hey everyone i had this up before but it was lost.
the question was what seats have you used in a bug that were not standard. i.e. what make and model were they out of and how hard were they to fit as i need a set for chaos as his standards have twists in them from the crash and id like something a little sportier than stock
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very early subaru buckets (late 70s) look period (look like rx3 buckets) and feel fantastic.
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really they arent too wide for the sbug are they. btw i also have a set of seats for sale if anyone is interested but no pics at this stage of them. i bought them but they were too wide to fit them
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uuuuuuum i have run honda seats before. I know run aerotech race seats.
just go down the jap wreckers with a tape measure and look for what you want.
I have no sympathy for my car, only the wallet that pays for it!
Go hard or go home!!!!
BiX wrote:uuuuuuum i have run honda seats before. I know run aerotech race seats.
just go down the jap wreckers with a tape measure and look for what you want.
Yep, I have used Honda Civic seats in the past...
The last two set we (my Brother and I) have fitted have come from a Jap wreckers, just wandered in there with a tape measure and measured anything that we liked the look of....just make sure that they fold forward so that you can still access the back seat... We have no idea what they are out of!
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Honda Prelude seats in my bug. Tight fit and they are a bit heavy.
one thing to look at also is how the mnounting points are attached to the base of the seat. Most of the honda seats etc have varied height mounting points so you have to use packers etc. while the after market seats area ll the same level adn easy to attach.
one other thing to note was that to get blue plate in qld the seats must have a aust standard sticker on them WHEN be inspected........ or i was told when i got mine inspected the first time.
I have no sympathy for my car, only the wallet that pays for it!
Go hard or go home!!!!
already have the engineer organised mate as ill be getting both the seats and belts done this time as i still have the one from the t4 conversion
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
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i remeber taht diahatsu feroza seats were thin, and of a good support. maybe looka t some of those.
and i dont kow about your seats, yet.i havent gotten that far.
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its cool mate if you dont want them im sure i can sell them to someone else with something other then a bug
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definitely not too wide. look like a crossover between a race and a normal seat. this is a pic of one before re-upholstering.
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thanks mate ill let you all know what i end up with
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honda prelude seats in my bug, bit of a tight fit getting to the handbrake, but nothing you can't live with, and they were inspected properly, with report, so must technically be fine. pretty comfy too
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got any pics of these seats mate and how are they mounted? bolted to the floor or on the original slides
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after spending some time looking the front runners for the seats are skyline, swift gti, lancer( maybe) and golf
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let us know what u come up with, as i am thinking of changing the supers later, once i get thru the body work, paint, motor etc 😀
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have done excel seats but they were too hard and the wrong shape for me.
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found anything softer?? and what shape r u ??
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about 178cm and wide and solid. the skyline werent bad but i havent decided yet
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never even occurred to me to take into account difference.
what about t3. thought i saw someone tall mention this was a good fit for them. and little needed in change over
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you mean t3 transporter dont you.
no i want something sportier so when i drive im not having to hold on as much cause the seat will hold me
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didn't think so...
might be
will see if i can find thread.
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how about some MX5 seats or something? integra seats were nice last time i checked. who cares about the runners. have them in a fixed place. rip the back seats out and have them set up for you.
passengers can suffer 🙂
Anthony
nice...but my passagers whinge better than i can ingore...
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lazer tx3 was the ones i was thinking of...
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or like golde cars
968 porsche (mid 80s)
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ill see what i can find this weekend
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
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barls what about toyota crowns....manx put them in his..
check this thread..
http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=36013
they look comfy
dubless. 🥲
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just weld the seat frames onto the original beetle runners, not too hard to do
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My other car is a scooter, and it's in even more bits than my beetle. One day they will both be back together.......
