt seats to the floorpan... if I find it again I'll post the URL up.

rgrds
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Re: diff seats in sprinter... Mon, 17 June 2002 11:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
I've got almost exactly the same problem - put in a different seat yesterday, went for a drive and got a stiff neck from sticking my head out the sunroof(although I do this quite a lot anyway - goes down well on the freeway Evil or Very Mad)

I'm gonna see what I can do with different rails, some grinding and welding, etc, etc. If I come up with a really class idea I'll letcha know. Otherwise at least I can give sympathy Cry

I've sat the sprinter seats in a few diff cars e.g. gemini, and they sure do sit low...
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barbel
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Re: diff seats in sprinter... Mon, 17 June 2002 11:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message

yeah, havin em sittin right next to each other you can really notice, might have to keep and eye out for some 200sx seats or somethin 2 door.

cheers for that
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Re: diff seats in sprinter... Mon, 17 June 2002 12:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Yeah - my only problem is I paid to get these seat of mine re-ragged, so now I really gotta sort it out Rolling Eyes
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barbel
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Re: diff seats in sprinter... Mon, 17 June 2002 23:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
bugger,

well i have had enuff, couldnt be stuffed ruining perfectly good seats, if anyone wants the rexy seats, i paid 800 for them, 2001 model seats. like new.

cheers

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rwdTrueno
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Re: diff seats in sprinter... Tue, 18 June 2002 02:49 Go to previous messageGo to next message
I've got a Recaro out of a Lancer Evo IV.

I'm going to get custom rails made. I've looked at the factory 86 rails, and it doesn't look like there is anyway it'll fit.
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barbel
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Re: diff seats in sprinter... Tue, 18 June 2002 02:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
who are you gonna get to make them?
how big are they compared to the standard seats... do they sit as low as them?

let us know how it goes
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rwdTrueno
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Re: diff seats in sprinter... Tue, 18 June 2002 02:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
I'm just going to get a friend to make them up.

As for the seat, the're really #%@% wide Smile

I've only got one, so it'll only look like half of this picture
http://www.club4ag.com/club4ag_photos/contribution s/11-1-2001/MVC-065F.JPG

hehe Smile
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Re: diff seats in sprinter... Tue, 18 June 2002 02:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
yeah mine are about the same width prob but a bit higher,
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Re: diff seats in sprinter... Tue, 18 June 2002 06:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
barbel, just a suggestion... but have you looked at Mazda MX-5 seats??? i have a pair in my TA22 and they fit very nicely... they are a neat little larrow seat that sits quite low. they are snug and comfortable, and have alright support. if it's just a daily driver and not a race car, i think you should have a look!!!

there are some pics of them on my web page, in the interior section...

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barbel
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Re: diff seats in sprinter... Tue, 18 June 2002 07:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
what model mx are those ones out of? one of the earlier ones?
how much did they set you back?
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Re: diff seats in sprinter... Tue, 18 June 2002 07:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
they are out of an early one i think... i picked them up through a guy my dad knew who dealt with import wreckers... they're actually out of a japan. they cost me $300 for the pair, but unfortunately i can't offer any info of where they came from, or how to get more. i was just suggesting the seats themselves.
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barbel
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Re: diff seats in sprinter... Tue, 18 June 2002 07:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
just curious thats all, they look a hell of a lot eaier to put in than my ones, anyways i think i have a buyer for em so i might be able to get my money back
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dorikin
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Re: diff seats in sprinter... Tue, 18 June 2002 07:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
that's good that you can offload them, better still if you can get your money back, or even make a little...

when it was time to get the seats for my car, i really wanted another set this guy had which were from an MR2, late model Black leather. he wanted $600, which at the time was bit too much. however, thinking about it now, they probably would not have fit in as easily as the MX5 seats did.

well good luck, and i still do suggest that you have a look at an MX5, even a later model one, cos they might just be right.
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Re: diff seats in sprinter... Tue, 18 June 2002 07:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
How hard was it to fit the mx5 seats? In regards to seat rails etc.

Thanks!
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dorikin
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Re: diff seats in sprinter... Tue, 18 June 2002 08:08 Go to previous message
the seat rails themselves were left alone as they were a good height... the only modifications were made to the mounting points on the rails to the mounting points on the floor pan. it was actually very simple and easy using only a small amount of scrap metal to adapt the MX5 rails onto the floor. only tood a few hours.
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