want to swap out seats?
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For a someone cheapish swap out you can get some FC base model seats and put them in the GSL-SE, should nearly bolt right up, my seats were swapped out by the previous owner and the holes had to be wallowed out a tiny bit but I'm quite happy with them and being 6'7" they do allow for a little bit more room.
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Um, I would go more for race type seats. What is the benefit of going with FC seats? I want to do seats this year, but do not see any advantage of FC seats unless my only goal is to add weight to my car.
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hmm... i think the fc seats are lighter then the fb seats.... when i took out my seats on my fb lord that **** was heavy... but my fc seats that i have in her now are lighter, you can really feel the weight difference between the two when you carry them... plus the fc seats feel much more comfy.... imo
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Are the FC seats lower? I had a FC before and I swapped the seats out with Momos as my stock leather seats were heavy. However, if they sit lower than the FB seats, are a direct or slightly modified bolt-in, and the cloth ones are possibly lighter, then I too may be looking for a set until I can get some good race seats.
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From what I understand, they sit about 1" lower and are very simple to bolt in (swap seat rails from fb seats to fc)...
I installed fd seats. Bitch of an install that I've never been happy with. Now I have to do it all over again. They were a bit lighter than the old seats though, but not worth the effort of trying to mount them into the car in my opinion...
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I installed fd seats. Bitch of an install that I've never been happy with. Now I have to do it all over again. They were a bit lighter than the old seats though, but not worth the effort of trying to mount them into the car in my opinion...
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From what I understand, they sit about 1" lower and are very simple to bolt in (swap seat rails from fb seats to fc)...
I installed fd seats. Bitch of an install that I've never been happy with. Now I have to do it all over again. They were a bit lighter than the old seats though, but not worth the effort of trying to mount them into the car in my opinion...
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I installed fd seats. Bitch of an install that I've never been happy with. Now I have to do it all over again. They were a bit lighter than the old seats though, but not worth the effort of trying to mount them into the car in my opinion...
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I saw an fb when I was in Texas (Chorpus Christi) that had seats in it out of a little Ford XLT stepside. They looked sweet. Also had the inflatable lumbar support, and the sides of the seat (hip) were electric adjustable as well as up,down,front,back. REALLY comfortable!
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if i were to go with some kind of aftermarket seat what kind of brackets would i need? or could i just buy some for a FC and put my first gen brackets onto it? i have a 12 gs and my seats are completely torn up. with covers hiding the metal and foam haha
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http://www.soloracer.com/ so I've seen has some pretty decent prices on Corbeau seats and for someone like me who is 6'7" and 290lbs they are the only ones that make a bucket wide enough to fit me. I look to be getting one sometime in the future but until then I can say the FC seats do well as a cheaper alternative to spending loads on full blown buckets.
Pics attached are base model FC seats in an 84 GSL-SE with a smaller than stock Grant Wheel. Seats are moved ALL the way back [for sprited driving I can even move them forward a little] and slightly leaned back, don't pay attention the mess
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im going to have to disagree, i've had all 3 generation seats in my 84 and i really like the 3rd gen seats they imho have great side supports and since they are smaller in width it makes for a great spot to hold drinks in the left rear corner behind the seat i will say it's not a easy install but still great feeling seats imho