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Old 08-11-05, 05:26 PM
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rear seats for FC

im not sure if this topic has been discussed before but i searched and couldnt find it.

is it possible for the USDM FC to have rear seats just like the JDM FC's? i really want an FC but i dont think my parents would buy me an FC unless i can get rear seats

right now i currently own a GSR but would like to switch to the awsome turbo rotary engine.
Old 08-11-05, 05:29 PM
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I've seen them for sale on ebay sometimes, maybe post a wanted ad here, most expensive part would be shippping. Hope you don't have tall friends!
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The seats are very very very small, i call them butt buckets. My car came with the latches on the shock towers but the previous owner ditched the seats to make a place for the targa section to fit and b/c the back rest wouldn't fit with the rollbar. If you can get ahold of seats do it. They fold flat for cargo space as well.
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plenty of US fc's came with rear seats from the factory.
Old 08-11-05, 05:56 PM
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I have brand new, never isntalled, never sat in black leather rear seats if anyone is interested. They'll be expensive though.
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thanks for the quick replys, so its true that some FC's came with rear seats in the US? i never knew that, thanks for the help
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I believe all US-spec Turbo II's are two seaters from the factory, however you can remove the bins and install the NA rear seats. One of my friends bought a TII that already had been converted... it really threw us off.
Old 08-11-05, 06:16 PM
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adding a rear seat is just gonna add unwanted excess weight....i love 2 seaters...
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make the other people lay down in back, and tell them that the strut tower bar is kinda like the bar that keeps you in place on a rollercoaster
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GXL has the back seats. Considered the luxury model. Check the junkyards, parts sectio of the forum, etc.
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I have the rear seats in my GXL and they do well for small children, car seats and holding stuff. I like being able to whip crap back there and it doesn't roll around.
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I don't have rear seats and I have a GXL :o
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i would love one if there is one to match my blue GTUs seats.. i fount one on Ebay but shipping will cost more than the actual seat.
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On Team FC3S there's a stickied writeup (done by me ) in the pictures section on how to do it, if anyone's interested.
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Honestly .. talk to your parents and dump the seat idea. They're useless, my ex was a very very little person .. in your wacky measurements i'd put her at 5'2" .. back seats are so small she could only just fit, and even then its uncomfortable.

So you get a sweet car, and then take up some of the only free space with a glorified counterweight?

Just my opinion but I took my back seats out and have not looked back.
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Rear seats are standard here in Aus for SA, FB and FC/FD. They are cool but very cramped for someone probably over 14yrs old and taller than 5'7. However if I ever had 3 people in the back of the car I made the person in the back lie across the rear seat otherwise they would get cramp....

But really, you shouldn't buy a 2dr sports car if you want room for more than 2 people, especially not an rx7
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ive come across 2 or 3 base models with rear seats.... yes the seats are very small,they work tho, and hey i dont gotta sit back there so i didnt care haha!!

alot of my freinds try to lie across the whole back seat area lol
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A buddy had an SE with rear seats. His 8 year old daughter fit. Why the heck do your parrents care about the back seat anyway? Insurance?
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^ Ditto that.

I've been driving around with 4 people in the car for most of the week... No complaints yet...
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ok, i have rear seats in my car... the peeps who have sat in them hve said it bad trying to get into them, once you are in your are fine.. yes itz a little tight but if somone wants a ride it what they gotta deal with
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wow thats cool, thanks guys. yea i just want the rear seats cause you never know, one day you might want the rears for some reason. my parents wouldnt be too happy either cause its my daily driver and i go to school.
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I installed red rear seats in my 87 TII for that same reason. You have the option of taking three passengers (if you need to), or you can throw all your crap in the buckets and put the seat down just like storage bins. the extra weight is maybe 20lbs MAX and they fold down just as if they were never there. I like them : )
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Yea it's good to have rear seats only cause you might need them in the future. But at the same time it's exess weight. and it's not that comfortable when you have 2 big people sitting in the front 2 more in the back.
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Originally Posted by Taka87
Yea it's good to have rear seats only cause you might need them in the future. But at the same time it's exess weight. and it's not that comfortable when you have 2 big people sitting in the front 2 more in the back.
oh no! <~20lbs in a street car! that's too much!



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