350z seats in Sedan FTL!! EPIC FAIL!
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350z seats in Sedan FTL!! EPIC FAIL!
So I bought some 350z seats in trying to retrofit into my sedan. I was hoping it would be a straight bolt on but boy was I wrong.
The brackets and sliders are all off of the Z and nothing was modified. My stock seats out, put 350z seats in. For reference, the Z seats were non powered, non air bagged and carbon cloth. The brackets all fit fine but the hole is a bit off maybe about an inch or so on each side on the front. I tried to shove it to line it up but the seat side (below where the bolster is) has a metal frame for the seats. And it gets stuck rubbing onto the console area below where your right legs go under the shifter area. I would have just smashed in the area but it's pure metal so it was kind of hard. I banged on it no doubt but no success.
This was the driver's side. I didn't bother trying to put int the passenger one, it might have fit it might have not. If I can't be sitting on Z seats, why the hell should my passengers? So long story short, I spent about an hour or so taking my seats out, then putting the Z seats in, failing and more time to put back my stock seats.
If you are looking to do this, please buy my seats and try it, otherwise it is NOT A STRAIGHT BOLT ON. Hope that helps since it's always been a mystery and no one tried it
The brackets and sliders are all off of the Z and nothing was modified. My stock seats out, put 350z seats in. For reference, the Z seats were non powered, non air bagged and carbon cloth. The brackets all fit fine but the hole is a bit off maybe about an inch or so on each side on the front. I tried to shove it to line it up but the seat side (below where the bolster is) has a metal frame for the seats. And it gets stuck rubbing onto the console area below where your right legs go under the shifter area. I would have just smashed in the area but it's pure metal so it was kind of hard. I banged on it no doubt but no success.
This was the driver's side. I didn't bother trying to put int the passenger one, it might have fit it might have not. If I can't be sitting on Z seats, why the hell should my passengers? So long story short, I spent about an hour or so taking my seats out, then putting the Z seats in, failing and more time to put back my stock seats.
If you are looking to do this, please buy my seats and try it, otherwise it is NOT A STRAIGHT BOLT ON. Hope that helps since it's always been a mystery and no one tried it
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I thought about the swapping the seat rails. But it might be more trouble than I had anticipated so I just decided to pho kit. Plus I don't want to tear apart my G seats because I might need it later on and it would be complicated to tear apart powered seats it might have problems later on since I've never tackled such a task.
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I've had mine installed about a year and 4 months. I hope your really tall, they are a whole lot lower in the car then the oem seats. One drive bolt did not line up, used a dremel for a few minutes and elongated the hole on the seat, problem solved. I won't post pics, please don't ask. I made a thread when I did the swap and a few idiots talked smack so I deleted the thread.
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I've had mine installed about a year and 4 months. I hope your really tall, they are a whole lot lower in the car then the oem seats. One drive bolt did not line up, used a dremel for a few minutes and elongated the hole on the seat, problem solved. I won't post pics, please don't ask. I made a thread when I did the swap and a few idiots talked smack so I deleted the thread.
Yeah, when I had them not bolted up but still in the cabin, I've noticed it sits a lot lower than stock. I hated the stock seats because it was so high but i would hate the Z seats because it's so low. I would have probably put some washers and spacers along with longer bolts to raise up the seat a bit. That's what I had to do with my Bride Low max. They were seriously too "low max" for me so I raised them up and made them "low min".
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#12
Sounds like the modifications to put them in would not be too hard? I know anoher guy who did it a while back but he is not on here anymore.
My Sparco driver's side rail is made for a Z and bolts right in. I know this is an aftermarket rail so oem will be different but it must be close.
My Sparco driver's side rail is made for a Z and bolts right in. I know this is an aftermarket rail so oem will be different but it must be close.
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Yes that's the weird part. My bride seats bracket is made for 350z and it fits and bolts on perfectly. Maybe I will use a dremel and enlong the hole to match up. Modifying it won't be too bad but I just didn't have the tool, or the patience to try it. Maybe another day
Why are you changing from the Bride seats?