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Stanley I guess the reward is in the doing of it

4,523 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·

#59495
What type of bucket seats fit nicely into the front of a '69 beetle ?. (besides the standard ones)😀

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,787 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#59497
most Jap imports

I have a set of integra in Blue2 and i had Subaru in Blue1.

They weld onto VW bases

Probabally should be eng certified but......

Wanna buy a set already on bases???
Futue te ipsum!!!

Stanley I guess the reward is in the doing of it

4,523 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·

#59500
Maybe.😀

NigeType3 Officially Full-On Dubber

371 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#59504
Get 1985 BMW 320i seats they come in leather and bolt staight to floor pan. Look real nice kinda retro but still comfy. Will suit vw real nice.

Nige:thumb

baybuscamperkid prince of insufficient light, ruler of heck

4,316 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#59514
rx3 are real comfortable and dont look out of place
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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#59516
The seats out of JAP cars are about the best thing they make.

Best of all is there usually narrow and fit great inside a VW.

I have Honda seats in mine, but be careful when welding them onto frames as some of the JAP seats are off set so they have to be straightened or aligned to suit a VW.
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Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#59640
I have a set of MX5 seats which fit fantastic, narrow where it needs to be ,and look like early 911 seats!!
I'm fitting Suzuki GTI seats to my new road/race car, firm with side supports, and they are out of a two door car so they fold forward for rear seat access.:thumb
Make sure you get them engineered for insurance etc !


BiX Veteran Volks Folk

2,499 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#59757
mine are out of a honda. I welded some flat bars on the old bases, then bolted the seats on (use the correct grade bolt) and they are now blue plated.

Ian Bugden AKA - Bugs

248 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#61406
I had '94 honda prelude seats in my old '72 S bug. I removed the hoda tracks and bases then removed the Beetle bases and welded them onto the prelude seats. They were really comfy and supportive, with the head rest removed they kinda looked like modified low backs
😉
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bugboymatt Custom Title Time!

1,405 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#61441
Craig Torrens wrote:I have a set of MX5 seats which fit fantastic, narrow where it needs to be ,and look like early 911 seats!!
I'm fitting Suzuki GTI seats to my new road/race car, firm with side supports, and they are out of a two door car so they fold forward for rear seat access.:thumb
Make sure you get them engineered for insurance etc !

I got Suzuki gti seats in mine. There great. loads of confort and hold nicely for the sideways croners which there seem to be alot of around me !!
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kombi_kid Moderator Good Kid too many projects

124 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#63011
what about fitting seats in a 72 kombi the bases are totally different! should i juyst weld to the chassis?
cheers
rhys
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Wobbley Learner Dubber

18 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#65560
BiX wrote:mine are out of a honda. I welded some flat bars on the old bases, then bolted the seats on (use the correct grade bolt) and they are now blue plated.
I take it you are in Qld.
The blue plate is only valid for a seat conversion if it bolts straight in.
As soon as you welded etc. it then requires an engineer to sign this off....not an authorised officer....

Wobbley Learner Dubber

18 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#65564
kombi_kid wrote:what about fitting seats in a 72 kombi the bases are totally different! should i juyst weld to the chassis?
cheers
rhys
We found commodore seats will fit in the front seat positions..just. There is sufficent room under the original track areas (after removing the welds on the original runners carefully) and the holden runners worked out to be on the same horizontal plain.

ronster Seriously Crusin Dubber

160 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·

#65625
Hmm...
Dumb question: Where can you find Jap car seats? Wreckers? :o

Ron

Peter Leonard Moderator Volatile

1,456 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#86637
yerp, i'm looking for some nice sidewayslideproof seats. is this an easy job? exy? will i need to bribe a plethora of rta pencil pushers?
ah HAH
let sleeping dubs lie

Robo Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,491 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·

#87178
Come on Kafer man
Whats wrong with the factory one's. I know I'm a philistine, and have no taste but?
Rob.....

[Edited on 16-9-2003 by Robo]
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VDUBXTC Tea Bag

3,587 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·

#89007
go some toyota celica gt4 seats bit fancy be electric, but very comfortable or you could always go the good ol Recaro LS or LE seats

[Edited on 20-9-2003 by vw0064]
Jasmine the 75 L Bug
56 oval, 2000 New Beetle

Peter Leonard Moderator Volatile

1,456 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#89636
saw some 'autotechnica' seats in repco yesterday. guy said they'd fit anything as they had adjustable rails and holes and stuff. 400 bucks, looked pretty okay.. anyone ever tried these?
let sleeping dubs lie

KOM123 Smiling Assassin

1,164 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#89715
Peter Leonard wrote:saw some 'autotechnica' seats in repco yesterday. guy said they'd fit anything as they had adjustable rails and holes and stuff. 400 bucks, looked pretty okay.. anyone ever tried these?
Some comments I found from outside of this forum:

http://forum.hot4s.com.au/messageview.cfm?catid=19&threadid=3847

[Edited on 21-9-2003 by KOM123]

Peter Leonard Moderator Volatile

1,456 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#89738
eep. guess not. 😀
so i'm gonna be doing the rounds of wreckers looking for...
gti seats?
which must be 'welded' on?
aaacck
:jesus
let sleeping dubs lie

Stanley I guess the reward is in the doing of it

4,523 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·

#89774
Robo wrote:Come on Kafer man
Whats wrong with the factory one's. I know I'm a philistine, and have no taste but?
Rob.....

[Edited on 16-9-2003 by Robo]
Nothing really it was just an enquiry think i'll stick with the oem's for the retro feel.
Does anyone know who has std beetle seat, seat covers ?

Peter Leonard Moderator Volatile

1,456 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#89967
hey thanks for the link. are they comfy over a LOOONG drive? hence the 'touring' label. although the OEM ones aren't overly comfy over a few hours....
hmm
food for thought.
let sleeping dubs lie

BiX Veteran Volks Folk

2,499 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#92101
i run aerotech seats, Its a hard problem trying to find seats to fit u in and that will fit in the car. But just measure the width u have to fit seat into and take ur tape measure.

I bolted my seats to the vw frame, makes it easier to change if need be. Just make sure u use the correct grade bolts.

NAother thing, i got some honda seats intially from the wreckers and they were import seats and didn't have the aust standards sticker so therefore in theory shouldn't have been approved(blue plated)

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#95350
Wobbely,
How about filling in Your personal info so We know where You are etc,....
unless You are hiding from someone...
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#95353
So its OK to bolt Your seats in, but NOT weld them in..
Is that correct? I am installing recovered Superbug seats into My 68 Beetle and the bases are different, so I have cut the original bases out and am going to bolt the superbug bases in... My Son told Me the bases had to be welded in....
Any info please...
Lee

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- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

VDUBXTC Tea Bag

3,587 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·

#95484
I have only ever bolted my in . its past blue slip on 3 occasions.
Jasmine the 75 L Bug
56 oval, 2000 New Beetle

mnsKmobi Wolfsburg Wizard

589 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#96241
My kombi has non-standard seats (don't know what they are) that have been welded on and it passed the Vic roadworthy certificate.

The problem with welding them on is when you want to get them back off like I do!😉