comfy seats in a hilux?

Post by **Yumsylux** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 10:29 am

Was wondering what kind of seats has anyone put into their hilux to make things a bit more comfy? I've got a 94 dual cab. Am told surf seats fit in nice but every one i find is bright red! Are there any other car's seats that bolt straight in?

Post by **dutch mafia** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 4:26 pm

go the surf seats my surf came with reccaro seats as the top of the range go them if u can find them

Post by **Doggy** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 5:05 pm

Go the surf seats. I had them in my old lux and they were brilliant

Post by **phippsy** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 5:35 pm

I've got a pair out of a hoonda accord I think they are. The two front mounts lined up perfectly, they one on the transmission tunnel needed to be packed up about an inch but otherwise striaght in fit and the outer one on the back needed to have a small piece of plate welded on as it misses out on the factory hole by about 1/2 an inch.
They were $250ish from Alljap on Sandgate Rd in perfect condition.

Post by **benhl** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 5:40 pm

check ebay/trading post i picked up a set of MR2 ones for 300 that had already been fitted into a lux. bolt in, and even got the engineering plate (obviously not for my truck but at a glance, looks the goods.)

Post by **RyanIAm** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 7:19 pm

my black recaro surf seats are heaps comfy

Post by **ausyota** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 7:59 pm

RyanIAm wrote:my black recaro surf seats are heaps comfy

Are the surf recaros suitable for a bloke with a big fat ass

?
I am thinking of some for my lux.
Paul.

Post by **phippsy** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 7:47 am

RyanIAm wrote:my black recaro surf seats are heaps comfy

I had a wrecker quote me $750 for surf recaro seats which had tears and stains on them because they were 'Recaro's'

Post by **phippsy** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 7:53 am

These are the mounts on mine and a pic of the seat itself.

Post by **Yumsylux** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 3:35 pm

yeah the surf seats are way expensive. So far honda accord seats fit with a little bit of tweaking. And MR2 seats fit straight in. Do you need engineers papers just to swap the seats? That's stupid. What's dangerous about swapping seats? I have been told cressida and corona seats are ok and fit in. Toyota's must have a standard bolt arrangement

Post by **aussie_stu** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 2:29 pm

you'll need an engineer's cert if you make new bolt holes, I fitted some seats from the wreckers (yhink they are out of an import toyota of some kind) but had to drill 2 new mounting holes, 50x75mm square 3mm plate underneath and all is good.

Post by **Hybrid** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:50 pm

I doubt MR2 seats bolt in. They were modified to bolt into a lux before he bought them if I'm reading his post right.

Post by **4sum4** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 7:54 pm

Bucket seats suck you catch your nuts all the time

Post by **spazbot** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 8:03 pm

phippsy wrote:These are the mounts on mine and a pic of the seat itself.

holy shit, you think its safe to mount a seat like that, hope you dont have a acco or bounce around too much off road......

Post by **coey** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 8:46 pm

those rear mounts look ready to fire you head first into the steering wheel ouch

Post by **phippsy** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 7:47 am

spazbot wrote:
phippsy wrote:These are the mounts on mine and a pic of the seat itself.
holy shit, you think its safe to mount a seat like that, hope you dont have a acco or bounce around too much off road......

No, that isn't safe but that was only the day I got them and tried to fit them to see what I needed to do. I knew the other 3 were fine and that that one would need altering. It's since been done and is all good.

Unless you mean the front mounts, but that is how they are from toyota and the honda seats were an exact fit to the toyota mounts.

Post by **SASS** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 9:42 am

just be carefull what seat you choose. it has to use the original seat mounting points or it won't meet ADR rules. also if you fit any seat that wasn't a factory option for that vehicle you need to get them complianced!!! I wanted Saas Buckets but too much effot to compliance so i went for a set of standard surf seats. very comfy, lumbar support and a nice deep bucket and only $300 from goldcoast 4X4 wreckers (spotlees no rips or tears). Best part is they bolt straight in so no mods or compliance needed.
My 2 Cents
SASS

Post by **slosh** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:23 am

As SASS said, any seats mods are supposed to be complianced. I got a set of recaros s/hand for $400, had local upholsterer knock up some mounts using the sliders off my original Hilux seats for $150 but the engineer said they need more bracing, so I'll work something out myself.
You can buy adaptors for aftermarket seats but I think they are very $$$.

Also, the high sides of the recaros are truly painful to climb in and out a lot. Nice once your in tho.

Post by **My Lil Lux** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 11:51 am

I'm running seats out of a Suzuki Cino, take up less room, comfy, would like to swap em out for some Grand Vitara as soon as I find some, leaves heaps more room in little Luxy Cab.

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