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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 06:30 PM
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Modifying factory seats

I dont know why, but everyone who gets in my car reefs on the passenger seat levers trying to adjust it as if it were a honda. Well it finally broke as a result. After tearing apart the seat trying to fix it, I realized that I would have to buy the top metal frame that pivots ($273.00). While I have it out, I was thinking about adding some more concave to the seat making more of a newer style racing seat while it was apart. Has anyone done this?
 
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 08:39 PM
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Why don't you just save the time and effort and buy a nice new seat. Sparco? Recaro? Cobra? etc etc.
 
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by miniman101
Why don't you just save the time and effort and buy a nice new seat. Sparco? Recaro? Cobra? etc etc.
haha good call but i see where he is coming from new seat = $$$$

modded old seat = budget project.... in turn if you ruin the seat you will be buying a new one anyways. soo flip a coin thats what i would do lol
 

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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 08:03 AM
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http://www.corbeau.com/products/reclining_seats/a4/

You can a great seat for $320. Granted you will have to get the brackets that are another $100, but still. Nice new amazing seat, or old broken one with extra foam stuffed in it? ... I know what I would do in this situation.
 
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 02:04 PM
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I believe the user OldRick modified his seats for more bolstering. Do a search under his name.

- Andrew
 
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Old Oct 25, 2009 | 10:02 AM
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Thanks guys, I would love different seats but Im partial to the lapis blue option and would like to keep all of the factory airbags. My mother is a seamstress and she can help me, I just wanted to see what people have done, if it can be done.
 
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 01:48 AM
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Clint let me run this by may Mom and Dad, you want more of a bucket look and feel ?

John
 
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Old Oct 30, 2009 | 10:19 AM
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https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-stuffing.html

 
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