"Nibby" (nibby68)
07/24/2014 at 12:32 • Filed to: None
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"Nibby" (nibby68)
07/24/2014 at 12:32 • Filed to: None | 5
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If so, well, whaddya waiting for! Build your own. What you'll need is some basic tools like a drill, socket wrench, some screws (might not be necessary), a piece of wood, a donor office chair, and a car seat.
This is my chair, straight from a 1999 Chevy Tahoe from a junkyard in Brooklyn. It seemed like it was never sat in. It's super comfortable and it swivels, goes up and down, and reclines.
So, first thing is first, you need a donor office chair. Get rid (or save them for something else) the cushions. Keep the base with the wheels and pneumatic adjustment. You should also keep the screws from the base that mounts the seat bottom. Next, acquire a nice chair (try to avoid power seats. There was a really nice E39 seat I could've gotten but the power seat would've been really annoying to wire up and add weight for a battery/power supply).
Go to your local junkyard or order one online. Prices will vary depending on junkyards or online stores, but you should be able to snag a good seat for less than $100. Once you got your seat and donor, find and cut yourself a wooden board (plywood will work fine). I cut mine 14x15" IIRC. The goal is the line up the wooden board with the original screw holes of the seat. Use either the original seat bolts or acquire new ones and install the board onto the seat. Now use the donor base screws to attach the base. Make sure that you center it precisely. It might take a few tries to get the weight balance to work correctly, so experiment with that. Then you're SET. A "new" chair.
I have a couple donor office chairs and I'd love to make one out of an older Benz seat.
Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
> Nibby
07/24/2014 at 12:34 |
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I want to make one actually, I don't know what seat to make it out of though.
Wishin & workin for an E39 M5
> Nibby
07/24/2014 at 12:36 |
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If I could fully modify my LR (re: ruin it) I would take my driver seat out in a minute and do this and replace it with something not as tall but still leather. I'm too tall and my legs are almost too muscular to drive it as it doesn't have that many adjustments.
Mattbob
> Nibby
07/24/2014 at 12:37 |
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but can you recline without falling backwards?
Carl (@stuffcarlsays)
> Nibby
07/24/2014 at 12:37 |
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I had a Saab 900 Turbo office chair once. Got rid of it because it was a constant struggle with cat hair. I'll make a 9000 Aero one someday.
unpredictable_swerve
> Nibby
07/24/2014 at 12:39 |
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man, I gave some MR2 seats away, and even tossed the remainder of my tan leather passenger seat which would have been perfect for this...
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Nibby
> Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
07/24/2014 at 12:40 |
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Sounds like a trip to a junkyard.
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Nibby
> Carl (@stuffcarlsays)
07/24/2014 at 12:40 |
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Looks super comfortable!
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Nibby
> Mattbob
07/24/2014 at 12:40 |
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Yes! But I also weigh 130 pounds, so...
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Nibby
> Wishin & workin for an E39 M5
07/24/2014 at 12:41 |
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:(
JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
> Nibby
07/24/2014 at 12:42 |
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Instead of selling my V70 AWD for parts (when the *ahem* extra boost... *cough* ruined things) I should have kept the seats and just junked the rest... black leather V70 office chairs... mmmm... they were power though, so I'd have to plug 'em in, or mount a battery to them. how inconvenient.
Conan
> Carl (@stuffcarlsays)
07/24/2014 at 12:42 |
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Cats know what is comfortable.
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Carl (@stuffcarlsays)
> Nibby
07/24/2014 at 12:43 |
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t'was. Saab made great seats.
Corz
> Nibby
07/24/2014 at 12:50 |
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Grab one out of a Scion Xb, it feels like a Recaro
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Nibby
> JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
07/24/2014 at 12:59 |
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mmm Volvo seats
twochevrons
> JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
07/24/2014 at 13:45 |
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I'm sorely tempted to do this whenever I see a V70 or 850 in the junkyard. The seats in my 850R are some of the best I've ever sat in.
I don't think that the power adjustment would be much of a problem. Just have a 12V power supply somewhere that you can plug in to make adjustments when necessary. The thing that would scare me would be the side airbag. Don't know about the V70, but on the 850, they're triggered by a percussion cap on the side of the seat frame, so they're always armed. I'd hate to think what would happen if the seat got knocked over...
Stef Schrader
> Nibby
07/28/2014 at 13:08 |
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I totes want a 944 office chair. Dagnabbit, those stock seats are comfy.