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WRX buckets fit in R33 SII?

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danh Community Regular

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prob not too hard, will definately need some custom welding etc to make the plates for rails to bolt to floor, then will need to be engineered unless u like defects..

seats will prob cost u $500, install $300 and eng. cert. $4-500

justjap had a pair of STi seats last time i was there, but your in QLD... might be worth calling them anyway? theyre in syd btw

predator Grand Master

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yes, wrx seats are quite cheap and readily available.. so worthwhile trying. Would have to look into the fabrication/adaption of the rails though as to see whether it is worthwhile.. considering a pair of GTR seats can be had for just over $1000.

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^^ *quietly chuckles.. true true..

Would have thought a pair of GTR seats would be better.. wrx ones aren't that much better than the standard SII ones..  

Are the STI seats different to standard wrx ones?

WRX seats are much better than gts SII , sti seats are the same but they have better material .

I would go for gtr seats though , better than wrx , they will be a staight fit and they are Nissan as well .

shanef Grand Master

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WRX seats are much better than gts SII , sti seats are the same but they have better material .

I would go for gtr seats though , better than wrx , they will be a staight fit and they are Nissan as well .

Thanks for the input guys :rofl:

Reason i want the wrx seats at first was because i love how they wrap around you making you more secure and u tend not to move as much.

Are the gtr seats much the same? Must admit never sat in a gtr b4 :confused:

Also what model gtr u guys suggest? i'm thinking r34? also where would i be able to get a set?

predator Grand Master

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R34 GTR seats are around $2000+

You are best off therefore with R33 or R32 ones.. at about half that.

Personally for me, I think the GTR seats are solid and look great, they are not comfortable for long distances. After a couple of hundred km in my mates GTR my ass is hurting. They are built to hold you in though, rather than be outright comfortable. Only way is to try them.

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The GTR33 seats are not that solid. My drivers seat back was leaning to the left, then it broke and sagged just 3 weeks after buying the car. I pulled it all apart and straightened the left side back mount, which was just some crap steel sheet pressed with a small lip for strength and 2 stress concentrating bends across the pressing. After a significant quantity of bracing welds and quenching I'm satisfied (not "happy"). Once the initial movement started it appears that fatigue failures started throughout the whole bracket, so it's a bit cheap in my educated structural engineers opinion. Most un-GTR like in quality.

Further, without the back fully supporting the base, tie-ing the whole structure together, there is evidence of movement in the base, indicating fatigue damage there as well so I'll have to remove the seat again and investigate to determine the damage.

For the outrageous price asked for these seats, you would expect outstanding quality. They are good in a track environment with a full harness but uncomfortable on long drives or for those with wide shoulders but nowhere near the quality or strength expected.

Opinion! Not worth more than $400 each in excellent condition from my close inspection of the construction. Just a factory seat, but an above average one.

I'll take Recaro's anyday.

danh Community Regular

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That was Robert DeNiro in Taxi Driver.

Scarface was:

"Say Hello to my little friend!"

hahaha oooops i always get those two confused!

i agree with most on this tread, GTR seats are definately the way to go.

much easier and cheaper to throw in than rex seats, and you will probably get less hastle from coppers, there's something about rex seats that just makes them stand out in other cars... plus GTR seats are nissan so you could prob get away with it without them hastling you too much...

personally i love rex seats, they just hug you so much~!

but GTR seats hug u even more! you honestly dont move at all..

if your a medium build and fit snugly in rex seats and want a bit more hold without being uncomfortable then you will love GTR seats...

the other day i sat in some fixed racing buckets in a GTR straight from japan, i honestly couldnt even get my ass in them, i was suspended in the air, sitting on the sides! hahaha

those asians have small bums

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