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Recaro rails
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Thu, 05 May 2005 02:40
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Is there a way to find out if Recaro rails for an MX83 would be the same as some other car?
Seat rails are the kind of thing that doesn't really deteriorate with age so there's no point in buying new ones if I can avoid it. The problem is, finding ones that were fitted to a Cressida is like finding a funny joke on Rove.
I know the MA70 was related to the Cressida is some ways but I don't know in what respects.
Surely there's a Recaro catalogue that someone can access to answer these questions.
Oh, and i've heard about people using their standard rails on aftermarket seats... what's the go with that? legal? safe? practical?
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Re: Recaro rails
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Thu, 05 May 2005 02:52
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Oh, and i've heard about people using their standard rails on aftermarket seats... what's the go with that? legal? safe? practical?
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Thats what I have done in a number of cars, all of which have passed engineering and rego. It's the easiest option in most (not all) cases.
Well I purchased a car that had aftermarket fixed back buckets with adaptors mounting the seat to the original rails. The car was bent as a banana (bent right in the middle after hitting a light pole on the passenger side, the passenger door was touching the drivers seat). The seat mounts used much thinner steel than I use and appeared to hold up well (using the drivers seat as the example) in the impact, made me feel pretty confident about the safety of mine 
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Sydney
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March 2003
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Re: Recaro rails
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Thu, 05 May 2005 06:33
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Chasers??
I used Bride rails, to suite a recaro, fits well.
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Bayside Melbourne.
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May 2003
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Re: Recaro rails
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Thu, 05 May 2005 13:34
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So there's no big online catalogue that I can cross check stuff? Kinda like the steering wheel boss kit catalogues.
Anyhow... i will look into getting some Chaser rails or see if I can use my current rails on the Recaros. Bottom line is that I really don't want to do anything to compromise the saftey of my car/seats and if using the MX83 rails is dodgy then I won't do it.
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Location:
Melbourne
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September 2002
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Recaro rails
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Fri, 06 May 2005 09:44
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I've got a jzx81 chaser Bride rail which will be for sale in about two months time, it currently has a recaro bolted to it. I've got another set of JZX81 chaser rails coming in so I can have a matched set of rails on my recaro's so the one I have now will be for sale then.
Importbitz can also bring in Chaser rails without too much fuss.
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Bayside Melbourne.
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May 2003
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Re: Recaro rails
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Fri, 06 May 2005 11:09
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Excellenté... PM me with more details... ie: photos if you have them and an approximate price you will be after. I can wait til you're ready to sell if it is gonna be what I'm after.
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