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ScottShelley
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 Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 5:33 pm Post subject: Honda S2000 Seats in Westy |
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These worked out great!
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shadetreetim
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| Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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Wow. Those look really nice. What did you have to do to put them in?
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TequilaSunSet
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| Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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Ditto... tell us/shows us more!
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bfulton
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| Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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Nice, seat upgrades are high on my comfort list. Do they still rotate?
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Halifaxwesty
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| Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 8:44 pm Post subject: Leave us hangin? |
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Cmon.....you can't post a pic like this and just leave us hanging?
This looks amazing and it looks like a lower seat than my eurovan seats...im tall...need to lose a few inches of seat height....
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shadetreetim
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| Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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I imagine salvage yards having a run on S2000 seats tomorrow. 
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dobryan
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FNGRUVN
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| Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 6:30 am Post subject: |
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No arm rests. That's a deal breaker for me, besides, I find the stock seats hard to beat.
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ScottShelley
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| Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:11 am Post subject: |
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| I purchased these seats off of ebay for $450. They are in great condition. It sure beats spending $3600 on the Recaros from Go Westy. I did, however, use the Go Westy idea on mounting them. If you go to their site and search for the video on Recaro installation, you can see how they utilize the two holes in the stock seat slider. I mounted 2" by 3/16" steel to the stock track just like Go Westy mounts their hardware for the Recaros. The Honda seat mounts sit about two inches wider then the tracks on the stock seats. Once the steel was mounted I set the new seat on the steel and figure out the optimal location. I then drilled the holes and trimmed the steel and painted it...custom adapter. I'm 6'2" so I removed the rotational device from the driver side. I never thought it was very practical anyway. The passenger side still rotates with no problem. The seats do sit at an optimal height and are not too high. I have an 82(Subaru powered) with the big steering wheel and it was important to not have my legs jammed up underneath it. As far as arm rest goes, I never had them and I don't miss them. I'm sure I could figure a way to mount some if I changed my mind in the future. |
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jtrashy
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| Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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still need more info 
year the seats came out of?
do yo have a closeup pic of the mounting.
just installed recaros from an audi but im too short for them, the bottom portion is too looong. |
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ScottShelley
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| Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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ScottShelley
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| Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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| 99-2005 Seats. Later years may work but there is not the hole in the headrest. |
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luVWagn
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| Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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| 99-2005 Seats. Later years may work but there is not the hole in the headrest. |
Very cool - how bad is the seat-bolster (right term?) when sliding in/out of the van/seats?
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ScottShelley
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| I'm adjusting to the seat bolster. After a day I didn't think about it....Just jump in! |
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jtrashy
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| Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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hey scott
awesome follow up pics....thanks!! very clear now
can I trouble you for one more thing, you would mind measuring the length on the bottom section, the butt to knee section. just round about is fine.
if its shorter than the recaros I have, im all in!!
thanks again! |
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ScottShelley
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| Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Bottom of the backrest to the front of the seat is 20" |
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dobryan
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Zeitgeist 13
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| Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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I'm pretty sure armrests can be added to almost any seat with a solid back rest frame, if you're willing to spend a little time dismantling and welding in the proper receptacles
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