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Offline Black Zuk

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A question of seating
« on: February 09, 2010, 11:54:56 AM »
Dose any body know if any other seats will fit in a 88 Suzuki. I know some seats you can swap over the brackets on the bottom. dose any body else not like the stock seats as much as I do? I looked at the "aftermarket seats" but they tend to be to spendy right now. Thanks
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Re: A question of seating
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2010, 12:04:42 PM »
I'm guessing you have a Sami? I have an 89' SideKick JLX
which had cloth seats, and I must say they are some of
the best seats I have sat in, can't say about others so give
that a shot first, and yes, the mounts are different on SideKicks
than a Samurai
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Offline Black Zuk

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Re: A question of seating
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2010, 01:11:33 PM »
OK, and yes I have a Sammy. I guess it's a trip to the scrap yard and just find something that is close. if any body has any input I'm, all ears. I really appreciate having you guys to ask.
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Re: A question of seating
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2010, 03:21:46 PM »
if at first it fitteth not, thou shalt add more duct tape.
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Offline keith

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Re: A question of seating
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2010, 07:35:47 PM »
I have no idea if they fit but seats from a Wrangler TJ are some of the most comfortable I've ever sat on.  Even the early ones.
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Offline Merlin93

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Re: A question of seating
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2010, 08:45:27 AM »
Replacement seats are a frequent and popular discussion topic.   If you search the boards, you will find more discussion, opinion and comments than you'll get in the relies to one post.  I've observed that many folks report that Neon seats are popular and are easy-to-fit.  [But I had mine rebuilt by the local upholstery shop.]
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Re: A question of seating
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2010, 12:56:21 PM »
a search at Ack's FAQ (see signature for link) for seats revealed links to eight seat replacement articles.

 
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Offline ecoast

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Re: A question of seating
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2010, 01:12:04 PM »
Neon seats; from a 4dr so they fold forward (you can also mod the 2dr to do same)
cavalier --minimum adaptation; super comfy
prelude; also popular swap
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Offline mike5721947

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Re: A question of seating
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2010, 01:57:58 PM »
Quote from: ecoast on February 11, 2010, 01:12:04 PM
Neon seats; from a 4dr so they fold forward (you can also mod the 2dr to do same)
cavalier --minimum adaptation; super comfy
prelude; also popular swap

um. oppsite on the neon seats. 4dr ones dont fold forward without modification. 2dr seats fold forward though. (4dr seats have no need to fold forward in factory trim) 1995-1999 neon's have the 2dr seats, they also have 4dr. 2000-2005 neon/sx2.0/srt4 only came in 4dr so all seats would have to be modded to fold forward.
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Re: A question of seating
« Reply #9 on: February 12, 2010, 04:36:11 AM »
Quote from: mike5721947 on February 11, 2010, 01:57:58 PM
Quote from: ecoast on February 11, 2010, 01:12:04 PM
Neon seats; from a 4dr so they fold forward (you can also mod the 2dr to do same)
cavalier --minimum adaptation; super comfy
prelude; also popular swap

um. oppsite on the neon seats. 4dr ones dont fold forward without modification. 2dr seats fold forward though. (4dr seats have no need to fold forward in factory trim) 1995-1999 neon's have the 2dr seats, they also have 4dr. 2000-2005 neon/sx2.0/srt4 only came in 4dr so all seats would have to be modded to fold forward.

you're right; why would 4dr seats fold!?! lol...
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Offline Black Zuk

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Re: A question of seating
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2010, 12:48:26 PM »
Good news I found a local upholstery shop (this guys garage) he said $150 to recover both.... SCORE
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Offline F1sh3rm4nSt3v3

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Re: A question of seating
« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2010, 01:13:21 AM »
thats an extremely good deal, but does he have any work on hand for you to approve of, and make sure its decent quality? I'm spending roughly 300 to re-upholster my sami seats, minues the Head rest, and thats just in materials cost! I'll post some pics later tomorrow night when my back seat gets finished!
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Offline Black Zuk

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Re: A question of seating
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2010, 12:03:23 PM »
Cool.... I talked to him and he will be using some remnant material he has on hand. the price basically covers his time.
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Offline F1sh3rm4nSt3v3

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Re: A question of seating
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2010, 10:12:08 PM »
this is my new back seat, I pretty much did it myself with a little bit of help from the upholstery lady down the block! :)

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Offline cj

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Re: A question of seating
« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2010, 11:16:06 PM »
Have a look at Honda CRX/Del Sol/Prelude seats as some of them are pretty close in the mounting pattern depending upon year and model. Just measure your mounting pattern and compare it.
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