how easy is it to fit different front seats?

[chrishesketh]

how easy/hard is it to fit different seats to a clio? I have seen type r seats or impreza seats and was wondering how much work is needed?

any help is appreciated thanks

 

[chrishesketh]

or these

 

[Gus]

Clio seats unbolt from under the car and are easy to remove. The problem with any seats like the ones in your pics are finding frames to make them fit a clio. If you have good welding skills and have access to angle grinders you could reuse the clio frames.

 

[chrishesketh]

Clio seats unbolt from under the car and are easy to remove. The problem with any seats like the ones in your pics are finding frames to make them fit a clio. If you have good welding skills and have access to angle grinders you could reuse the clio frames.

could I use runners of a subaru and bolt them through the floor?

 

[Gus]

Probably not, they will probably be a different size. Would be sooo good if all cars had the same sized runners. Here is a place that sells the runners - this link is for recaro seats but they have all sorts, see if they do the runners you need but be warned some are quite expensive

http://www.sportseats4u.co.uk/brand...clio-mk2-direct-fit-sub-frames/prod_1952.html

 

[chrishesketh]

thanks a lot mate [emoji106]

 

[Hutchie]

you will find the clio's floot pan is higher on one side, which makes retro fitting any seats a problem, also clio seats have airbags in them so if you swap them out your gonna have a light on the dash, a light that mr MOT man wont like, there is ways around all these issues but is it worth it?

btw i love my integra type R recaro trendlines, Retrofitted :rasp:

 

[clancy]

Cheapest option is to sort of make your seats using the clio runners etc om the new seats

Relatively straightforward but a pain in the ass job

You can buy frames, but they are generally very expensive, if you can find ones for he seats in question

 

[chrishesketh]

you will find the clio's floot pan is higher on one side, which makes retro fitting any seats a problem, also clio seats have airbags in them so if you swap them out your gonna have a light on the dash, a light that mr MOT man wont like, there is ways around all these issues but is it worth it?

btw i love my integra type R recaro trendlines, Retrofitted :rasp:

a resistor would sort this out I'm guessing, like when using an aftermarket steering wheel!

 

[chrishesketh]

Cheapest option is to sort of make your seats using the clio runners etc om the new seats

Relatively straightforward but a pain in the ass job

You can buy frames, but they are generally very expensive, if you can find ones for he seats in question

so get someone to weld the seats onto original clio frames which would then go onto the original clip runners? guess I'll have to find myself someone who can weld then

 

[clancy]

Yes buddy that's the way to do it, just need to check the dimensions of the seat your buying, to check they will physically fit into the clio

And yeah airbag is just a case of resistors

 

[chrishesketh]

Yes buddy that's the way to do it, just need to check the dimensions of the seat your buying, to check they will physically fit into the clio

And yeah airbag is just a case of resistors

perfect thanks for that! will get researching then not in any rush but thanks [emoji106]

 

[JoeMarano]

But you dont want to do that because clio frames are w**k because they are heavy and make you sit high up...

 

[chrishesketh]

But you dont want to do that because clio frames are w**k because they are heavy and make you sit high up...

so could I get other seats and frames and bolt the frames through the floor? even if I have to drill new holes? or isn't that advisable