Socks Posted March 12, 2014 Author Posted March 12, 2014 They fit surprisingly well, even Ricky was surprised... Looking forward to having a sit in it tomorrow! Hit a bit of a snag tho... The bar you see in front of the seats, (original seat mountings) at the moment unlike the rear one, is very structural... Its made from much thicker metal and welded to the car in many more places.... So as a temporary thing, that's staying in place for now (stops the seat being put forward).... When I go for a cage it can be removed and the strength can be added back in, in a different way.... To allow full movement of the seat Quote
Ryan5793 Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 Finally some seats! will look real smart all done mate, and because your so tall it dont matter too much about not being able to move them forward for now anyways lol Quote
Murphy177 Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 Nice seats socks not seen them in one before very very nice :-) Quote
Jamie_VF22 Posted March 14, 2014 Posted March 14, 2014 Seats look awesome matt When is it getting mapped ? Quote
Socks Posted March 14, 2014 Author Posted March 14, 2014 Well, its done now. Ready for mapping! Only setback atm, is Azz's car is on the dyno having a map written from scratch! Which is going to take some time. So mines next in the que, then its boost time! Mine should get on the dyno mid/end of next week, all being well! In Other News... Seats are finished and in... Had a sit in them today. Wow! Much further back then the stock seats. There a little higher which wasn't the best. So ill be working on a solution to put them on the absolute floor soon when Ricky has some more time! Look awesome though and hug you soooo good! She is going to need another 1 day clean again! Roll on next week for a mapping Quote
Josh@TunerLifestyle Posted March 14, 2014 Posted March 14, 2014 oh. OH. OHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! I am spent. Quote
Greenmachine81 Posted March 14, 2014 Posted March 14, 2014 Man those seats do sit back alot lol how did u fit in your seats at ther orig settn.. i bet it was hard for u getn in and out.. interior startn to match the outside.. first class work as always mate Quote
Hair Posted March 15, 2014 Posted March 15, 2014 Get a Toyota badge on the back of that fibreglass boot dude!Jack Quote
Socks Posted March 17, 2014 Author Posted March 17, 2014 Well, as I mentioned above. I was uber happy with the seats and how much further back they were. However the height was niggling me! As I want things perfect! So, I decided to loose the ability to slide the seat to get them lower... Gave Ricky the go ahead to remove the seats from the sliders, then I received this pic: Turns out we gained what looks to be 2 inches! Which doesn't sound a lot, but in terms of seat height, that's 2 miles! So its looking like the driving position is going to be chuffing awesome! To give you a better idea of height: Base of seat where your arse goes is level with the sill haha! Best thing is, the recline function still works and the height adjustment built into the seat also still works! So the seats can be raised around 3 inches+ if needs be to line up to the stock seat height or even higher! As they come up they also come forward, which is beneficial if I feel generous enough to let any reasonably tall friends have a drive! haha. More to come folks! Quote
5e colin Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 thats a very nice car mate and a very cool project Quote
Manny Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 all good except for them door handles, get them colour coded lol Quote
Amjad Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Sick! Dare I say you may look average height with the dropped seats! Haha Wanna get mine dropped too! Quote
H_D Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Lol...The previous owner of my V only sold it as he outgrew the car he was 6.4 at the time iirc,He had the lowest rail on the drivers side with a recaro bucket seat and he still didnt quiet fit he used to get a lot of stick from his mates who said he looks like an overgrown baby in a pram lol Quote
Dean_mc88 Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 WANT WANT WANT , tempted to buy a v now ive seen this !! Quote
Jim* Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 WOW that seat position is amazing! what I would do for that! Quote
Zeldoz Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 That is seat porn. What are they out off? Or, are they just a Recaro line which doesn't come standard in a car? They look gorgeous! Quote
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