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seat conversion
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Tue, 17 December 2002 12:37
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anybody know how to put seats in a celica that are from a different car? any ideas?
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2002
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Re: seat conversion
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Tue, 17 December 2002 13:41
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No, but when you find out, make sure you tell me! I'll be faced with the same problems putting my buckets in my XX!
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Location:
Hornsby, N.S.W
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September 2002
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Tue, 17 December 2002 19:43
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my mate just bought some rpm racegear seats, we just measured the seat and the rails up and just attached the standard rails to bottom of the seat in the right place and BANG! there it is!
all fitted very nice, and did not take long only about 2 an a half hours.
JUZZO
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September 2002
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Re: seat conversion
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Tue, 17 December 2002 21:58
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I bought a set of seats for my Datto. I took the rails off my seat and used the standard rails, they didnt fit up exactly, so basically I welded some angled joints in the bolt the seat onto the rail. They arent completed yet, but so far, so good.
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I supported Toymods
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south of the big smoke
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May 2002
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Re: seat conversion
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Tue, 17 December 2002 23:52
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this probably wont apply to you, mainly to the small celicas
make sure the seats arent to wide or they may nearly touch in the middle or rub against the doors
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Location:
The Central Coast
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October 2002
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Re: seat conversion
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Wed, 18 December 2002 02:14
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You try to always re-use the rails off the current bucket seats so that it bolts into the same holes.
Some seats will be wider or have holes that the rails almost bolt up to the new seat, so a bracket will have to be fashioned to reach one or two of the bolt holes on the seat that the original rails can't reach.
WARNING: They have to be strong and look stock, it wont pass an engineers if it isn't (not that it bothers some people)
I also know there is a seat blank plate that can be bought from places like Revolution Racegear (I think) that has numerous holes drilled all over a thick plate the same size as your seat (or slighly larger) so you can bolt your runners to the seat bracket (flat bit of metal with holes) then you place it on the seat, line up the bolt holes and put it all together.
This I think is the easiest, especially if you want to change seats regularly ie race fixed to adjustable bucket.
Stuffed if I know where you can get them from now and how much tho.
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Toymods Social Secretary
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: seat conversion
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Wed, 18 December 2002 05:08
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i think craig here is right... i had what soem people claimed to be mrk2 supra seats (i have no idea?) and they were pretty wide... only one rubbed on the door tho.. and they were put in pretty dodgy
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Location:
Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: seat conversion
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Wed, 18 December 2002 05:24
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ok thanks for the replys. I've had a look at the passenger sides of both seats and basically, on my original seat, the rail bolts onto the bottom of the seat, but on the other seats (GT4 seats btw), the rails bolts onto the side. It is really annoying. To get it done properly from a seat conversion place, it will cost about $375 plus $175 for the engineers certificate.
There is another way that i've been told of in which you line up the holes that will line up with the original holes in the floor, and then drill new holes for the other holes that don't line up and reinforce it with a plate. Anybody done this before?
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Location:
The Central Coast
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October 2002
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Re: seat conversion
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Wed, 18 December 2002 05:34
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You don't HAVE to get an engineers certificate for them...I've gotten away with mine quite easily.
What I did was pulled my original seat out, and on a bit of cardboard, drew where the seat bolt holes were for the original runners (using a ruller and basically just marking it out)
Then grabbed the new seat and marked out on a (HUGE)bit of paper the seat bolt holes for it's original runners. Then I laid it over the top of my copy of the original, guessed where I wanted the seat to sit (away from the doors, more in toward the centre)and drew up brackets that bridged the two holes. I made up the brackets according to the design (basically just a couple of flat bits of steel with holes drilled in the right spots!)
Bolted the brackets to the seat, then the runners to the brackets, then bolted the seats & runners in.
Whala! New seats! Wasn't very strong, but you get the idea, using a good hunk of metal and just drilling two holes for each mount point, you bolt the bracket to the seat and bolt the runner to the bracket. Too easy! I'd never pay $375 to get someone else to do it. It just takes time that's all.
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Location:
Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: seat conversion
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Wed, 18 December 2002 05:44
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the engineers certificate would be for if you wanted to sell the car or get a roadworthy is that right? maybe for the insurance if they ask for it and also so you don't kill yourself coz you put the seats in dodgy. just for peace of mind i guess.
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Location:
The Central Coast
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October 2002
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Re: seat conversion
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Wed, 18 December 2002 05:57
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Exactly.
It's for piece of mind and insurance purposes.
I'd probably do some other modification at the same time (like an engine conversion) and get everything done at once. It just seems a bit silly paying so much money for a different set of seats.
By the way, if you change your seats and don't make up any dodgey brackets, but say use some other car's factory runners on one side and yours on the other, because the seat mount was ADR'd in the other car anyway, it doesn't need to be checked for strength etc...because it's already passed the design rules.
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: seat conversion
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Wed, 18 December 2002 06:18
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Yeah, the Mk2 Supra seats are pretty wide, but they fit fine in any A6X Celica/Supra as they all share the same interior.
Thats why I wasn't really worried when I got my new seats about them fitting.
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Location:
Sunshine Coast, Qld
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January 2005
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Re: seat conversion
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Sat, 29 January 2005 05:39
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| justcallmefrank wrote on Wed, 18 December 2002 17:18 |
Yeah, the Mk2 Supra seats are pretty wide, but they fit fine in any A6X Celica/Supra as they all share the same interior.
Thats why I wasn't really worried when I got my new seats about them fitting.
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What about the electrics of the supra seats?
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
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May 2002
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Re: seat conversion
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Sat, 29 January 2005 05:44
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There isn't any electrics on them, all manual adjustments with air pockets for lumbar support.
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Toymods Social Secretary
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: seat conversion
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Sat, 29 January 2005 10:29
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i can say that MA61 seats DO fit into an AE71 though 
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Location:
Sunshine Coast, Qld
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January 2005
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Re: seat conversion
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Sat, 29 January 2005 11:50
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| Jamois wrote on Sat, 29 January 2005 16:39 |
| justcallmefrank wrote on Wed, 18 December 2002 17:18 |
Yeah, the Mk2 Supra seats are pretty wide, but they fit fine in any A6X Celica/Supra as they all share the same interior.
Thats why I wasn't really worried when I got my new seats about them fitting.
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What about the electrics of the supra seats?
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Oh, my mistake. I was under the impression they had some electronic adjustment and had some wiring to contend with. Don't know where i got that from 
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: seat conversion
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Sun, 30 January 2005 01:14
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Mk3 Supra seats have electrics in them, probably what you were thinking of.
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