New Seats
04-09-2006, 08:51 PM
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New Seats
First off, let me say - WHAT A NIGHTMARE!
I bought some Bride PROs with Bride Rails. I didn't quite fit in them, so I sold them and kept the rails.
I always liked this set of JIC Magic seats, and read/heard they fit on Bride Rails. So I sold the PROs and bought the JICs. HA! Fit? Far from. The holes couldn't be further off.
So I went to Home Depot and bought 6' of steel bar. I cut 4 bars from it at 18'' and 2 were mounted to each seat. I drilled 4 holes into each bar. 2 connect to each side of the rail, and 2 connect into the seat. Bride rails aren't exactly low to start with, and this lifts me another 1/4'' or so. Doesn't seem like a lot, but I think it is.
ANYWAY, I painted the bars black, and bolted 'em up. Easier said than done. The slider doesn't really work for God knows why... But luckily it's suck into a position that's good for me. And there are no fitment issues as far as the door and center console/compartment are concerned!
Sorry for the rambling. On with the pictures. The red is suede, and the center has a black mesh over the suede, giving a polk-a-dot look almost. Shades don't really match, but they are comfortable, grippy, and look good IMO. Enjoy! All comments welcome.
And I'd like to give GARAGE 112 in Portland, OR a huge thanks for getting these. Great pricing, awesome service, and they know their stuff. I highly recommend them!
I bought some Bride PROs with Bride Rails. I didn't quite fit in them, so I sold them and kept the rails.
I always liked this set of JIC Magic seats, and read/heard they fit on Bride Rails. So I sold the PROs and bought the JICs. HA! Fit? Far from. The holes couldn't be further off.
So I went to Home Depot and bought 6' of steel bar. I cut 4 bars from it at 18'' and 2 were mounted to each seat. I drilled 4 holes into each bar. 2 connect to each side of the rail, and 2 connect into the seat. Bride rails aren't exactly low to start with, and this lifts me another 1/4'' or so. Doesn't seem like a lot, but I think it is.
ANYWAY, I painted the bars black, and bolted 'em up. Easier said than done. The slider doesn't really work for God knows why... But luckily it's suck into a position that's good for me. And there are no fitment issues as far as the door and center console/compartment are concerned!
Sorry for the rambling. On with the pictures. The red is suede, and the center has a black mesh over the suede, giving a polk-a-dot look almost. Shades don't really match, but they are comfortable, grippy, and look good IMO. Enjoy! All comments welcome.
And I'd like to give GARAGE 112 in Portland, OR a huge thanks for getting these. Great pricing, awesome service, and they know their stuff. I highly recommend them!
04-09-2006, 09:00 PM
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they look nice, lucky i didnt put them in my car....lol glad to hear you like them. thanks for grabbing me the spacers and i will send u money this week. Thanks for puttin the word out there for the shop, i forgot to give you stickers, next time we meet i will give u some. david
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04-10-2006, 12:05 AM
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you need to be extremely careful on which bolts you put on b/c different bolts have different thresholds of breakage. for example if you were be involved in an accident with a heavy impact, your bolts could break and essentially seperate hte seats from the car. but coolness factor for having JIC seats in your car.
04-10-2006, 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by mwy23,Apr 9 2006, 09:34 PM
why did you route the seat belt through the harness hole? i think that looks awkward.
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