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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 10:48 AM
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Anyone have any pictures of back seats in an rx?
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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 01:02 PM
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i can take a photo of my back seat NOT in my rex

does that help?
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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 01:32 PM
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Sure, I'm just trying to see what kind of seats people use. It also helps if you have pics of the back thats been fabricated for seats even if the seats aren't in it. I'm just wondering what exactly needs to be done to the car to put back seats in and see if its something that i could consider for my 7.
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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 01:35 PM
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yeah
i'll drag it out of the heap of car junk tomorrow
i've got a ton of pix to take for this forum LOL
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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 02:30 PM
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people usually use the back seats that came in the jdm rx7s. ...if that was an answer to one of your questions.
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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 02:34 PM
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They are very scary, I can tell you that.
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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 02:39 PM
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...also there will be NO leg rooms..and almost NO head room. (im bout to buy a 79 with dealer put in back seats....and the front seats...rest apoun the back seats...LOL
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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 02:59 PM
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i have a 2nd gen rear seat...fits fine....no leg room, no head room

I also have a 240sx rear seat, fits fine. no headroom no legroom
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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 03:01 PM
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I heard that there is a way to cut out some of the frame and remake it so that seats actually fit in. Is that true?
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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 03:47 PM
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No problem making the seats fit. But you'll never make people fit.
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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 04:17 PM
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I'm talking about refabricating some of the back end so people actually can fit. Probably not very easy if possible, but i'm just wondering
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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 04:18 PM
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And i'm still looking for pictures, so post if u have any!
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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 04:19 PM
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what are you going to do, stretch the car?
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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 04:42 PM
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Originally posted by comradegiant
No problem making the seats fit. But you'll never make people fit.
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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 04:58 PM
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Jesus pictures of Savanna back seats are hard to find. Plenty of FC 2+2 shots...
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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 05:23 PM
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i will TRY to go by and get the pics of the back seat in the 79 im getting. the guy is never home when i go and i dont want to invade his privacy why he isnt there.
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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 05:52 PM
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If you want to come by and look at mine let me know. It's not currently installed but would only take about 10 mins. to put in.
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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 07:55 PM
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Hey We fit 4 people all around my height in mine, (6'5) God it was cramped and power was down, but we DID FIT. Now mine has no back seat, they wana go somewhere taking more than 2, take there car. My bike or car only fit 2. AW!!!
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Old Jul 10, 2004 | 11:16 AM
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this is frustrating..... my camera is dead
so i'll have to call dad and borrow his digi....
that sucks
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Old Jul 10, 2004 | 12:25 PM
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Who in their right mind would get in that backseat! My backseats are painfully small and I have a big car. Those 1st gen seats are half the size!
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Old Jul 10, 2004 | 12:25 PM
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Old Jul 10, 2004 | 01:41 PM
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I saw back seats on ebay a few times. I also seen something on the web with directions on how to do it but fotgot where is was... Do a google search..
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 06:22 AM
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Hey.

I scanned some pics of my former car for you. It was a Japanese import to New Zealand, so it had the stock backseat. All the ones in NZ did.

The part of the seat that you actually sit on was surprisingly light. It was just a soft foam (or something light, anyway), and as you can see in the pictures, it was really thin where it went over the raised column for the driveshaft that runs through the centre of the car. It was just held in place by two little metal hooks at the front of the seat that fitted through two small holes in the metal frame underneath. It was rally simple to remove.

The backrest part of the seat had metal behind it, so it was much stronger. It folded down, and had a snib that held it in place. You would be able to see it on the left side of the third picture, except I used a metal bar to prop open my hatch, and it's behind that.

http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/~ja...7/backseat.htm

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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 07:19 AM
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lol thats the same back seats as mine i got an SA as well. Although mine are the red velvet stuff, and black vinyl or whatever the material is called.
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Old Jul 11, 2004 | 07:19 AM
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lol thats the same back seats as mine i got an SA as well. Although mine are the red velvet stuff, and black vinyl or whatever the material is called.
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