What Modern Bucket Seats will Fit 74 Superbug?

cemspec Casual Dubber

42 posts · joined Aug 2013 · 4 Oct 2013, 12:04 pm

#971737

I need to buy a pair of bucket seats for my 74 Superbug and was hoping to put some more modern seats in it!

Do people know what other model vehicles will fit in them eg civic or wrx?

Has anyone got some hanging around good adjustable ones! Got bad back need lumber support! 🙂

thanks
Lisa

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Oct 2013, 12:24 pm

#971740

All will need modifications to the base and the an engineers report.

You want a seat no more than 520mm wide on the base. Otherwise the hand brake disappears.

Common choices are Honda Prelude and Sukuki Swift.

Recaro are also excellent choice, especially if you want support.
They were standard in Proton Satria GTI.

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cemspec Casual Dubber

42 posts · joined Aug 2013 · 4 Oct 2013, 12:45 pm

#971742

Thanks heaps for that will check them out used to love preludes!

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 4 Oct 2013, 7:07 pm

#971766

MX5 seats are good too 👍

cemspec Casual Dubber

42 posts · joined Aug 2013 · 4 Oct 2013, 7:47 pm

#971772

Thanks Craig their getting abit pricey though!

Found some prelude ones might check them out!

You still going to drop in?

Handy Casual Dubber

48 posts · joined Feb 2012 · 6 Oct 2013, 2:20 am

#971847

I've put both front and rear seats from a Hyundai Coupe' 2005 in my bug

A "car guy" from Sweden, I love Vee Dubs and Porsche...
I'm also an Auto Electrician in my profession.

donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 6 Oct 2013, 10:28 am

#971861

VW Caddy , great seat 520mm across the base plenty of lumber support and adjustment, as it happens I have a pair in my car and I'm selling them. PM me if interested
Don

I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!

cemspec Casual Dubber

42 posts · joined Aug 2013 · 6 Oct 2013, 2:21 pm

#971864

hi don had a look at them abit bulky underneath to be able to re bracket them to fit in. thanks for the offer anyway!

cemspec Casual Dubber

42 posts · joined Aug 2013 · 6 Oct 2013, 2:25 pm

#971865

Handy wrote:I've put both front and rear seats from a Hyundai Coupe' 2005 in my bug

Handy which model coupe though?

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,474 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 6 Oct 2013, 8:26 pm

#971886

Been cover a few time please use the search

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cemspec Casual Dubber

42 posts · joined Aug 2013 · 6 Oct 2013, 8:38 pm

#971889

Couldnt find anything in the search! seats for a beetle? showed nothing! what should I try?

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,474 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 6 Oct 2013, 8:48 pm

#971891

try changing it from the last week to since the beginning and aftermarket seats.

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Handy Casual Dubber

48 posts · joined Feb 2012 · 7 Oct 2013, 6:35 am

#971908

cemspec wrote:
Handy wrote:I've put both front and rear seats from a Hyundai Coupe' 2005 in my bug
Handy which model coupe though?

I can't really answer that question, I bought the interior from a guy on eBay Sweden, I only know it comes from an Hyundai Coupe from 2005. Here comes photos:

It's not much space left for legs behind the drivers seat when I sit there, but it looks great and nobody sit back there anyway 😉

A "car guy" from Sweden, I love Vee Dubs and Porsche...
I'm also an Auto Electrician in my profession.

cemspec Casual Dubber

42 posts · joined Aug 2013 · 7 Oct 2013, 7:17 am

#971912

now thats what im talking about!!

That looks awesome! I do have two kids that need to seat in the back, was the base of the back seat deeper than the normal seats so you needed to bring the floor bracketing forward? It must have been one of the smaller coupes for the backseats to fit in there!

Love to see what you have done with the rest of the interior and dash! PM me if you like!

Handy Casual Dubber

48 posts · joined Feb 2012 · 8 Oct 2013, 5:52 am

#972033

cemspec wrote:now thats what im talking about!!

That looks awesome! I do have two kids that need to seat in the back, was the base of the back seat deeper than the normal seats so you needed to bring the floor bracketing forward? It must have been one of the smaller coupes for the backseats to fit in there!

Love to see what you have done with the rest of the interior and dash! PM me if you like!

