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Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: MuuMuu101] #1941458
10/30/15 01:25 AM
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Another shot. Note the seat mounted seat belt & buckle. I might have to duplicate this with the new XV Racing seat belts that I ordered. The far rearward seat belt anchor (On the driveline tunnel) would be better if it were about 5" further forward.

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Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: Kern Dog] #1941460
10/30/15 01:28 AM
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Currently, both seats are in. I'll post pictures soon. All 4 mounts are unique to each corner. Not sure why. Seats looked identical to each other. My floorpans are original and in excellent condition. I was able to make the mounts fit into the stock location and use 3 of the 4 stock holes on each side. Another plus: The seats adjust forward enough to allow an average person access to the back seat even though they don't fold forward very much.

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Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: Kern Dog] #1941465
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I expected the seats to improve the manners of the car, but Holy Crap! What a dramatic improvement. I drive a 2007 Ram truck, the wife has a 2015 Challenger R/T. I have been spoiled with comfort and support in these late model vehicles. I'd attributed the old car's quirks to the fact that it was an OLD car. These seats make me feel more connected to the car, more locked into place and in control. No matter if I am accelerating, turning or stopping, the car feels better because I am not bouncing or sliding around. Strange as it may sound, it is as if the car handles better now. When I added the Bilstein shocks and 1.15 T-bars several months back, I was still feeling a little residual bounce on rough roads. I now see that the seat was so worn, it was causing a motion like a worn set of shocks.
The car feels great now.
Total cost: $425 for seats and metal stock for brackets. boogie

Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: Kern Dog] #1941467
10/30/15 01:44 AM
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Greg, those look really good. Were you able to reuse the Neon belt buckle that is part of the seat frame? It would be cool if you can make that work.

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Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: ntstlgl1970] #1941477
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The SRT4 seat belt had a different buckle design.
I did order a set of XV Racing 3 point seat belts to replace the Snayk Oyl ones I currently have. The S/O belts ride across my neck. The XV belts have a dogbone extension at the roof mount that drops the loop about 8 inches. This will put the sholder belt lower, hopefully across the chest! The seat belt anchor on the driveline tunnel is sorta far back though. If the new XV belts are not long enough to rest above the edges of the seat, I might either mount the female end to the seat itself or weld in new anchors in the driveline tunnel about 5" forward of their current spot.
The wife is 5 feet even. The old seats and belts made riding in the car less fun for her. These seats are really comfortable! The squeaks and creaks from the old seats are gone and suddenly the car feels newer.

Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: ntstlgl1970] #1944647
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Originally Posted By ntstlgl1970
how many watts is that generator?



Funny. I bought that in 2006 when I was building the shop. It wasn't strong enough to power my 2 HP air compressor. I had to run 200" of air hose from the house garage to frame the shop!

Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: Kern Dog] #1944649
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While both seats have been in place for a week, I just got a chance to shoot pictures.

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Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: Kern Dog] #1944650
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Final shot.

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Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: PlumCrazyChris] #1944758
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i put 2008 charger power seats in my 1969 charger had to double up on seat spacers and make a small impression for power seat motor !! old ones out new ones in 2 hours . cost 250. for both .. one of best mods I've ever done .


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Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: sparcy] #1944856
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Did those late model Charger seats sit too tall? I measured the ones in our 2015 Challenger and they looked like they'd be taller than I wanted.

Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: Kern Dog] #1951010
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anyone have any experience or comments on the kirkey low back seats?


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