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Post Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 3:39 am 
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bought these seats from repco yesterday. $300 for a pair. pretty cheap i reckon. not bad to sit in either. all you have to do to fit is drill the front to holes in the rail 10mm forward and the rails bolt straight up. easy job.


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Post Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 3:52 am 
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they look alright, at least they don't have a stupid high lateral thigh support which makes them a pain to get in or out.

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Post Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 4:36 am 
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look prety high from here

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Post Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 4:55 am 
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Yeh.. Got the same seats......

Heaps more comfy then the stockers...

The side support is pretty high and it does make it a little harder to get in and out... But it is worth it

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Post Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 5:10 am 
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i reckon there pretty comfy, bit of a tight fit against the side.

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Post Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 5:24 am 
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I had a set of them in my old zook, wouldnt use em again but, great when ya sitting in them, but a prick to get in and out of

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Do you get odd looks when ya sitting up high on the Rover bonnet like that when driving round town?

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Post Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 6:07 am 
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Gotta make use of the rover somehow. Makes a good bench

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Post Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 6:44 am 
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I have a mate that has these. Must uncomfy seats I have ever sat in.
Felt like the back was too straight.

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Post Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:54 am 
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I'm picking up some of these on Thurs, just wondering did you buy the universal mounting bracket, or do they just bolt straight to the sierra rails?
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Post Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:48 am 
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Did you read the first post? :lol:

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Post Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 12:06 pm 
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All you have to do is drill the front hole ineach rail 10pm forward. And bend the seat adjuster slider leaver Thingy around a little lol

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Cheers Mate :D

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Post Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 1:38 pm 
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Not intending to bag your "install" but if your shoulder straps go through the seats and straight down to the floor without passing over a substantial horizontal support at shoulder height, you are risking MAJOR spinal injury in the event of even a low speed impact.
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Post Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:53 am 
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harness's arent installed yet. only put it there for photo. explain?

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Post Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:05 am 
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what droopypete is talking about is getting a roll cage with a horizontal harness bar behind you seat so the harnesses aren't mounted straight down to the floor. in the case of an accident you could get sprinal injuries.

there are maximum angles that the harness can be on from your shoulders/seat back to the mounting point/harness bar & i "think" it's something like 30* maximum.

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Post Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:45 am 
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Ah ok. That's why there not mounted yet. In the process of cutting down the hightop rollbar so I can fit the harness properly

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Post Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:43 pm 
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I take it these would be as painful as any other aftermarkets to fit into a 1.6 Vit?

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Post Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:47 pm 
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I take it these would be as painful as any other aftermarkets to fit into a 1.6 Vit?


bingo.... but these could be a solution.

http://www.corbeau.com/service/seat_brackets/

http://www.corbeau.com/corbeau/seat_brackets/

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http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/viewtopic ... 7&t=214382

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Post Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 12:14 am 
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atari4x4 wrote:
what droopypete is talking about is getting a roll cage with a horizontal harness bar behind you seat so the harnesses aren't mounted straight down to the floor. in the case of an accident you could get sprinal injuries.

there are maximum angles that the harness can be on from your shoulders/seat back to the mounting point/harness bar & i "think" it's something like 30* maximum.


You are correct grasshopper :lol: it is basic physics, if the belts go over your shoulders and straight to the floor, in the event of a frontal impact your weight will push you forward, the seat would collapse and the straps will compress your spine in a big way, and it wouldn't take a huge impact to do this.
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Post Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 1:04 am 
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On a separate note, most people who fit a full harness system in a 4x4 get sick of them very quickly, I am a big believer in regular (lap or lap/sash) seat belts off road in most instances (not all) but find a full harness very intrusive, if you want to have a look out the side to see how close you are to that rock/tree/hole you can't, in the end I would loosen off the shoulder straps and just use the lap belt section.
The only positive of a full harness setup over an inertia reel belt I found was that you could park on a steep angle, and when you got back in you were still be able to put your belt back on.
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Post Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 1:15 am 
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On a separate note, most people who fit a full harness system in a 4x4 get sick of them very quickly, I am a big believer in regular (lap or lap/sash) seat belts off road in most instances (not all) but find a full harness very intrusive, if you want to have a look out the side to see how close you are to that rock/tree/hole you can't, in the end I would loosen off the shoulder straps and just use the lap belt section.
The only positive of a full harness setup over an inertia reel belt I found was that you could park on a steep angle, and when you got back in you were still be able to put your belt back on.
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x2 they are more of a pain in the ass then anything else, most of the guys I know with them only have them because they are required for comps, and dont use them for social wheeling.

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Post Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 3:08 am 
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The only positive of a full harness setup over an inertia reel belt I found was that you could park on a steep angle, and when you got back in you were still be able to put your belt back on.
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I got sick and tired of my inertia belt shortening everytime I bumped over something, near chocking me, or, when at angles getting out of the car and not being able to put my belt back on till on level ground, so, maybe a very slight bit norty, but, a cable tie on the belt at the top, by the frame, sit in the seat, have the belt a touch lose, cable tie the belt so it cannot get shorter, an bobs yr uncle, no more constriction or inability to put on at angles.

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Post Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 3:19 am 
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a cloths peg will do the same thing but is easily removable. :wink:

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i thought it was illegal to use those harnesses through town, and theyre for offroad use only?

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Post Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 5:16 am 
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a cloths peg will do the same thing but is easily removable. :wink:


Good call. Stupid inertia belts.

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Post Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 7:45 am 
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DarkHorse wrote:
I take it these would be as painful as any other aftermarkets to fit into a 1.6 Vit?


bingo.... but these could be a solution.

http://www.corbeau.com/service/seat_brackets/

http://www.corbeau.com/corbeau/seat_brackets/


Thanks mate, they look good, but the $300 pair of seats just became $500 plus whatever it costs to get the brackets out here...

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Post Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 6:55 am 
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i got mine for 300 today, dont fit as i dont have normal sierra rails, gonna have to do up some brackets or get some sierra rails
with the seats ive got and rails currently i sit about 1 1/2 higher then my mates sierra's, i like sitting that hi.

do coilies have different rails to leafies?, i think ive got coily seats in my leafy

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Post Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:18 am 
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i got mine for 300 today, dont fit as i dont have normal sierra rails, gonna have to do up some brackets or get some sierra rails
with the seats ive got and rails currently i sit about 1 1/2 higher then my mates sierra's, i like sitting that hi.

do coilies have different rails to leafies?, i think ive got coily seats in my leafy


I think i remember reading somewhere that they are different

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