Seats to fit bug seat rails

t_tuffnut Wolfsburg Wizard

425 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 13 Jul 2010, 9:25 am

#790297

Hi all,

Does anyone know of any front seats from other make/model cars that will fit straight onto the seat rails in a bug, specifically a 66?

I am just toying with the idea of getting into something with a bit more support, but I'm not keen on the idea of ripping up the seat mount rails or pulling the slides off my current seats.

1966 Bug

1973 L Bug

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 13 Jul 2010, 9:31 am

#790298

Hi

You wont find anything that will bolt in, what you need to do is find a pair of Beetle seat bases and graft the other seats to them.

I put Honda Prelude seats in my sons bug, they are very comfortable and are not too big fit in a bug, if your going to Valla I can show you how they fitted etc.

Steve

RED62E Officially Full-On Dubber

228 posts · joined Feb 2008 · 13 Jul 2010, 9:54 am

#790302

When I had red I found some seat bases, hard do to at times, and the first set were from a Suzuki Jimmy then I got hold of a set of Commodore SS seats with all the support etc and after a long search found another set of seat bases and had them fitted properly and they were great for support etc. I could actually sit in them and not on them and when going around corners at light speed stayed planted in the seat.

greedy53 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,062 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 14 Jul 2010, 7:56 am

#790472

also you can remove seats from hondas and other small and low base seats with the slides as most are bolted in so easy to refit to your bug ,i have found the seat hight is the main problem to overcome as get it wrong and your legs may not get under the steering wheel

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vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 · 14 Jul 2010, 8:09 am

#790474

scat (or some joint venture) make seat adapters for almost every model to fit what ever model of bucket seat you buy from them. Guessing that other bucket seat will work with the adapters with minimal or no mods required.

They even supposedly make em for type 3 as well. woot. 😵‍💫

http://www.procarbyscat.com/Adapters.asp

and their seats and stuff.

http://www.procarbyscat.com/default.asp

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

t_tuffnut Wolfsburg Wizard

425 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 14 Jul 2010, 12:48 pm

#790514

Thanks for the links and advice. The scat stuff looks awesome. It is like the effect I want eventually, so I'm probably better saving up the cash for that.

Cheers.

1966 Bug

1973 L Bug

donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 14 Jul 2010, 4:23 pm

#790541

http://www.cobraseats.com/clubman.htm
Nearly bought a set of these, they were the only ones I could find (other that MX5 as it turned out) that would fit into my buggy.
I've seen them in the flesh, damned nice seats 👍

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