Yes, its from Hyundai's small 2 door sports car, not a family car. And yes the base of the seat is a lot deeper then the normal dub seat, but it's also a lot harder. I mean in the original backseat you have like 15-20cm suspension and in the Hyundai there may be 2cm, haha. I built a spacer out of plywood to get the seat in the right height.
Also the front seats are low and hard, the original dub has a lot of suspension in the seats and in the high tires, and a little in the front beam, what I try to say is that you may feel every little stone on the road if you have hard and low tires as I have in the front 🙅 but it looks and feels cool.
The back of the rear seat is kind of high, as you can see there is no "headrests" and it's not needed anyway. The problem in the assembly, the entire rear seat is a little hard to get back as far as you want. I'm 180cm tall and like to stretch out my legs in driving position, then there is just a few centimeters left behind the drivers seat. The passenger front seat can be a little further ahead.

A "car guy" from Sweden, I love Vee Dubs and Porsche...
I'm also an Auto Electrician in my profession.

Isola Officially Full-On Dubber

217 posts · joined Oct 2011 · 8 Oct 2013, 5:49 pm

#972090

Those seats are out of a Tiburon if you're still wondering.

Handy Casual Dubber

48 posts · joined Feb 2012 · 9 Oct 2013, 3:34 am

#972152

Isola wrote:Those seats are out of a Tiburon if you're still wondering.

Yes you are so right. It's called Tiburon. I didn't know that until today be cause over here it's just called Huyndai Coupe'.
Every day we learn something new :-)

A "car guy" from Sweden, I love Vee Dubs and Porsche...
I'm also an Auto Electrician in my profession.

Isola Officially Full-On Dubber

217 posts · joined Oct 2011 · 9 Oct 2013, 2:27 pm

#972203

Handy wrote:
Isola wrote:Those seats are out of a Tiburon if you're still wondering.
Yes you are so right. It's called Tiburon. I didn't know that until today be cause over here it's just called Huyndai Coupe'.
Every day we learn something new :-)

Yes, Tiburon, Coupe and Genesis are all the same car but called different things in different countries. We also had the "Coupe" badge here for a while, but people know it better as the Tiburon.

bnicho Wolfsburg Wizard

436 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 10 Oct 2013, 4:42 pm

#972340

I recently acquired a set of the Swift GTi seats to fit to my 74 Super. Unfortunately I crashed the car last weekend, so they will have to wait until the damage is repaired. 🙁

Brett Nicholson
Melbourne, Victoria
1974 VW Superbug L - Olive 😎
1971 Morris Mini Moke - Mopoke
1966 Austin Mini - Audrey
1965 Morris Mini Traveller - Trixie
2007 Land Rover Freelander 2
2009 Nissan Pathfinder

cemspec Casual Dubber

42 posts · joined Aug 2013 · 10 Oct 2013, 4:54 pm

#972343

bnicho wrote:I recently acquired a set of the Swift GTi seats to fit to my 74 Super. Unfortunately I crashed the car last weekend, so they will have to wait until the damage is repaired. 🙁

Oh no I hope eveyone is ok and that you didnt bruise the beetle too much!

Will they fit straight in or do the brackets need to be moved?

Will the swift backseat fit in as well?

i will check them out thanks

bnicho Wolfsburg Wizard

436 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 10 Oct 2013, 5:00 pm

#972344

cemspec wrote:
bnicho wrote:I recently acquired a set of the Swift GTi seats to fit to my 74 Super. Unfortunately I crashed the car last weekend, so they will have to wait until the damage is repaired. 🙁
Oh no I hope eveyone is ok and that you didnt bruise the beetle too much!

Will they fit straight in or do the brackets need to be moved?

Will the swift backseat fit in as well?

i will check them out thanks

Only minor damage fortunately. Rear guards and a rear bumper. But I will probably get the rust repaired too.

Like any non-VW seat they will need custom brackets. I do not have the rear seat, just the fronts.

Cheers,

Brett Nicholson
Melbourne, Victoria
1974 VW Superbug L - Olive 😎
1971 Morris Mini Moke - Mopoke
1966 Austin Mini - Audrey
1965 Morris Mini Traveller - Trixie
2007 Land Rover Freelander 2
2009 Nissan Pathfinder

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,474 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 10 Oct 2013, 9:49 pm

#972377

just remember peopless to have them engineered to make sure your all safe and covered in case of an acident

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Handy Casual Dubber

48 posts · joined Feb 2012 · 11 Oct 2013, 2:50 am

#972385

Hey "Cemspec" or Lisa, did you receive my pm? Did you see the rest of my bug?

A "car guy" from Sweden, I love Vee Dubs and Porsche...
I'm also an Auto Electrician in my profession.