"thebigbossyboss" (thebigbossyboss)
03/22/2014 at 12:14 • Filed to: Rice rocket problems
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"thebigbossyboss" (thebigbossyboss)
03/22/2014 at 12:14 • Filed to: Rice rocket problems | 1
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So...my APC driver seat is more or less totally worn out. There [edit...corrected wrong "there"...good job]... is a huge hole in my drivers side bolster near the chest area, and an increasingly bad hole near the mid thigh area as well.
Now then, I went to an automotive uphosltery shop and the nice man there said I'd be looking at about $500 for repair. To be honest, I was hoping it'd be around $200.
But hey, he said he'd estimate it, so he did. I went on kijiji and found a pair of APC seats for $150. They look to be in decent shape with no holes. Thing is they are on "ford escort rails" and I am in a Chevy Cavalier
Here in lies the rub. I must have "chevy cavalier" rails for my seats that are in my car now right?
Can I remove the escort rails from his seats, and then mount them onto my Cavalier rails? Or are the rails permanent. In other-words it would be impossible to take his rails off?
Thoughts? Comments? Questions? Pic of my seats when they weren't in bad condition!
Slave2anMG
> thebigbossyboss
03/22/2014 at 12:28 |
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I'm betting that the rails are removable; at least that's the way Recaros worked. I used the same Recaro in three different vehicles, just changed out the rails/mount.
Money Hustard
> thebigbossyboss
03/22/2014 at 12:44 |
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I'm really tall and I've always wondered if changing out the seat in a car would allow me to fit in some of the cars I don't quite fit in.
Destructive Tester
> Slave2anMG
03/22/2014 at 13:12 |
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I'm going to second this, it makes absolutely no sense for a manufacturer of niche components to make them any more brand/model specific than they absolutely have to be. Worst case you re-sell the seats if you can't use them and minimize your loss...
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thebigbossyboss
> Destructive Tester
03/22/2014 at 13:16 |
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Thanks. Once the seller gets back to me I will be checking them out.
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thebigbossyboss
> Slave2anMG
03/22/2014 at 13:17 |
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Thanks! Was it hard to change? I have never tried to change them before. I have basic tools, but not specialized ones.
seater
> thebigbossyboss
03/22/2014 at 14:23 |
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nearly all aftermarket reclinable seats are universal, in the sense that they must be mated to the correct sliders and mounts. install usually is not that difficult, however seatbelt brackets sometimes require more specialized tooling (ie Torx bits)
Luken10
> Money Hustard
03/22/2014 at 15:11 |
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Same here. My head goes up into my sunroof. My only problem is that the original seats are super comfortable, and I wouldn't want to cheap out and put in something less comfortable. Those nice Recaro seats go for around 1000 dollars.
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Slave2anMG
> thebigbossyboss
03/22/2014 at 16:12 |
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The rails bolt to the floor in place of the stock seat mount. If your seatbelt attaches to the stock mount it should also attach to the aftermarket mount. None of it is difficult; just takes some work.
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thebigbossyboss
> Slave2anMG
03/22/2014 at 19:56 |
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Right on. My sealtbelts aren't racing belts, I took those out because girls really hated them, I just have stock 3 point belts, so they shouldn't be affected?