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11/23/07, 01:34 PM
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To swap to a bucket style seat, I am willing to say you will lose the options since the seat is not made for these options. I am not saying you could not fabricate something, we all have creativity and imagination for sure!
11/23/07, 07:36 PM
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The way we used to swap stuff around on older cars (Fox, 71-73, etc) was to redrill the new seat frame to bolt up to the existing seat track. The end result is the new seat sits on the existing track / rail assembly, and so you could retain whatever power / manual controls you had, although with the newer seats and the way they integrate the buttons into the side bolster, you're going to have to do some custom work to make it all happen. Not impossible, just good old hot-rodding 
11/25/07, 11:29 AM
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You know, that's not a bad idea. The buttons are just buttons which can be pulled of the OEM seats and fabbed up to the aftermarket seats. Something to consider.
11/26/07, 11:44 AM
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The way we used to swap stuff around on older cars (Fox, 71-73, etc) was to redrill the new seat frame to bolt up to the existing seat track. The end result is the new seat sits on the existing track / rail assembly, and so you could retain whatever power / manual controls you had, although with the newer seats and the way they integrate the buttons into the side bolster, you're going to have to do some custom work to make it all happen. Not impossible, just good old hot-rodding
11/28/07, 08:06 PM
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i installed a pair of sparco fighters, last april
http://www.sparcousa.com/pseats_street.asp?id=198
in red (so far they have held up WAY BETTER than the stock leather)
and used the factory sparco seat mounts
they are a pain to adjust and needed to be modded( i put 2 inch
extensions on the front legs )
as my wife rarely drives the car, the pain in the *** aduster isnt that big of a deal. i just have to help her with the slider ajustment.
if you have several people driving the car then i could see the power adjust loss as a bigger deal as we dont have adjustable pedals ect
the sparcos are light 16 lbs, and are really comfy even on long trips
with aftermarket seats the third gen air bags are disabled and the air bag warning light is always on ( im told the air bags will still deploy but at full force. lucky for me i don't know first hand though )
jay
http://www.sparcousa.com/pseats_street.asp?id=198
in red (so far they have held up WAY BETTER than the stock leather)
and used the factory sparco seat mounts
they are a pain to adjust and needed to be modded( i put 2 inch
extensions on the front legs )
as my wife rarely drives the car, the pain in the *** aduster isnt that big of a deal. i just have to help her with the slider ajustment.
if you have several people driving the car then i could see the power adjust loss as a bigger deal as we dont have adjustable pedals ect
the sparcos are light 16 lbs, and are really comfy even on long trips
with aftermarket seats the third gen air bags are disabled and the air bag warning light is always on ( im told the air bags will still deploy but at full force. lucky for me i don't know first hand though )
jay
12/1/07, 02:02 PM
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i installed a pair of sparco fighters, last april
http://www.sparcousa.com/pseats_street.asp?id=198
in red (so far they have held up WAY BETTER than the stock leather)
and used the factory sparco seat mounts
they are a pain to adjust and needed to be modded( i put 2 inch
extensions on the front legs )
as my wife rarely drives the car, the pain in the *** aduster isnt that big of a deal. i just have to help her with the slider ajustment.
if you have several people driving the car then i could see the power adjust loss as a bigger deal as we dont have adjustable pedals ect
the sparcos are light 16 lbs, and are really comfy even on long trips
with aftermarket seats the third gen air bags are disabled and the air bag warning light is always on ( im told the air bags will still deploy but at full force. lucky for me i don't know first hand though )
jay
http://www.sparcousa.com/pseats_street.asp?id=198
in red (so far they have held up WAY BETTER than the stock leather)
and used the factory sparco seat mounts
they are a pain to adjust and needed to be modded( i put 2 inch
extensions on the front legs )
as my wife rarely drives the car, the pain in the *** aduster isnt that big of a deal. i just have to help her with the slider ajustment.
if you have several people driving the car then i could see the power adjust loss as a bigger deal as we dont have adjustable pedals ect
the sparcos are light 16 lbs, and are really comfy even on long trips
with aftermarket seats the third gen air bags are disabled and the air bag warning light is always on ( im told the air bags will still deploy but at full force. lucky for me i don't know first hand though )
jay
Can these still be used with the stock 3-point seat belt. I'm not quite ready to install the rollbar/5-point harness yet...
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