Bent Driver Seat! Any Diy Guide?

[Mitsuboost30]

Hey gents

So have the typical bent drivers seat.. Finally tired of it..

Wondering if there is a DIY on how to fix it on this forum or another??

Or have any of you tackled it yourselfs?

Let me know please.. My back is telling me its time

Thanks

[sydking]

^{What you mean by bent? what part??}

[Carbon 34]

^{What you mean by bent? what part??}

My guess is the top part , nissan seats have done that since my old 1200 coupe , when your a large upper body you tend sit leaning in towards the console and after a while they bend sideways , extremely flimsy seats , just stamped metal and crappy welds that barely hold , so picture right top leans in and back , thats how they bend, another bonus is if your tall like me when you dig in your left pockets while seated , pushing on the floor it bends the seat from the leg press

I bought aftermarket seats but only time will tell these are 6 months old and creak already , but have a lifetime warranty on structure inside

strangely enough its just nissan seats no other cars I've owned bent ? had a few crack in half !!

fix shite can them they need more bracing inside but its not worth the effort in most cases unless nicer stag seats or gtr ?

[dasic1]

What seat do you want to fix? There all come apart diffrent ways

[Mitsuboost30]

Im sorry i wasnt very thorough in my description.

Bnr32 driver seat

the back of the seat has a "gangster lean" lol

as Troy said yes the back of the seat is bent toward the center console.

Edited October 23, 2012 by Mitsuboost30

[GTR-N1]

There's a common weakness in these...

But if you're willing to risk it for your back's sake, you can...

1) brace the side that is forward most and

2) sit in the back seat and do a leg press against the side that's leaning rearward.

Yes the hinge may possibly break, but that's the chance you take.

...unless your panelbeater has a better idea.

[dasic1]

You can do the above, I doubt it will break but will eventualy just bend back.

Its been a long time since ive worked on a r32 seat, but I will try have a look at one tommorow and let you know how to do it.

[Carbon 34]

You can do the above, I doubt it will break but will eventualy just bend back.

Its been a long time since ive worked on a r32 seat, but I will try have a look at one tommorow and let you know how to do it.

The welds will break on the pipes going up eventually , leg pressing it will kill the seat its only flimsy sheet metal , the aftermarket seats are stronger with bride rails but still sit to fn high for sunroof cars

[Mitsuboost30]

I was going to try and do the leg press but that will weaken the hinge even more.. Let me know if there are any different solutions. thanks

[Carbon 34]

I was going to try and do the leg press but that will weaken the hinge even more.. Let me know if there are any different solutions. thanks

Pretty sure any decent interior shop could pull the top off and rebuild or heat up the tube and gusset plates welded in to make it stronger ? its a safety concern so it needs to be done right ?

If it breaks you will fly like a unrestrained child into the back seat not good !

or crash the car !

anyone who has driven a car without a proper seat can attest to the fact the car feels like it has 1000 hp because your hanging on for dear life to keep from flying backwards( my rx7 seats were stolen and drove it on improvised seat to claim center in usa , only a few blocks but bloody hell it was hard to stay in one spot)

[Mitsuboost30]

Ya i guess i will take it to a shop and see what they say!

Thanks!

[Sinista32]

based on cost to fix you may be better off buying a 2nd hand one