i dont think they will bolt up - also keep in mind on the 2nd gens the seat belts are in the seat where the 3rd's have mounting points on the floor and b pillar.
have you looked into installing oem cloth seat covers - a set can be had on ebay for less than $150. you un-clip the factory vinyl's and remove. slide the new cloth ones on and clip them to the seat frame and no more sticking to the seats.
yeh I was afraid the bolt pattern may be different but he only wants $70 for both seats and they are in great shape. the seat belt thing doesnt bother me much since I will still have my belts. Its not the covers that bother me as much as the seat feeling so uncomfortable and lacks much cushion. I feel like Im setting way too low.
just a thought, but, you could always either add padding material before putting on new seat cloth
Or if you have a person that has use of metal working/welding equipment, you could fabricate a metal frame with 2 sets of bolt patterns & in the process raise the seat height so that it feels right to you. you can get the seat bolt patterns by removing your seat(s), then take a sheet of cardboard & a marker to make a pattern, then do the same to the seat that your thinking about installing
or get some 1/2" thick or so square steel blocks that are the same size as the "feet" where the seat mounts. drill out the center and use with longer grade 8 seat bolts as spacers.
I been thinkin about raising the height of the factory seats and/or adding padding but then I seen these for $70 so I thought that was cheap enough to just put in new seats.
any luck with the seats?
as far as bolting up, i don't think there are too many options. from what i've been looking at, it is a matter of fabricating a piece to go in-between the seat base and stock tracks.
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