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[ryanbard]

Herro,

Just wondering if anyone can help me and have replaced their stock seats in a 06/07 version wrx with GC8 seats before and if you were able to swap them without any modifications? Like am i able to use the same rails etc?

Iv only had this car for the past 2 months and i cant say its looking very promising that i'll get used to this extremely bulged out lumber support in this model of wrx

[aekOne]

Seat rails are the same so you'll have no problems bolting them in. GC8 definitely have the best bolsters, much better that the GD newage fat guy seats

[Grant]

I'll swap you my gc8 seats for your GD seats if you want

[ryanbard]

Thanks so much for your help aekOne..thats exactly what i wanted to hear, Legend!!

Trust me KNG-02L, you dont want these seats unless you want to be a parraplegic in 5 years...seriously, their that bad. LOL

[Grant]

I didn't find them that bad, although I'm young and supple

Where are you located? If you're nearish to Newcastle at all we could negotiate a swap

[alexGT]

hi,

as mentioned in your other thread you need to consider you are removing airbag equipped seats. you will also experience a fault light.

[Scott]

i still reckon the bug sti has the best seats
i now have the newish 06 sti seats and they dont hold you near as much
but im used to them already and i dont think they are that bad, although when i first got the car i wanted to put bug sti seats in it

btw as alexxx said you will be getting rid of your airbags

[ryanbard]

Thanks for the reply's guys..seriously torn about these seats have had my heart set on one of these cars for atleast 5 years, finally get my full license and cant drive it for longer than 20 minutes...shattering lol.

Are you sure about the airbags definately being in the standard 07 WRX? I dont think they are..i read somewhere if your seats had side airbags, you should have some tag on the side of the seat saying "SRS Airbag" or something similar, i couldnt seem to find anything when i looked

[alexGT]

Thanks for the reply's guys..seriously torn about these seats have had my heart set on one of these cars for atleast 5 years, finally get my full license and cant drive it for longer than 20 minutes...shattering lol.

Are you sure about the airbags definately being in the standard 07 WRX? I dont think they are..i read somewhere if your seats had side airbags, you should have some tag on the side of the seat saying "SRS Airbag" or something similar, i couldnt seem to find anything when i looked

yea, they have tags on the outside of the door side bolster. should also probably say it in your user manual

[Scuba-Roo]

bug rexy seats FTW!

[ryanbard]

I found these seats on ebay not sure the difference between JDM and the USDM seats, guessing JDM is a better hold or skinny people?

What would you recommend??


2005 WRX JDM Seats

http://cgi.ebay.com....=item1c1869251f

2001 WRX STI Ver7 Seats

http://cgi.ebay.com....=item230d3b5117

GC WRX

http://cgi.ebay.com....=item33635968e9


Personally like the looks of the 01/05 blue/black style seats tho the end goal is to be able to drive for 20+ minutes not to have pretty seats

And would the JDM seats still be a straight swap? im guessing they would be different?

[ryanbard]

Actually yeh i just found the SRS airbag tags on the sides of the seats..SHIT! so pretty much i cant change the seats otherwise the insurance company will rape me right?

[Scott]

the 05 seats are fat man seats

the 01 bug sti seats and the gc8 seats have the same hold pretty much,

if i was you id be ringing either the insurance company or an engineer about the airbag situation

and all the above will bolt in no problems, except the airbag situation