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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 11:11 AM
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back seat in a rx7?

i have heard of some rx7's being a 4 seater, how is that even possible i need to see pics to belive.
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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 11:18 AM
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The rear seats are pretty much meant for amputees or very small children. My Corgis find them uncomfortable.
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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 05:34 PM
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All Japanese Fb/Sa had rear seats as per their transport law. You can easily install a Fc rear seat into an Fb with minimal alteration to the Fb.

Check out my thread on this very mod:

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...hlight=fc+rear
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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 07:32 PM
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It is already dark outside, but I will snag some pictures of mine tomorrow if that will help you believe :p
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Old Aug 19, 2007 | 07:54 PM
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Old Aug 20, 2007 | 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by SunRedRX7
The rear seats are pretty much meant for amputees or very small children. My Corgis find them uncomfortable.
What he said. I have a 85 GSL-SE that I inherited from my parents. My dad originally put in the rear seats so that they could take me and my brother driving when we were like 3... Now, I'm not very big (5'3") but when i sit in the back, the only way i could imagine it being comfortable would be if i had both of my legs cut off along with my head... It'd probably help if i had a few inches of my shoulders cut off too... trust me... the only thing these back seats are good for is keeping my books and papers for class from moving around in the back.
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Old Aug 20, 2007 | 04:10 PM
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Larz Anderson where is that and when .
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Old Aug 20, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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I saw some rear seats at the junkyard and I was excited untill i realized that you can't fold the seat back with someone sitting there. If you were an exceptionally tall dude, you could probably take out the front seat and use the "back seats" to plant your butt.


They're not seats in my opinion, they're just a shelf.
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Old Aug 20, 2007 | 05:19 PM
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Larz Anderson where is that and when .
Follow the link I put in the first post I made.It is in Brookline,and the event is in mid-September(15th maybe).
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Old Aug 20, 2007 | 09:48 PM
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Im a short guy, even with me driving no one fits on the back
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Old Aug 20, 2007 | 10:23 PM
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i am tall guy i guess i could use the back seat and remove front one so i can fit comfortably on my rx.
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 12:20 AM
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I am short, but NO ONE will sit in the back. even if they are a quadruple amputee thats been beheaded, I will still stick with my rule. Back seats are novelty.
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 10:49 AM
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This was my back seat.
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 11:08 AM
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I think the only practical use is when your short wife is sitting passenger and you have a small child behind her. I suppose you could have a baby behind the driver.
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 11:27 AM
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no fun going on in those back seats unless ur a midget haha not even. ud be beter off taking out the seat and then sit down. its just a waist of usless space anyways besides what else would go there in that space besides a speaker box or roll bars
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 02:18 PM
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I think the max age for the back seat is about 5.
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 02:21 PM
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I have the backseats in Cythia and a 12 year old can fit........sideways that is.
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 03:28 PM
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I had my 6 feet tall brother on the backseat once, he wasn't very comfy
Rear seats came stock for European cars, but I threw mine out. The most intresting point about them is that they came with a roll-up cover for the trunk. That's a bit neater, and the seat keeps stuff from flying around. Other then that, they are of litlle use. Got two sets here, but shipping to the USA would be a bit pricey
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 11:57 AM
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Pretty much all RX-7's here is Aus are registered 4-seaters. I've actually never seen a "genuine" 2-seater lol. Although I'd have to agree with the above comment that you'd have to be some sort of amputee to have a comfortable ride in the back seat. As there is literally no leg room, once the front seats are all the way back lol
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 03:25 PM
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Finally cleaned the interior enough to take pics of the backseats...



And here is with a 5'10 person in the back



I literally got stuck trying to get out, I could not reach the drivers seat handle
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 03:52 PM
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Now that's some funny sh$t!
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 06:57 AM
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lol belive it or not, i've had a mate in there who's 6'2! That was funny!
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 11:28 PM
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I found a seat on yahoo auctions it's in the classified section now
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 11:44 PM
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I heard that the insurance company would discount your insurance when you had the back seat. Something about that it changed the classification of the car.
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by rx7doctor
I heard that the insurance company would discount your insurance when you had the back seat. Something about that it changed the classification of the car.
I heard that too. I may go call Nationwide on tuesday to clairify...
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