seat options

[green_machine]

ok, I searched.

Is there a direct bolt in for front seat replacement on an 80? I know volvo mates to a 40, but do we have any options here? I hate the factory ones, REALLY uncomfortable and poor quality leather.

j

 

[alia176]

John,

Why not go with a nice, aftermarket unit and make your own rail mounts? Regardless of what ever you'll end up with, it'll be old and tired. For couple of smacks, you can have a real nice seat with an arm rest! Just a thought.

Since we both had the same vehicles prior to the 80s, I like my current seats way better than the previous ones. The lumbar and the bolsters are nice for my frame. I had to always stuff towels for lumbar on the previous seat on long hauls. Of course, YMMV!

Ali

 

[Nay]

Corbeau is worth a look. They have a bracket for the 80 that makes their seats a direct bolt in. Lots of options for reasonable $$$.

Nay

 

[green_machine]

guys, if you don't know, I am a certified cheap bastid.

 

[trojan_knight]

What year is your 80? if it is 93 or 94? or newer the seatbelt buckle is in the seat. I just installed the cloth seats from JKlubens 93 and I had to drop the gas tank and put holes in the floor so I could install the buckles. It was a royal PITA

 

[themoe89]

i like the cloth seats better you should look for those in my opinion.

 

[TX_TLC]

What year is your 80? if it is 93 or 94? or newer the seatbelt buckle is in the seat. I just installed the cloth seats from JKlubens 93 and I had to drop the gas tank and put holes in the floor so I could install the buckles. It was a royal PITA

I might be wrong (wouldn't be the first time) but IIRC all 80's have pillar mounted seat belts...

I know my '94 does and looking at other pictures I never remember seeing any integrated into the seat. 100 series maybe?

 

[trojan_knight]

You are right the belts them selves are in the pillar. I am talking about the buckle (the part with the button). If you look at the leather seats the buckle (the part with the button) is part of the seat and is not very flexible whereas the cloth seat buckle is bolted to the floor

 

[Doc]

Making your own seat rails is not that hard. I have zero fab skills and I made a set of rails out of perforated square tube (like you see holding up stop signs..). Sure, it was kind of ghetto-fab, but it was strong and worked great!

As for seats, buy something with a flat base for ease of attachment. I bought 2004 Honda Pilot seats off of e-bay for $100. GREAT seats. Fabric, but very firm, which I like. Also buy something with height adjustment, to make up for any differences in your homemade rails and the factory ones.

 

[ginericLC]

If I ever get lucky I'm going to be switching my 94 from cloth to BMW or Lexus grey leather seats with heaters. They are PITA to locate in Idaho. And shipping is often times more than the seat cost. I'm going to look on my trip to the midwest this summer. If I find something I may have a complete set of cloth seats available. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the door panels though. I have a set of leather middle LC seats I could probably swap in to give it some sense of matching. I don't want it to look to ghetto.

 

[green_machine]

are the lexus es or gs series a bolt up? That would be good, they are a bit better quality I feel, in regards to leather, and not as rigid

 

[ginericLC]

I don't believe they (Lexus GS/ES) are a direct bolt up. Another seat that I think is great is the Toyota 4Runner SR5 seats. I think some years are close to a bolt up. Changing seats isn't rocket science though. Making brackets and changing mounts isn't that bad. Once I mounted Isuzu Trooper seats in a Toyota mini truck. All I did was unbolt the Isuzu brackets and drill some holes in the metal lower seat shell and bolt up the Toyota brackets.

 

[TX_TLC]

You are right the belts them selves are in the pillar. I am talking about the buckle (the part with the button). If you look at the leather seats the buckle (the part with the button) is part of the seat and is not very flexible whereas the cloth seat buckle is bolted to the floor

Ahhh gotcha! You know you all might have better luck looking into just new seat covers for your cloth. I would guess that aftermarket you could get nicer than BMW or Lexus stock leather. I know I looked into it before on a group buy and they also had door panels available for all four doors.

Just another idea.

 

[DogTownSk8er]

Bringing this back from the dead. I've exhausted the search with little luck.

What are some seat options people have done? I'm currently planning to use 05 Escalade seats in my FZJ80. Tho I've yet to measure and see if/how they will fit. An Arm rest is mandatory for me. lumbar and heater are nice too.

Anyone care to share their ideas and what they have done, contribute to the brainstorming.

 

[lacasd]

Bringing this back from the dead. I've exhausted the search with little luck.

What are some seat options people have done? I'm currently planning to use 05 Escalade seats in my FZJ80. Tho I've yet to measure and see if/how they will fit. An Arm rest is mandatory for me. lumbar and heater are nice too.

Anyone care to share their ideas and what they have done, contribute to the brainstorming.

I think this link is the most comprehensive list that I've saved.

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