Replacement seats on EBay any good? will they fit in the FC
02-05-04, 01:38 PM
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Replacement seats on EBay any good?
Anybody know anything about these?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33701
Have a stock '88 vert looking to replace, not sure if these would work, any suggestions? Thanks.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33701
Have a stock '88 vert looking to replace, not sure if these would work, any suggestions? Thanks.
02-05-04, 02:10 PM
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yeah, well first thing you do is throw the sliders they give you away.
unless those "double sliders" do anything.
i had to drill holes on the stock slider. you only have to do either the front side, or the back side of the sliders. and when you finally fit them on your seat, you're gonna have to stretch the rails a little because the seat's holes on the bottom are narrower than the brackets.
guess what? you're gonna have to take the rails off of the seat and you're gonna have to measure the rails with the holes on the floor plan. THAT'S why the rails are gonna be to wide for the SEAT, because the holes on the floor will be too WIDE when you fit the rails onto the seat.
so what do you do? drill out the holes that go to the floor on the rail and make them WIDER. once you do that, bolt them down. the hole in the back next to the armrest will be a BITCH to put back on.
i know this sounds confusing, but that's how you do it.
unless those "double sliders" do anything.i had to drill holes on the stock slider. you only have to do either the front side, or the back side of the sliders. and when you finally fit them on your seat, you're gonna have to stretch the rails a little because the seat's holes on the bottom are narrower than the brackets.
guess what? you're gonna have to take the rails off of the seat and you're gonna have to measure the rails with the holes on the floor plan. THAT'S why the rails are gonna be to wide for the SEAT, because the holes on the floor will be too WIDE when you fit the rails onto the seat.
so what do you do? drill out the holes that go to the floor on the rail and make them WIDER. once you do that, bolt them down. the hole in the back next to the armrest will be a BITCH to put back on.
i know this sounds confusing, but that's how you do it.
02-05-04, 02:13 PM
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Originally posted by Icemark
With both they would save you about 18 lbs compared top the stock vert seat.
also updated the thread title
With both they would save you about 18 lbs compared top the stock vert seat.
also updated the thread title
02-05-04, 02:17 PM
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Originally posted by Sir Rupert Hobo
yeah, well first thing you do is throw the sliders they give you away. unless those "double sliders" do anything.
i had to drill holes on the stock slider. you only have to do either the front side, or the back side of the sliders. and when you finally fit them on your seat, you're gonna have to stretch the rails a little because the seat's holes on the bottom are narrower than the brackets.
guess what? you're gonna have to take the rails off of the seat and you're gonna have to measure the rails with the holes on the floor plan. THAT'S why the rails are gonna be to wide for the SEAT, because the holes on the floor will be too WIDE when you fit the rails onto the seat.
so what do you do? drill out the holes that go to the floor on the rail and make them WIDER. once you do that, bolt them down. the hole in the back next to the armrest will be a BITCH to put back on.
i know this sounds confusing, but that's how you do it.
yeah, well first thing you do is throw the sliders they give you away.
unless those "double sliders" do anything.i had to drill holes on the stock slider. you only have to do either the front side, or the back side of the sliders. and when you finally fit them on your seat, you're gonna have to stretch the rails a little because the seat's holes on the bottom are narrower than the brackets.
guess what? you're gonna have to take the rails off of the seat and you're gonna have to measure the rails with the holes on the floor plan. THAT'S why the rails are gonna be to wide for the SEAT, because the holes on the floor will be too WIDE when you fit the rails onto the seat.
so what do you do? drill out the holes that go to the floor on the rail and make them WIDER. once you do that, bolt them down. the hole in the back next to the armrest will be a BITCH to put back on.
i know this sounds confusing, but that's how you do it.
And yes the brackets/sliders are the same for 'verts as for coupes.
Last edited by Icemark; 02-05-04 at 02:20 PM.
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02-05-04, 07:35 PM
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Originally posted by Icemark
Wouldn't it just have been easier to bolt the stock rails onto two rectangular sheets of 16 awg steel and the drill the sheet steel to match the seat bottoms?
And yes the brackets/sliders are the same for 'verts as for coupes.
Wouldn't it just have been easier to bolt the stock rails onto two rectangular sheets of 16 awg steel and the drill the sheet steel to match the seat bottoms?
And yes the brackets/sliders are the same for 'verts as for coupes.
jwx, they fit perfect. i'm 6'00" 158.
02-05-04, 07:42 PM
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Originally posted by Sir Rupert Hobo
and why didn't you tell me this BEFORE i did all that work?
jwx, they fit perfect. i'm 6'00" 158.
and why didn't you tell me this BEFORE i did all that work?
jwx, they fit perfect. i'm 6'00" 158.
so how comfortable are those seats... I like the DAD seats because the memory foam, but need to either find a GXL seat with good foam that I can rip apart, or replace both seats on my vert with something aftermarket.
02-06-04, 12:25 AM
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Originally posted by Icemark
That's the only way I thought you could put different seats in
so how comfortable are those seats... I like the DAD seats because the memory foam, but need to either find a GXL seat with good foam that I can rip apart, or replace both seats on my vert with something aftermarket.
That's the only way I thought you could put different seats in
so how comfortable are those seats... I like the DAD seats because the memory foam, but need to either find a GXL seat with good foam that I can rip apart, or replace both seats on my vert with something aftermarket.
02-14-04, 08:29 AM
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something i dont like about the stock seats, is that after about an hour or so of driving, your back is sweating... do the aftermarkets do this same type of thing?
02-14-04, 09:01 AM
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yeah thats why i was elated at the RX-Evolv's seats. they had a thin mesh backing which reduces weight, but more importantly lets your back breathe instead of walking out of the car like a mexican (ethnic slur)
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Originally posted by Kenteth
something i dont like about the stock seats, is that after about an hour or so of driving, your back is sweating... do the aftermarkets do this same type of thing?
something i dont like about the stock seats, is that after about an hour or so of driving, your back is sweating... do the aftermarkets do this same type of thing?
02-14-04, 09:58 AM
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Originally posted by Tofuball
How much do the stock seats weigh, for comparison purposes?
How much do the stock seats weigh, for comparison purposes?
I imagine Turbo style seats (as found in the Turbos, 87.5 Sports, 88 GTU, 89-90 GTUs models) are also probably pretty close to that 35-40lbs, as they almost have the same adjustments.