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| posted on June 27th, 2014 at 11:01 PM |
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Procar seats by Scat - any good ?
Hey guys, starting to look around for a pair of front seats, as the car I have had a crappy pair of jap import seats crudely bolted to flat bar tabs
on the floor pan.....scary.
Anyway, I have seen a few places selling the scat procar seats as a direct replacement and was wondering if anyone had any experience with them ?
The pro 90 seat looks like roughly what I am after, I am just wondering whether they use a seat mount that adapts to the original vw rails or if it is
a stand alone thing that bolts to the floorpan ?
Also (dare I ask) does anyone know if they legal to use in WA on the road ? No idea what the regs are now days.
Thanks in advance peeps !!!
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| posted on June 28th, 2014 at 09:41 AM |
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Doug
Are you talking low back or high back?
I see Vollks has them for just over a grand? I assume that is for 2 which is pretty good value for no modifications.
There is definitely a benefit in having the 2 rail system
I still like Recaro and you can do them for under a grand in your car
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on June 28th, 2014 at 10:23 AM |
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Really ? Would have thought recaros were more exxy than that..... I'd go recaros for the same price absolutely.
What are the legalities of aftermarket seats ? I need to get the car over the pits as its unregistered currently and I don't have a pair of stock
seats to rego it with.....
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| posted on June 28th, 2014 at 10:47 AM |
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expensive but worth it
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| posted on June 28th, 2014 at 09:41 PM |
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I have them in the wifes '70 Beetle in the form of low backs.The frame adaptor has 3x height settings and the base adaptor sits inside the factory
runners. Mounting bolts run horizintally through the holes located under the runners.
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| posted on June 28th, 2014 at 09:59 PM |
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Suggest you look at the WA Gov regs re seat replacement. In Vic, if the car is manufactured before Jan 1st, 1969, you can replace seats without an
engineers approval so long as the seat anchorages are of at least equivalent strength to the original anchorages. Even though I have a '68, I still
had my custom seat mounts checked by a VASS engineer
Cheers......Wayne
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| posted on June 28th, 2014 at 11:12 PM |
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Thanks all - appreciating all the responses
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| posted on February 27th, 2015 at 07:09 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Doug Sweetman
Really ? Would have thought recaros were more exxy than that..... I'd go recaros for the same price absolutely.
What are the legalities of aftermarket seats ? I need to get the car over the pits as its unregistered currently and I don't have a pair of stock
seats to rego it with.....
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It varies from state to state, I'm in QLD and have SAAS racing buckets, I had to get a modification plate for the seats before it could be
roadworthied.
Phoenix was my 1973 Super Beetle.
_______ is my 1975 Super Beetle.
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| posted on January 4th, 2016 at 12:05 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by snitz
I have them in the wifes '70 Beetle in the form of low backs.The frame adaptor has 3x height settings and the base adaptor sits inside the factory
runners. Mounting bolts run horizintally through the holes located under the runners.
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Hi Snitz,
Have you got any pictures of the frame mounting to the seat runners?
I have seen a Scat video on YouTube, but it's a rushed "doco" - I couldn't quite see how the side bolts mount the seat frame to the rails.
Thanks, Bryce
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| posted on January 5th, 2016 at 01:56 AM |
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Hey Bryce..I'll get to the shed tomorrow and take some pictures of the way they mount inside the runners. Its not easy to see but I'll try and get
some pics.
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| posted on January 6th, 2016 at 10:36 PM |
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The front two seat base adaptor tabs sit on front of the runner plate and bolt through the front of the runner plate.
The rear to "L" shaped tabs of the seat adaptor frame sit inside the factory runner tracks and bolt through the side of the runners.
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| posted on January 8th, 2016 at 08:42 PM |
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Snitz,
Thanks for the pictures.
Looking at the last picture, I understand how the frame fits.
Thanks,
Bryce
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| posted on January 8th, 2016 at 10:50 PM |
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No worries.
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