can i change front seats?
24 March 2009, 01:58 PM
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can i change front seats?
does anyone know if it is possible to change my STi 8 front seats for something like some really nice Recaro racing seats? are subframes etc......avaliable to fit an STi 8 ?
any ideas on who to use if it is possible?
dan
any ideas on who to use if it is possible?
dan
24 March 2009, 02:00 PM
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Dan,
Do you mean like a Track/road seat?? if so yes you can fella, you,ll need different rails etc, i,m going to de doing my Classic soon with either Recaro or Sparco..
Do you mean like a Track/road seat?? if so yes you can fella, you,ll need different rails etc, i,m going to de doing my Classic soon with either Recaro or Sparco..
24 March 2009, 02:02 PM
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Some nice seats here too Dan...
::Corbeau Seats::
Edited to say, i like the Blue & black Boss Road seat.....
::Corbeau Seats::
Edited to say, i like the Blue & black Boss Road seat.....
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Dan, you will also wish to fit a resistor (3.3ohm iirc) to the seat airbag connector otherwise your airbag warning light will stay on. 
Whilst it will only advisory be an advisory come an MOT, I know how fussy you are and driving with that light on will be worse that getting it wet
Whilst it will only advisory be an advisory come an MOT, I know how fussy you are and driving with that light on will be worse that getting it wet
24 March 2009, 02:16 PM
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Dan, you will also wish to fit a resistor (3.3ohm iirc) to the seat airbag connector otherwise your airbag warning light will stay on.
Whilst it will only advisory be an advisory come an MOT, I know how fussy you are and driving with that light on will be worse that getting it wet
Whilst it will only advisory be an advisory come an MOT, I know how fussy you are and driving with that light on will be worse that getting it wet
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I can't see photobucket pics in work, they're blocked, but I'm guessing you want something like this...
You need to consider whether you want something adjustable or not as some of these more radical seat will only take a side mount and not adjustable bottom mount runners.
You need to consider whether you want something adjustable or not as some of these more radical seat will only take a side mount and not adjustable bottom mount runners.
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Side Mounts Explained from SportSeats4u.co.uk
great looking seat though
24 March 2009, 04:33 PM
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24 March 2009, 08:23 PM
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The side brackets are universal.Pictures of them are further down the page on the gpr website and they are a stock item. The subframe was for my 04 blobeye, specific and ordered from Italy. Took about 10 days to deliver. I removed the seats from the floor, runners included and the subframe is fixed, so when the seats were fitted, they were fixed in place. The only way to adjust is to undo the nuts and bolts but as I am the only one driving it, (apart from David at api) its fixed in place for me. Hope this helps a bit..
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24 March 2009, 09:59 PM
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25 March 2009, 10:09 AM
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Yes. I went to gpr hoping to just get them "off the shelf". They had the side brackets, cause they had the seats in the showroom, but the subframes were ordered over the phone later that day. I tried to see if I could use the adjustable subframes on the origional seats to work but they didnt.(Too wide apart) So I phoned gpr, ordered and paid and they arrived about 10 days later to my front door. This is the link(hopefully) Buy S-Light Race Seat - Race Seats at GPR
25 March 2009, 11:19 AM
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I can't see photobucket pics in work, they're blocked, but I'm guessing you want something like this...
You need to consider whether you want something adjustable or not as some of these more radical seat will only take a side mount and not adjustable bottom mount runners.
You need to consider whether you want something adjustable or not as some of these more radical seat will only take a side mount and not adjustable bottom mount runners.
I have seat this in my car - we used the original STi runners, and fixed the seat in the best position for me (short-****!).
Upgraded the seat bolts (on the runners) to the ones with nylon inners as these stay tighter for longer.
You will need a harness as standard seat belt will not pass around head bolster.
Sideways vision is restricted, but it means you take a little longer at junctions.
Slightly easier to live with on a day to day basis:
