I got my new seats!

**fatal1** · 10-08-2008, 02:37 PM

they were made, metal plates to the stock sliders

**Stewi** · 10-08-2008, 02:38 PM

Paint hasnt been done yet.

Craig I actually just got the seats to fit in last night. I havent installed them but I finally got them to the point where they fit. So listen to this..... I had to move the e-brake handle about 3/4" towards the console so that the base of the handle wouldnt be hitting the seat. I had to actually cut the base mount off the handle and cut the pivot shaft and weld up some stuff. With that modification the top shoulder bolster in the seat just barely clears the upper seat belt mount. If I ever have to put a cage in this car, im most likely going to need different seats.

I used 3g eclipse sparco base brackets and sparco specific sliders. Sparco seats use their own specific sliders, they are not the same bolt pattern as any other brand of seat as far as I know. My old brackets for my tenzo's fit Recaro's as well, but werent even close to my Sparco's. Whats weird is my old tenzo base brackets were for the 3g and they fit without mods, but I had to modify the passenger side one from sparco. I tell you, nothing is easy with this car, NOTHING.

**Censee** · 10-11-2008, 02:18 PM

who i hadent seen this thread,, nice elegant seats man....love it

**G-spot** · 10-11-2008, 03:12 PM

I envy those seats :)

**fatal1** · 10-11-2008, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by Stewi

Paint hasnt been done yet.

Craig I actually just got the seats to fit in last night. I havent installed them but I finally got them to the point where they fit. So listen to this..... I had to move the e-brake handle about 3/4" towards the console so that the base of the handle wouldnt be hitting the seat. I had to actually cut the base mount off the handle and cut the pivot shaft and weld up some stuff. With that modification the top shoulder bolster in the seat just barely clears the upper seat belt mount. If I ever have to put a cage in this car, im most likely going to need different seats.

I used 3g eclipse sparco base brackets and sparco specific sliders. Sparco seats use their own specific sliders, they are not the same bolt pattern as any other brand of seat as far as I know. My old brackets for my tenzo's fit Recaro's as well, but werent even close to my Sparco's. Whats weird is my old tenzo base brackets were for the 3g and they fit without mods, but I had to modify the passenger side one from sparco. I tell you, nothing is easy with this car, NOTHING.

lmao thats nuts, glad you got them to work though,

**Stewi** · 10-12-2008, 04:22 PM

Ok so here are some pics of the installed product. I put it in on the driver side first, confirmed the fitment, then modified the passenger side brackets the same way so it all works out. I forgot to take pics while on the driver side, ohh well. The seats are back out now along with the rest of the interior for paint....

Modified E-Brake mount

Seats installed...like I said, they JUST BARELY FIT.