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monza seats

Started by _jdss57_ , Oct 28 2006 08:01 PM

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#1 _jdss57_

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Posted 28 October 2006 - 08:01 PM

i picked up some sports seats for my lh today with kit to suit. but when i fitted them they are sitting up way too high. they use the original rails which is wats making them so high. has anyone used a set of rails in their torana's that fit easily that are lower than the torana ones?

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#2 _LX8VD69_

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Posted 29 October 2006 - 02:09 AM

if your talking about auto technica monzas then ive installed them in my LX using the factory runners and they are perfect :spoton:

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#3 _jdss57_

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Posted 29 October 2006 - 05:10 PM

yeah there the ones any chance of a picture? it may just seem too high because of the vn commo dash. how did you set up the slide release handle because on mine it mounts to the base of the seat and the runners are seperate. if that makes any sense.

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#4 _cal-a-kid_

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Posted 20 November 2006 - 10:42 AM

Hey guys... how hard was it to use the standard rails? Was it just a case of drilling holes and bolting the race seats on or did it require more modification?

Im keen to know as I have bought a pair of monza race seats for my lx hatch and will be putting them in over the next few weeks.

Dean

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#5 _LX8VD69_

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Posted 20 November 2006 - 11:55 AM

as you can see i dont think they sit to high, although im not real tall. i used the 2 hooks that are part of the adjusting mechanism and put a piece of wire from one to the other, that way the seats are still adjustible theyare just a pain in the arse to do so but i dont think im gonna be growing anytime soon so ive set them to how like it

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#6 _cal-a-kid_

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Posted 20 November 2006 - 01:45 PM

Thats awesome dude! Got any more pictures. I haven't taken my old seats out yet so I haven't even really seen what the car will look like with them in it ...

Dean

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#7 _LX8VD69_

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Posted 20 November 2006 - 02:47 PM

nah not really only ones like this
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i hope these kinda help you picture your finished result

cheers adam

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#8 _cal-a-kid_

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Posted 21 November 2006 - 09:31 AM

Yeah bud thank alot ... I should have them in, in the next few weeks so I will post up pics of what it looks like... What are your harnesses connected to?

Dean

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#9 barny_lx

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Posted 22 November 2006 - 01:36 AM

^^ rear seatbelts i belive

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#10 _cal-a-kid_

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 02:16 PM

Old seats are out and this is how the new seats looking just sitting in the car. I will hopefully have them bolted in by the end of next week, just busy with uni atm...

Cheers

Dean

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#11 Heath

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 02:50 PM

Wow. I like what I see.

May I ask what colour that is? It looks deeper and substancially nicer than Blueprint.

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#12 _LX8VD69_

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 04:04 PM

and do you still think they sit too high? try sitting in them the positiion is perfect. by the way that radiator of yours looks weird :spoton:

nice car too mate

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#13 Heath

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Posted 27 November 2006 - 04:10 PM

by the way that radiator of yours looks weird

I think he painted it silver :tease:

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#14 _Flamenco_

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 05:28 AM

Looks like an intercooler...

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#15 _cal-a-kid_

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 11:50 AM

Thanks for the comments guys... and yeah it is a funny radiator, it cools intake air for some reason??? don't ask me what is going on there

I haven't bolted them in yet, they are just sitting there in the pic LX8VD69

Next week I will post some more pics with them bolted in...

colour is just plain old ford blue, the pics were taken in the shed so without sunlight it tends to look a deeper colour blue

Dean

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#16 Heath

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Posted 28 November 2006 - 12:07 PM

and yeah it is a funny radiator, it cools intake air for some reason??? don't ask me what is going on there

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#17 _cal-a-kid_

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Posted 06 December 2006 - 12:58 PM

Ok, my seats are out and the rails are partly attachted to the monza seats, just have to drill some holes and get some spacers and long bolts and all should be sweet, I will post pictures up once they have been fully attachted and installed....

Dean

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#18 _cal-a-kid_

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Posted 22 March 2007 - 03:25 PM

God im slack... I still haven't had a chance to put the race seats in!!! I might attack it this weekend, im starting to get some motivation to work on my sh!tbox again... wish me luck!

Dean

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#19 _cal-a-kid_

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Posted 02 April 2007 - 02:12 PM

ok race seats are finally in... it was easy as once I got round to it... Took all of an hour to have them bolted in... The interior is looking pretty simple which is how I want it to look...

here are some piccies...

Dean

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#20 _Flamenco_

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Posted 02 April 2007 - 02:45 PM

Very nice!

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#21 _Bigmac123_99_

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Posted 10 April 2007 - 11:37 PM

hey dean,
i have the exact set of monza's which will be goin into my LH. just wondering if you could take some shots of under the seats , more importantly the back of it.
when i lined up my rails they were a good 2 1/2" off the floor at the back so im not sure wats goin on there. would like to look at yours to find out if yours ae the same or not.
cheers

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#22 _cal-a-kid_

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Posted 12 April 2007 - 02:48 PM

I will see if I can get some pictures of underneath the seats for you Big Mac, however the seats are obviously bolted in... I used metal spaces between the rails and seats to fill the gap. They are nice to sit on and are very grippyand hold you in when your alittle sideways

Dean

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#23 _Bigmac123_99_

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Posted 12 April 2007 - 04:06 PM

yeah, im aware they are bolted in.
my question is that on the floor, the front bolts are on a raised bit of floor, which drops down and where the back bolts are is about 2 inches lowr then the fron. obviuosy youcant bend the rails down and i am just curious as how you overcame this..
i was thinking square tubing as a spacer in between bottom of rail and floor pan.so pics of your setuop woukd be great.