EddScott

Local dealers are selling a Y reg bug eye for £12495. Its got Tein coil-overs and what I think is some kind of Greddy boost controller.

What I don't get is, it hasn't got turbo seats in it? Now at first I thought it wasn't a turbo but just had turbo wheels and bonnet vent. However after having a look inside to find the controller and boost guage I guess it is.

Were some turbo models sold without the turbo seats? could the car be an import with turbo but lesser interior? the steering wheel says MOMO on it like other turbos.

Any ideas.

jjones

maybe a serious fatty owned it and didn't find the buckets comfortable?

Diablo

Yes.

Bugeye had two seating options.

DarkStar66

If you mean that it doesn't have the hip hugging bucket seats, that's not so unusual. Mine has got normal seats with fairly large side bolsters that keep you in the seat well enough and are probably more comfortable on long trips.

StevieB

I think bucket seats on the very early bug eyes only came in the wagon... wasnt it something to do with the saloons had side airbag front-seats instead?

austen_wrx

Side airbag seats were a no cost option, **** knows why you would take the option though (uless you were rather portly )

MattW

IIRC the first bugesyes only had the side airbags as Subaru guessed incorrectly that they would be the most popular. The bucket seats were the no cost option.

Unfortunately demand for buckets meant there was a large waiting list for them, and hence why some peole chose to keep the standard seats rather than face a long wait.

For some reason Subaru decided to make buckets standard on the wagon, could never really fathom that out!!

Mister_DJ

MattW is spot on. My 2001 Y plate WRX had the side airbag seats when I bought it a year ago. They are very comfy on long motorway journeys, but not very supportive in bends. I've now swapped mine for buckets.

DJ

Barmyclown

I found the opposite, the scoob i test drove had the airbagged seats, and didn`t find them comfortable at all pushing my shoulders forward uncomfortably so, so opted for the bucket seats and find them way more comfortable. Thinking about getting reuphoulstered in leather. Has any one had this done using the subaru option. At nearly 1500 quid excl. fitting. Is it any good. The main reason i`m getting this doen is i don`t like all the silly little stains i`m getting on the seats from god knows where , and i think that leather will wear better in the long run if looked after.

bluepolarbear

It was the other way round bucket seats were a no cost option. Std Seats had side airbags fitted - buckets didn't - at least it was on the MY01 I have.

At the time of the launch of the bug eye Subaru foolishly thought they should move the impreza upmarket to compete with premium brands like Audi an BMW and become less hard core.

Of course it was never going to happen and being all soft just meant those that were queuing up to buy the MY99 (7 month wait for mine) drifted away as well.

austen_wrx

When i ordered my MY02 i never requested bucket seats, they were standard (as far as i was aware) and you had to specify side airbags if you wanted them. Or maybe i was just lucky and they accidently gave me the seats i wanted

rapiddescent

my Y-reg wagon came with bucket seats and does not have side airbags.

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Miniman

iTrader: (2)

Side airbags were not an option on bug eye wagons (least not when I brought mine, MY02), however there were two seat options.

SC008Y_MAD

iTrader: (5)

i think that you might be right as in the new 03 wrx saloon the bucket seats don't have much top body support, but have the right amount of "back side" support as these have side SRS airbags. Tho i guess that the sti seats have a lot more body grip as they are made of different fabric.

speedking

IIRC Euro imports only came with bucket seats with fixed (integral) headrest and harness slot. Side airbags not an option Do a search. There were loads of threads about replacing airbagged seats with non-airbagged and the insurance implications

M444GY

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a bugeye by me has got them seats and its a wrx. funny body kit on it to. looks like a factory made kit to?