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WRX seats... DONE
Well half way done... The passenger seat is in and fits great. It was relatively easy to do (if you have the tools) and in my opinion looks awesome. Here is a pic of the finished product and then I will do a short write up since I took notes and pics while I did the install.
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Former: 1994 Barcelona Red(x2), 1995 Brilliant Red, 1992 Liquid Silver, 1992 Ebony(x2), 1992 Pearl White (x2) Current: 2017 Ford Raptor 2017 Kawasaki KLR 1995 Guards Red Carrera 1995 Spec-ish Miata - track car 1957 CJ-5 Last edited by sicksubie; 12-29-2007 at 07:25 PM. |
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You need to bend the front tabs down to mate with the svx front mounting points. I cut the rear feet off completely and bought a piece of steel and welded it flat with the bottom of the rail and drilled a hole to mount it to the two rear mounting holes. I did not use the side hole on the center hump.
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Former: 1994 Barcelona Red(x2), 1995 Brilliant Red, 1992 Liquid Silver, 1992 Ebony(x2), 1992 Pearl White (x2) Current: 2017 Ford Raptor 2017 Kawasaki KLR 1995 Guards Red Carrera 1995 Spec-ish Miata - track car 1957 CJ-5 Last edited by sicksubie; 12-29-2007 at 07:28 PM. |
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And yes I know the car is filthy, but once the motor is back together and the driver seat is in. It will have a saturday dedicated to it getting cleaned and detailed.
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Former: 1994 Barcelona Red(x2), 1995 Brilliant Red, 1992 Liquid Silver, 1992 Ebony(x2), 1992 Pearl White (x2) Current: 2017 Ford Raptor 2017 Kawasaki KLR 1995 Guards Red Carrera 1995 Spec-ish Miata - track car 1957 CJ-5 |
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nice steering wheel ~
it's a good job on the seats.
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why are you putting wrx seats in an svx
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Backward
Disregarding any possible gain in seating support, I personally think you went backwards. It does not look nearly as classy as the SVX seat. Just my opinion.
Lee
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the early WRX seats are certainly much more comfortable and supportive than my '05 LGT seats!
i'd definitely recommend some Wet Okole seat covers if you want to change the back/blue color to match the rest of your interior (and also for waterproofing, and a little extra cushioning, too.) they're a little pricey, but WELL worth it.
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I think about doing the swap everytime I hop in the bug eye.
I know each have their pros and cons.... but I think I'll enjoy the wrex's more.
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I'll stick with leather.. I tend to pee my pants while driving home drunk from the bars.
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They are several pounds lighter. The exact difference I'm not sure, but just by moving them around the garage you can tell the difference (especially the driver seat). A rough guesstimate would be maybe a savings of 10lb on the passenger seat and maybe a little less than 20lb on the driver seat. Also, the side support is a lot better. When you stand back and look at the seat in the car finished, I really do not think it detracts from the car at all. Heck, 225.- for seats that have less than 200 miles on them, replacing worn, split 159,xxx mile seats all the while shaving 25-30lb off, is a good thing.
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Factory stock leather SVX power drivers seat, 68#s
factory stock leather pass seat, 45#s.
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www.svxfiles.com The first SuperCharged SVX, the first 4.44 gears, the first equal length headers, the first phenolic spacers, the first Class Glass fiberglass hood, the first with 4, 4.44s in his driveway Fiberglass Hood thread My locker 4.44 Swap link |
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Former: 1994 Barcelona Red(x2), 1995 Brilliant Red, 1992 Liquid Silver, 1992 Ebony(x2), 1992 Pearl White (x2) Current: 2017 Ford Raptor 2017 Kawasaki KLR 1995 Guards Red Carrera 1995 Spec-ish Miata - track car 1957 CJ-5 Last edited by sicksubie; 03-03-2007 at 11:43 AM. |
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Leather seats
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