Aftermarket seats...Options

[Knivx]

OK I've tried searching around but couldn't find out anything. My drivers seat has a bad lean to it. I've considered replacing with another stock seat but what if it happens again? Anybody know of any direct bolt in replacements for seats? Maybe out of an axiom or rodeo/amigo or something? Or even aftermarket options? I recently took the vx on an all day wheeling trip to some sand dunes and my back was killing me afterwards. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

[Sprey]

i think other recaro seats fit. ive got a pic of a vx with a like air cushion recaro seat in it, ill find the pic and post it up.
Also a vx with red back seats and a recaro front seat shame i cant find the other pics of it


Here we go

http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/kk404/sprey16/mo20.jpg
http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/kk404/sprey16/mo21.jpg
http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/kk404/sprey16/mo22.jpg
http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/kk404/sprey16/mo28.jpg
http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/kk404/sprey16/na18.jpg
http://i310.photobucket.com/albums/kk404/sprey16/na17.jpg

[Sprey]

bumpp:eek:

[kodiak]

Go to your local “Pick and Pull” and see if you can find one of these laying around.:p

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/ReplacementSeatOptions.jpg

It could happen! ;)

[MSHardeman]

I thought that the Saturn Vue Redline had our seats too.

[Scott Harness]

Did we ever find out if you can switch the seats? Take the base off or whatever so they will still move.

[nfpgasmask]

Did we ever find out if you can switch the seats? Take the base off or whatever so they will still move.

Scott, do you mean swap the passenger's with the driver's? That would be a good idea. It would definitely take some of the stress off the left side of the driver's seat for a while. I dunno though, I have had really good luck with my seats. But I also vacuum and condition them regularly.

Bart

[MSHardeman]

Scott,

I tried to give the seat switch a shot before Moab, but I could NOT figure out how to get the access mechanism off of the passenger seat. It looks like the cable that connects to the back of the passenger seat is attached to a little tab that is welded onto the seat and that tab is absent on the driver seat. It's easy enough to just unbolt the seats and swap them but then the slide adjuster is near the transmission hump instead of on the door side, and then the driver side seat would be the access to the rear and not the passenger.

Maybe someone else has had more success.

[Scott Harness]

Scott,

I tried to give the seat switch a shot before Moab, but I could NOT figure out how to get the access mechanism off of the passenger seat. It looks like the cable that connects to the back of the passenger seat is attached to a little tab that is welded onto the seat and that tab is absent on the driver seat. It's easy enough to just unbolt the seats and swap them but then the slide adjuster is near the transmission hump instead of on the door side, and then the driver side seat would be the access to the rear and not the passenger.

Maybe someone else has had more success.
That sounds promising.As long as you can still move them!
Nobody is ever getting in the back anyway.:cool:

[Scott Harness]

Scott, do you mean swap the passenger's with the driver's? That would be a good idea. It would definitely take some of the stress off the left side of the driver's seat for a while. I dunno though, I have had really good luck with my seats. But I also vacuum and condition them regularly.

Bart

Yes,missed you guys at Moab

[nfpgasmask]

Yes,missed you guys at Moab

Likewise, Scott. Definitely a little empty inside this week.... :(

Bart

[kobie]

Go to your local “Pick and Pull” and see if you can find one of these laying around.:p

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/ReplacementSeatOptions.jpg

It could happen! ;)


Though these seats are the same, will the brackets at the bottom fit? After replacing mine it seems like the fitment brackets make all the difference- not the style of the seat. There used to be a company called Saleco.com (or something like that) that made reasonably priced custom seats but I never inquired about fitting.

[kodiak]

I don’t know? It looks like they’re all based off the Recaro Trend series seats. But more then likely you’d need to replace the seat brackets with the ones on the VX seats to get them to fix.


Though these seats are the same, will the brackets at the bottom fit? After replacing mine it seems like the fitment brackets make all the difference- not the style of the seat. There used to be a company called Saleco.com (or something like that) that made reasonably priced custom seats but I never inquired about fitting.

[kodiak]

You can also order them new, take a look.;)

http://www.motorsportseats.com/recaro/trend.html

[kodiak]

You can even get one for the office!

http://www.ergonomicofficechairs.com/Recaro/Trend.asp?categoryID=59&grID=295

[vt_maverick]

... and we just picked up one of these for the baby:

http://www.recaro.com/index.php?id=3318&L=2

[Knivx]

Any more ideas? I need to do something soon and i'm on somewhat of a budget. Anyone ever torn one of our seats apart? Any ideas as to what would break and if its even fixable?

[MSHardeman]

This: http://www.mothermary.com/vx/recaro_disassembly/index.html
came from this thread http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=10131&highlight=seat+heaters where one of our members decieded to install seat heaters in his seats. There may be some information for you in the thread regarding seat options too.