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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 01:05 PM
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aftermarket seats

i know this has been discussed before, but i can't find exactly what i want to find out.

I want to buy an aftermarket seat for the 00 pro, but i want it to still be able to slide back and forth and mount snugly with the stock seatbelt. do i need to get a bracket that is made for that seat specifically? or is the bracket car specific and the sliders seat specific?

somebody give me the lowdown on exactly what i would need to put in one driver's side aftermarket seat (konig/tenzo/arospeed style) and still retain the ability to slide? thanks in advance.

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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 01:27 PM
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Hmm...have you considered just redoing the seats? www.autoleathers.com has tons of options and the seats are quite affordable. Just my opinion!
Old Jun 17, 2003 | 01:35 PM
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yes, but i hate the stock seats.
Old Jun 17, 2003 | 04:57 PM
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All of those seats you mentioned would be comfortable with the stock seatbelt. You would most definately have to get a custom bracket made. You could either try to make one yourself or spend $80 bucks per seat to have them made. I *believe* all those seats have the cabapability to slide, but not all of them recline. You could just go to the websites to find out that info, but I highly doubt they have brackets for your car.

I actually just bought 2 Simota Racing Seats and they were much cheaper than name brand stuff. I just couldn't beat the price I got them for and they already had the custom brackets made for my car.
Old Jun 17, 2003 | 05:20 PM
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they had the brackets? i found the website, but it's all in japanese and stuff. what company did you order through?

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Old Jun 18, 2003 | 10:32 AM
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also. for anyone with aftermarket seats, how did you mount the seatbelt? isn't it attached to the stock seat?
Old Jun 18, 2003 | 11:39 AM
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I bought them used about a week ago. The guy had the brackets custom made. He said it cost him $150 to have them made which sounds about right. The seats aren't bad at all and I am very happy with them, especially for the price.

The seatbelt hooks up to the same bolts that the oem seatbelt and seat bolt into.
Old Jun 23, 2003 | 03:09 PM
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I just used the stock brackets for my seats. The back 2 holes line up, except for one side which you have to dremel a little. As for the front holes they are about 2 inches off so I just used a small bracket. All you need is 2 holes, one to bolt to the existing stock seat bracket and the other to bolt to the seat. Was alot easier than I thought.
http://groups.msn.com/MINDGAME/shoebox.msnw

The 2nd page pics will show one seat mounted
Old Jun 23, 2003 | 03:11 PM
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well, sparco makes a bracket now. i found that and found an aftermarket seat with the same drilling pattern from nopi. it comes in on tuesday, so we'll see!
Old Jun 25, 2003 | 08:40 AM
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okay, i got the seat and the sparco bracket. now somebody tell me how to put this thing in. do i remove the bracket from the stock seat and use the adaptor or what? i need someone to break it down for me.
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