Help with SEATS!!!

Felony Slammed & Awesome Dubber

80 posts · joined Nov 2004 · 20 Jan 2005, 3:47 pm

#296068

Have a 1971 superbug and i want to fit some better seats, preferably that go back a bit further as im a big guy, but i still need them to go close to the wheel aswell as im not the only person that drives the car, what sort of seats has anyone adapted into their bugs?
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 20 Jan 2005, 3:51 pm

#296072

im doing this at the moment in my bug but the seats i bought were too big so im going back to the wreckers to find me a set of lancer/mazda/sports seats. heres a set of excel seats in a 70 bug
http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=26264. im average but am nowhere near the roof

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buzzbug Praise the lowered

1,992 posts · joined Mar 2003 · 20 Jan 2005, 4:23 pm

#296089

there are two ways you can do this.

the legal way, and
the not so legal way.

Legal: buy the seats you want and get them welded or attached somehow to the same type of runners that you have now. Once you have done this, find and engineer to have a look over them and tell you whether or not they are right or not. Once they are right, the engineer will sign them off and you can get issued a compliance plate for your seats and be on your merry way. An engineer might cost somewhere in the vancinity of $300 alone.

Not so: do the same as above, just leave out the engineer part.

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BiX Veteran Volks Folk

2,499 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 20 Jan 2005, 4:24 pm

#296090

i went with honda seats intially. yeah i had the same problem, as iam 6'1 and the other driver at the time was 5'4 so made it interesting. but if you play aorund with it you should be right. I was teaching a friend who is 5'2 to drive, ended up using pillows!!

i now run aerotech semi race style seats which sit 70mm lower than standard. also remember if the seats are lower they will have to back even futher other wise you knee will be bent more.

but jsut play aorund with them to find a spot which works for both.

i used old bases, welded some flat on and then bolted the new seats on. got them blue plated, as i was not modifying the seat base. also make sure you use the correct grade bolts. cost $80ish dollars for the blue plate.

[Edited on 20-1-2005 by BiX]

[Edited on 20-1-2005 by BiX]

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Bug_racer Officially Full-On Dubber

351 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 20 Jan 2005, 9:57 pm

#296371

I have a set of front seats and a rear backrest seat ( no base ) that was done this way , They are Suzuki Vitara Seats on VW runners , they are out of my 70 bug which will get a full race seat and harness . Cost me $1000 retrimming plus the seat . Offers ??? Can have pics on the weekend .