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Alex'n'Ane
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Custom Seats

Post by Alex'n'Ane »

Following a few questions in my zetec resto thread, I thought I would post up a few pics of the seats and the bases I made. The leather seats are out of an alfa romeo 156, and are mounted using the original alfa mounting holes. The back seat had the foam cut and some additional added, with a new back hardboard made that screws the back of the seat as usual, and folds as per standard minor seats. Although the fronts don't have a quick release tip forward, the back angle adjustment goes far enough forward to allow access to the back, and the seats slide easily on the runners. The drivers seat is even hight adjustable :p Oh and the front seats have an armrest :)
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The fronts attach to the floor at the back with two angled box section turrets, seam welded to thick steel plates, bolted through the floor, with a sandwich plate on the other side. The inside one has a hole drilled through with a long bolt and washer, while the other side has a captive nut welded inside the box section. The fronts are mounted on rubber anti-vibration mounts, one bolted through the original mounting hole, mostly just for easy of test fitting.
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Re: Custom Seats

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Nice Job, seats look great.

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Very nice. That looks a superb job.
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Re: Custom Seats

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well done! :wink:
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I must admit, they are very comfy! :D

slightly jealous.... wanna swap for a set of metros in grey cloth? :wink:
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Even I liked these seats when I saw them, shocking :o
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Re: Custom Seats

Post by irmscher »

Seats look great Alex and comfy these will help your piles :D :lol: :lol:
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Re: Custom Seats

Post by wickermonkey »

looking good, like the armrest for the front seats aswell, might go down that route myself as i dont know how ill cope with out one when i start using the minor
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